# District of Columbia B26-0414: Community Health Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0414, Community Health Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Christina Henderson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-03 (Law L26-0105, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005739); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0414
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Community Health Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-06
- Last action: 2026-04-03, Law L26-0105, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005739
- Sponsor: Christina Henderson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (23 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Parents and doctors can follow more vaccine guidance: benefit, low. Vaccine providers in DC can follow the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) or another competent medical or public health group that the Health Director names in a public notice. Vaccines for minors can be ordered or recommended under ACIP or a named group’s guidance. Shots must be g…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christina Henderson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-06 | House | Final Reading | pass | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-12-16 | House | First Reading | pass | 12 | 1 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-04-03: Law L26-0105, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005739 (House)
- 2026-02-09: Transmitted to Congress (House)
- 2026-02-06: Act A26-0251 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 001074 (House)
- 2026-02-02: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2026-01-27: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0251 (House)
- 2026-01-20: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 02, 2026 (House)
- 2026-01-06: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-12-16: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-12-08: Committee Mark-up of B26-0414 by the Health Committee (House)
- 2025-10-30: Public Hearing on B26-0414 (House)
- 2025-10-10: Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-10-10: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0414 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-10-08: Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Health (House)
- 2025-10-07: Referred to Committee on Health (House)
- 2025-10-06: B26-0414 Introduced by Councilmember Henderson at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2026-01-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60474/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0414-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=230653)
- Engrossment, 2025-12-16: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60474/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0414-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=230108)
- Introduced, 2025-10-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60474/Introduction/B26-0414-Introduction.pdf?Id=224456)

## Related bills

- B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025 (signed)
- B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 (signed)
- B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60474/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0414-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=230653)
- [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60474/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0414-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=230108)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60474/Introduction/B26-0414-Introduction.pdf?Id=224456)

## Related
- [B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0047-26)
- [B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amend…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0785-26)
- [B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0663-26)
- [B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0181-26)
- [B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Correcti…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0735-26)
- [B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarificati…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0760-26)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0414-26 (as of 2026-11-04).