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B 26-0022

Living Donor Protection Amendment Act of 2025

26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Strengthens DC living-donor protections by barring employer discrimination and ensuring leave, job security, and continued health insurance during donation and recovery.

Law Number L26-0019 Effective from Jul 18, 2025
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Bill Summary · B 26-0022

Summary — Living Donor Protection Amendment Act of 2025 (B 26‑0022)

Basic information

  • Bill number: B 26‑0022
  • Short title: Living Donor Protection Amendment Act of 2025
  • Introduced: January 6, 2025 (Councilmember McDuffie)
  • Committee: Referred to and acted on by the Council’s Business and Economic Development Committee
  • Enacted as: Act A26‑0073; Signed by Mayor May 28, 2025; Published in DC Register Vol. 72, p. 006445 (June 6, 2025)
  • Law number / Effective date: L26‑0019, effective July 18, 2025
  • Note: Full enacted text is published as Act A26‑0073; consult that text for statutory language.

Purpose / Intent

The bill’s title — “Living Donor Protection Amendment Act of 2025” — indicates the purpose is to strengthen legal protections for living organ (or tissue) donors in the District of Columbia. Such statutes generally aim to remove barriers to donation by protecting donors from adverse employment, insurance, and financial consequences related to donating a kidney, liver segment, bone marrow, or other living donation.

Key provisions (overview and likely content)

The bill text is not included here; the following summarizes the types of provisions commonly found under the “living donor protection” label and that this amendment likely addresses:

  • Employment protections

    • Prohibitions on employer discrimination against employees who are living donors.
    • Leave protections (job-protected leave for donation and recovery, or coordination with existing leave laws).
    • Accommodation requirements for recovery and medical follow‑up.

  • Insurance and health‑coverage protections

    • Prohibiting health insurers from denying, limiting, or charging higher premiums because an individual is a living donor.
    • Ensuring continued health insurance coverage during donation and recovery periods (or prohibiting rescission related to donation).

  • Disability, paid leave, and benefits

    • Clarifying eligibility for short‑term disability, paid family leave, or other wage‑replacement programs for donor recovery (where applicable).

  • Privacy and non‑retaliation

    • Prohibitions on adverse actions (termination, demotion, harassment) for employees who donate.
    • Protection of medical privacy related to donor procedures.

  • Administrative provisions

    • Definitions (e.g., “living donor”), enforcement mechanisms, penalties, and agency responsibilities.

Note: The precise provisions, definitions, and remedies are contained in the enacted Act A26‑0073. Readers should consult that text for exact statutory changes.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Current and prospective living organ/tissue donors living or working in Washington, D.C.
  • Secondary: Employers in D.C.; health insurers and group health plans; healthcare providers and transplant centers; agencies administering leave, disability, and anti‑discrimination enforcement.

Legislative and procedural timeline

  • Jan 6, 2025: Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie
  • Jan 7, 2025 — Mar 20, 2025: Referred to and processed by the Business and Economic Development Committee (notice, mark‑up, committee report filed with hearing record)
  • Apr 1 & May 6, 2025: Readings in Council (First reading Apr 1; Final reading May 6)
  • May 15–29, 2025: Transmitted to Mayor; signed May 28; returned May 29
  • Jun 4, 2025: Transmitted to Congress
  • Jun 6, 2025: Published in DC Register
  • Jul 18, 2025: Became law (L26‑0019), effective on that date

Where to find the full text

  • Enacted law: Act A26‑0073 (published in the D.C. Register, Vol. 72, p. 006445). Consult that document for exact statutory language, definitions, enforcement provisions, and any fiscal notes.

If you’d like, I can retrieve and summarize the exact statutory language from Act A26‑0073 (if you provide the text) or draft a plain‑language explainer of specific sections once the statute text is available.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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