# District of Columbia PR26-0495: Clemency Board Waiver Authority Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

District of Columbia PR26-0495, Clemency Board Waiver Authority Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Brooke Pinto (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2026-01-16 (Resolution R26-0303, Effective from Jan 06, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000465) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia PR26-0495
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Clemency Board Waiver Authority Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-02
- Last action: 2026-01-16, Resolution R26-0303, Effective from Jan 06, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000465
- Sponsor: Brooke Pinto (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- D.C. Clemency Board can waive five-year wait: benefit, low. The law lets the D.C. Clemency Board consider and grant a waiver of the five-year waiting rule for a Board letter of recommendation. The Board can do this only when the U.S. Pardon Attorney has already granted a similar waiver. The five years are counted from release from confinement, or from convi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brooke Pinto (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-06 | House | Final Reading | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-01-16: Resolution R26-0303, Effective from Jan 06, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000465 (House)
- 2026-01-06: Approved with Resolution Number R26-0303 (House)
- 2026-01-06: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2026-01-06: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2026-01-02: PR26-0495 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2026-01-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61042/Meeting1/Enrollment/PR26-0495-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=230700)
- Introduced, 2026-01-02: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61042/Introduction/PR26-0495-Introduction.pdf?Id=230205)

## 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/61042/Meeting1/Enrollment/PR26-0495-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=230700)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61042/Introduction/PR26-0495-Introduction.pdf?Id=230205)

## 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-PR26-0495-26 (as of 2026-11-04).