COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & THE JUDICIARY
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA    (202) 724-7808
 

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COMMITTEE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR
COUNCIL PERIOD 18 (2009 - 2010):
 

The Committee held extensive public oversight and budget hearings on the agencies under its purview, and marked up and reported out to the Council a number of bills and resolutions.  Those measures reported out during Council Period 18 are listed below.  Click the link to view the legislation and Committee's report.


LEGISLATION:

    ■  Bill 18-10, Jury and Marriage Amendment Act of 2009
    ■  Bill 18-63, Residential Tranquility Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-65, Attorney General for the District of Columbia Clarification and
        Elected Term Amendment Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-66, Domestic Partnership Judicial Determination of Parentage
        Amendment Act of 2009
    ■  Bill 18-69, Anti-Graffiti Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-70, Prohibition Against Human Trafficking Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-71, Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Amendment
        Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-91, Lis Pendens Amendment Act of 2009
    ■  Bill 18-151, Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Amendment Act of 2009
    ■  Bill 18-178, Fire Alarm Notice and Tenant Safety Amendment Act of 2009
    ■  Bill 18-180, Newborn Safe Haven Act of 2009
    ■  Bill 18-193, National Guard Morale Welfare and Recreation Act of 2009
    ■  Bill 18-207, Service Animal Amendment Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-282, HSEMA Use of Video Surveillance Amendment Act of 2009
    ■  Bill 18-344, Expanding Access to Juvenile Records Amendment Act of       
        2010
    ■  Bill 18-404, Corrections Information Council Amendment Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-424, Safe Release of Inmates Amendment Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-425, Disorderly Conduct Amendment Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-426, Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-427, Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-428, Prohibition Against Selling Tobacco Products to Minors
        Amendment Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-482, Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act
        of 2009
    ■  Bill 18-549, Community Impact Statement Amendment Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-555, School Safe Passage Emergency Zone Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-556, Liquid PCP Possession Amendment Act of 2010   
    ■  Bill 18-557, Private Fire Hydrant Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-563, Uniform Principal and Income Technical Amendment Act of
        2010
    ■  Bill 18-579, Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Amendment Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-617, District of Columbia Uniform Law Commission Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-622, Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative
        Amendment Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-692, Health and Safety 911 Abuse Prevention Amendment Act of
        2010
    ■  Bill 18-840, District of Columbia Good Time Credits Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-889, Settlement Payment Integrity Amendment Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-893, Anti-SLAPP Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-963, Criminal Code Amendment Act of 2010
    ■  Bill 18-1009, Attorney General Subpoena Authority Authorization
        Amendment Act of 2010


PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS:

    ■  PR 18-55, Hearing Procedures for Washington Humane Society Approval
        Resolution of 2009
    ■  PR 18-191, Child Fatality Review Committee Bradley Thomas Confirmation
        Resolution of 2009
    ■  PR 18-280, Child Support Guideline Commission Cory Chandler
        Chairperson Confirmation Resolution of 2009
    ■  PR 18-282, Child Support Guideline Commission Adrianne Day
        Confirmation Resolution of 2009
    ■  PR 18-283, Child Support Guideline Commission James Carter
        Confirmation Resolution of 2009
    ■  PR 18-629, Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative
        Hearings Mary Oates Walker Confirmation Resolution of 2010
    ■  PR 18-631, Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management    
        Agency Millicent D. Williams Confirmation Resolution of 2010
    ■  PR 18-694, Domestic Partnership Certified List of Jurisdictions Approval   
        Resolution of 2010
    ■  PR 18-768, Child Fatality Review Committee Tara Taylor Confirmation
        Resolution of 2010
    ■  PR 18-911, Child Fatality Review Committee Claudia Booker Confirmation
        Resolution of 2010

BUDGET REPORTS:

    ■  Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Report and Recommendations
    ■  Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Report and Recommendations


OTHER REPORTS:

    ■  FEMS Apparatus Disposition Investigation
    ■  Support of Civil Legal Services for Low-Income Residents and Underserved
        Communities

 

Council Period 17 (2007-2008): The Committee was the third busiest committee of the Council in terms of bill referrals during Council Period 17.  To find out more about the Committee's accomplishments during this period, including legislation, oversight, and budget work for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, see the Committee's Council Period 17 Report.