Council member Brooke Pinto introduced an emergency juvenile curfew measure (Bill 26‑286) giving the mayor limited authority to extend juvenile curfew hours across the District or in designated geographic zones when necessary to protect public safety or property. Pinto said the measure responds to a recent pattern of large youth gatherings that have led to assaults and property disturbance in areas such as The Wharf, Navy Yard, U Street and DuPont Circle.

Committee deliberations produced an amendment by Council member Parker (co‑moved by Pinto) that narrowed the policy and added procedural safeguards. The amendment raised the earliest extended curfew hour from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., reduced the maximum number of consecutive days a designated curfew zone could be in effect from 15 to four, and increased the threshold for enforcement to groups of eight juveniles (Parker initially proposed 10, changed to 5, then landed at 8). The amendment also requires officers to give at least two verbal warnings to juveniles before enforcement and to capture the interaction on body worn cameras.

Pinto and other members emphasized the curfew violation is not itself a criminal arrestable offense; when juveniles are found in curfew zones, officers generally attempt to return them to guardians, and DYRS or CFSA may be involved if there is no guardian available. Members said the juvenile curfew is a summer‑period public safety tool paired with increased recreational programming; Pinto and others stressed the need to widely publish available summer activities.

The Committee approved the emergency declaration and the underlying emergency bill as amended. Members signaled support for additional programming, YSC capacity concerns, and follow‑up oversight on implementation.