# District of Columbia B26-0003: Rent Stabilized Housing Inflation Protection Continuation Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0003, Rent Stabilized Housing Inflation Protection Continuation Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Robert C. White Jr. (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Law L26-0001, Effective from Apr 08, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004547, Expires on Nov 19, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0003-26 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: District of Columbia B26-0003 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Rent Stabilized Housing Inflation Protection Continuation Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-06 - Last action: 2025-04-18, Law L26-0001, Effective from Apr 08, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004547, Expires on Nov 19, 2025 - Sponsor: Robert C. White Jr. (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (25 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Faster re-notice and refunds for overcharges: benefit, medium. If a landlord re-notices a rent increase that takes effect on or after July 1, 2023, it can give less than 30 days’ notice only if the new increase is smaller. If you paid more than the legal rent under an earlier notice, the landlord must repay you within 30 days after the overpayment or by August… - Rent-stabilized homes 6% yearly cap: benefit, medium. For rent-stabilized units, yearly increases taking effect July 1, 2023 through April 30, 2025 are capped. The cap equals the official adjustment plus 2 percentage points, but never more than 6% in a year. Over May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2025, total increases cannot exceed the April 30, 2023 legal ren… - Stronger caps for seniors and disabled: benefit, medium. If a unit is occupied by someone 65 or older or a person with a disability, yearly increases are tightly limited. For increases taking effect July 1, 2023 through April 30, 2025, the increase must be the smallest of: the official adjustment, the latest Social Security COLA, or 4%. Total increases o… - When these temporary rent caps apply: mixed, low. The law takes effect January 12, 2025 after mayoral approval and a 30-day congressional review. It expires 225 days later, on August 25, 2025. The annual and two-year caps apply to increases taking effect July 1, 2023 through April 30, 2025, and totals are measured within that period. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Robert C. White Jr. (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-04 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-01-07 | House | First Reading | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (11) - 2025-04-18: Law L26-0001, Effective from Apr 08, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004547, Expires on Nov 19, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-25: Transmitted to Congress (House) - 2025-02-21: Act A26-0005 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001640 (House) - 2025-02-14: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2025-02-13: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0005 (House) - 2025-02-06: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 21, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-04: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-01-17: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0003 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-01-07: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-01-07: Retained by the Council (House) - 2025-01-06: B26-0003 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56822/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0003-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=205874) - Engrossment, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56822/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0003-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=204344) - Introduced, 2025-01-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56822/Introduction/B26-0003-Introduction.pdf?Id=203780) ## Related bills - B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (signed) - B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026 (signed) - B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025 (signed) - B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed) - B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed) - B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 (signed) ## Sources - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56822/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0003-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=205874) - [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56822/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0003-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=204344) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56822/Introduction/B26-0003-Introduction.pdf?Id=203780) ## Related - [B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amend…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0785-26) - [B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0663-26) - [B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0047-26) - [B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Correcti…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0735-26) - [B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarificati…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0760-26) - [B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0181-26) - [District of Columbia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/district-of-columbia/bills) - [District of Columbia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/district-of-columbia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0003-26 (as of 2026-11-04).