# District of Columbia B26-0045: Consumer Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0045, Consumer Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phil Mendelson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-09-12 (Law L26-0035, Effective from Aug 30, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009574); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0045-26 - 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 B26-0045 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Consumer Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-09-12, Law L26-0035, Effective from Aug 30, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009574 - Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (23 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Consumer protections for DC Housing Authority renters: benefit, medium. Beginning December 19, 2016, the District's consumer protection law applies to the DC Housing Authority when it acts as a landlord. If you rent from the DC Housing Authority, you get the chapter's landlord-tenant rules and remedies. Other District agencies and employees remain outside this chapter… - Consumer law rules for businesses clarified: cost, low. Beginning June 12, 2007, the law defines who counts as a "merchant" under DC consumer law. A merchant is a person who, in the ordinary course of business, sells, leases, transfers, or supplies consumer goods or services. The District government, its agencies, and employees acting in their jobs are… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-17 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-06-03 | House | First Reading, CC | pass | 11 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (15) - 2025-09-12: Law L26-0035, Effective from Aug 30, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009574 (House) - 2025-07-21: Transmitted to Congress (House) - 2025-07-18: Act A26-0105 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008007 (House) - 2025-07-15: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2025-07-11: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0105 (House) - 2025-07-01: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 16, 2025 (House) - 2025-06-17: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-06-03: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-05-13: Committee Mark-up of B26-0045 by the Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-03-20: Public Hearing on B26-0045 View Public Hearing Record (House) - 2025-02-21: Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-02-14: Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-01-24: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0045 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-01-21: Referred to Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-01-13: B26-0045 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment, 2025-06-17: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56914/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0045-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=216183) - Engrossment, 2025-06-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56914/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0045-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=213629) - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56914/Introduction/B26-0045-Introduction.pdf?Id=204610) ## Related bills - B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025 (signed) - 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) - B26-0735: 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/56914/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0045-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=216183) - [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56914/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0045-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=213629) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56914/Introduction/B26-0045-Introduction.pdf?Id=204610) ## Related - [B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0047-26) - [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) - [B26-0735: 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-B26-0045-26 (as of 2026-11-04).