# District of Columbia B26-0751: Health and Human Service Programs and Benefits Eligibility and Delivery Data-Sharing Clarifications Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

District of Columbia B26-0751, Health and Human Service Programs and Benefits Eligibility and Delivery Data-Sharing Clarifications Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-08-14 (Act A26-0409 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 011349, Expires on Nov 08, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0751
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Health and Human Service Programs and Benefits Eligibility and Delivery Data-Sharing Clarifications Emergency Amendment Act of 2026
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-07-09
- Last action: 2026-08-14, Act A26-0409 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 011349, Expires on Nov 08, 2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- 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

- New record-sharing rules for benefit agencies: mixed, low. The law clarifies how District agencies share records to check eligibility for federal and District health and human services. Homeless-services records remain confidential under District and federal law, subject to allowed uses and required disclosures under the 2010 data-sharing law. That data-sh…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-14 | House | Final Reading | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-08-14: Act A26-0409 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 011349, Expires on Nov 08, 2026 (House)
- 2026-08-11: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2026-08-10: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0409, Expires on Nov 08, 2026 (House)
- 2026-07-29: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Aug 12, 2026 (House)
- 2026-07-14: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2026-07-14: Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Human Services (House)
- 2026-07-09: B26-0751 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2026-07-14: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/62296/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0751-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=243679)
- Introduced, 2026-07-09: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/62296/Introduction/B26-0751-Introduction.pdf?Id=242975)

## Related bills

- B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026 (signed)
- 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)
- B26-0724: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2026 (became law)
- 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/62296/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0751-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=243679)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/62296/Introduction/B26-0751-Introduction.pdf?Id=242975)

## Related
- [B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0663-26)
- [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)
- [B26-0724: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0724-26)
- [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-B26-0751-26 (as of 2026-11-04).