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Council adopts PeaceDC omnibus amendments in Committee; debate centers on expanded pretrial detention presumption
Summary
The Committee approved the PeaceDC omnibus amendments (Bill 26‑304) in Committee, a package that includes MPD training credit changes, firefighter survivor benefit clarifications, record‑sealing fixes, and an expanded rebuttable presumption for pretrial detention; a motion to strike the permanent presumption failed, and an amendment to extend the presumption temporarily and require additional CJCC study passed.
Council member Brooke Pinto moved the PeaceDC Omnibus Amendment Act (PCC, Bill 26‑304) and the Committee considered a suite of proposed changes bundled in the omnibus.
PCC includes multiple components: streamlining MPD training‑academy college credit requirements; ensuring full survivor benefits for families of fire and EMS personnel who die from presumed performance‑of‑duty illnesses; closing gaps in the Second Chance Amendment Act to improve record sealing; and continuing a rebuttable presumption for pretrial detention for certain violent crimes. Pinto said…
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