# District of Columbia B26-0573: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

District of Columbia B26-0573, Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Janeese Lewis George (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-27 (Act A26-0260 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 002689, Expires on May 14, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0573
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2026
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-30
- Last action: 2026-02-27, Act A26-0260 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 002689, Expires on May 14, 2026
- Sponsor: Janeese Lewis George (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (13 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Insurers cannot cut short-term disability for DC paid leave: benefit, medium. The law bars disability insurers from cutting your short-term or temporary disability checks because you get DC Universal Paid Leave. This applies to individual or group policies, whether the DC leave benefits are estimated or actual. It applies even if your policy was issued in another state. The…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Janeese Lewis George (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Final Reading | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-02-27: Act A26-0260 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 002689, Expires on May 14, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2026-02-13: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0260, Expires on May 14, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-09: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 24, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-03: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2026-02-03: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2026-01-30: B26-0573 Introduced by Councilmember Lewis George at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61129/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0573-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=231954)
- Introduced, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61129/Introduction/B26-0573-Introduction.pdf?Id=231376)

## 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/61129/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0573-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=231954)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61129/Introduction/B26-0573-Introduction.pdf?Id=231376)

## 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-B26-0573-26 (as of 2026-11-04).