# District of Columbia B26-0419: Background Check Adjustment Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0419, Background Check Adjustment Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phil Mendelson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-08-28 (Law L26-0160, Effective from Aug 14, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 012056) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0419
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Background Check Adjustment Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-06
- Last action: 2026-08-28, Law L26-0160, Effective from Aug 14, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 012056
- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (26 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Youth providers gain background check options: mixed, low. The DC Mayor can authorize covered, nongovernmental youth service providers to run background checks on their applicants, employees, and volunteers. Authorized providers must send all records obtained through this authority to the Mayor for uses allowed by the law. The law also allows covered priva…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-02 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-05 | House | First Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-08-28: Law L26-0160, Effective from Aug 14, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 012056 (House)
- 2026-07-03: Act A26-0347 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 009201 (House)
- 2026-07-02: Transmitted to Congress (House)
- 2026-06-29: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2026-06-25: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0347 (House)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 01, 2026 (House)
- 2026-06-02: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2026-05-05: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2026-04-21: Committee Mark-up of B26-0419 by the Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2026-02-13: Public Hearing on B26-0419 View Public Hearing Record (House)
- 2026-01-23: Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2026-01-21: Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-10-21: Referred to Committee of the Whole with comments from the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, and Committee on Youth Affairs (House)
- 2025-10-10: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0419 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-10-06: B26-0419 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2026-06-02: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60482/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0419-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=239892)
- Engrossment, 2026-05-05: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60482/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0419-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=239584)
- Introduced, 2025-10-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60482/Introduction/B26-0419-Introduction.pdf?Id=224592)

## 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/60482/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0419-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=239892)
- [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60482/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0419-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=239584)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60482/Introduction/B26-0419-Introduction.pdf?Id=224592)

## 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-B26-0419-26 (as of 2026-11-04).