District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia B835: Supporting Survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse Amendment Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 9, 2026
As introduced, Bill 26-835 would establish a Domestic Violence Response Unit within the Metropolitan Police Department. It adds economic or financial abuse to the definition of domestic violence. It would immunize prosecution for the relinquishment of firearms by wielders of illegal guns. Among other things it would establish that agencies can assert a Freedom of Information exemption for body-worn camera footage involving a domestic violence-related intrafamily offense or human-trafficking incident.
What the bill says
A bill _________________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________ To establish a Domestic Violence Response Unit within the Metropolitan Police Department; to amend the Domestic Violence Hotline Establishment Act of 2013 to add economic or financial abuse to the definition of domestic violence; to amend Title 16 to define firearm relinquishment in the case of violation of civil protection orders and to immunize wielders of illegal guns from prosecution for relinquishing said firearms…
From the introduced text, September 29, 2026:
A BILL _________________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________ To establish a Domestic Violence Response Unit within the Metropolitan Police Department; to amend the Domestic Violence Hotline Establishment Act of 2013 to add economic or financial abuse to the definition of domestic violence; to amend Title 16 to define firearm relinquishment in the case of violation of civil protection orders and to immunize wielders of illegal guns from prosecution for relinquishing said firearms; to amend Title 23 to establish the lethality factors a judicial officer may consider for pretrial detention as applied exclusively to when a person is charged with the commission of an intrafamily offense or violation of a civil protection order; and to amend the Freedom of Information Act to establish that agencies can assert a Freedom of Information exemption for bodyworn camera footage involving a domestic violence-related intrafamily offense incident or human-trafficking incident. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Supporting Survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse Amendment Act of 2026". TITLE I. METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE. Sec. 101. Domestic violence response. (a) There is established within the Special Investigations Branch of the Metropolitan Police Department ("MPD") a Domestic Violence Response Unit ("Unit") to coordinate measures to reduce …
Sponsors
- Brooke Pinto (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Public Hearing
- : Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0835 Published in the DC Register
- : Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- : Introduced in Office of the Secretary
Common questions
- What is B835?
- B835 is a bill in the District of Columbia Legislature (26th Council): Supporting Survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse Amendment Act of 2026.
- What does B835 do?
- In its own words: A bill _________________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________ To establish a Domestic Violence Response Unit within the Metropolitan Police Department; to amend the Domestic Violence Hotline Establishment Act of 2013 to add economic or financial abuse to the definition of domestic violence; to amend Title 16 to define firearm relinquishment in the case of violation of civil protection orders and to immunize wielders of illegal guns from prosecution for relinquishing said firearms…
- What is the status of B835?
- In committee as of October 9, 2026. Latest action: Public Hearing (October 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored B835?
- Brooke Pinto (D).
- Where is the official record for B835?
- On the District of Columbia Legislature website: https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B26-0835
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