Council adopts temporary juvenile‑curfew bill limiting mayoral extensions to 30 days

The Council on Dec. 2 approved the Juvenile Curfew Second Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 (Bill 26‑460), adopting a Pinto amendment that narrows the mayor’s authority to extend curfews and places a clear expiration date on the temporary law.

Councilmember Pinto, speaking on final reading, said the amendment “clarifies the language around the mayor’s authority to extend juvenile curfews and ensures that the mayor can't do so indefinitely through successive orders, but instead cannot exceed 30 days,” and added a specific expiration date of April 15, 2026. Pinto framed the change as a short‑term tool to allow the Council time to review budgeted youth programming and other interventions.

Members voted to approve the amendment by voice; the bill as amended passed final reading the same day. After the vote, one member asked to be recorded changing a prior vote and the Council reconsidered the bill; the Chair announced the bill passed with three members recorded as voting no. No additional implementation directives were recorded at the meeting.

The measure is temporary and is intended to provide a statutory framework while the Council and mayor weigh longer‑term youth‑program investments and public‑safety strategies. The temporary statute will expire on April 15, 2026, unless the Council takes further action.