District of Columbia PR 24-0283: Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2021

Bill Text

ENROLLED ORIGINAL

A RESOLUTION

24-138

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

June 29, 2021

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to
provide for comprehensive policing and justice reform for District residents and visitors,
and for other purposes.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Congressional
Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2021”.

Sec. 2. (a) On April 6, 2021, the Council passed the Comprehensive Policing and Justice
Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2021, effective May 3, 2021 (D.C. Act 24-76; 68 DCR
4935) (“emergency act”). The emergency act is projected to expire on August 1, 2021.
(b) On May 4, 2021, the Council passed the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform
Temporary Amendment Act of 2021, enacted on May 25, 2021 (D.C. Act 24-89; 68 DCR 5837)
(“temporary act”), for which the projected law date is October 22, 2021.
(c) This congressional review emergency legislation is now necessary to prevent a gap in
the law between the expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the temporary act.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the
Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act
of 2021 be adopted after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.