District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia PR788: Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026
Status: Passed both chambers, September 22, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution 26-497 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA September 22, 2026 To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend the Office of Citizen Complaint Review Establishment Act of 1998 to expand the membership of the Police Complaints Board and to allow the Office of Police Complaints' Executive Director to initiate their own complaint if they discover evidence of abuse or misuse of police powers that was not alleged in the original complaint, including the failure to intervene or report to a supervisor when another officer use.
From the enrolled text, September 22, 2026:
A RESOLUTION 26-497 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA September 22, 2026 To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend the Office of Citizen Complaint Review Establishment Act of 1998 to expand the membership of the Police Complaints Board and to allow the Office of Police Complaints' Executive Director to initiate their own complaint if they discover evidence of abuse or misuse of police powers that was not alleged in the original complaint, including the failure to intervene or report to a supervisor when another officer used excessive force, engaged in other forms of misconduct, or violated a rule or regulation; and to amend Chapter 3 of Title 14 of the District of Columbia Official Code to clarify that certain provisions only apply to a victim who is under the age of 18. RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026". Sec. 2. (a) On December 20, 2022, the Council passed the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, effective April 21, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-345; 70 DCR 6316) ("permanent law"). While most of the permanent law went into effect on April 21, 2023, …