# District of Columbia B26-0046: Emergency Rental Assistance Reform Amendment Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0046, Emergency Rental Assistance Reform Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phil Mendelson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-18 (Law Number L26-0020 Effective from Jul 18, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0046-26 - 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 B26-0046 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Emergency Rental Assistance Reform Amendment Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-07-18, Law Number L26-0020 Effective from Jul 18, 2025 - Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (43 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clearer ERAP emergencies and proof rules: benefit, medium. The law clarifies what counts as an ERAP emergency: an unexpected event that risks eviction, homelessness, displacement, or re‑establishing a rental home, like job loss or high medical bills, that stops you from paying rent and needs financial help. You must document the emergency, but if the emerg… - Tenants get ERAP pause and rent waiver: mixed, medium. If you show the court proof of a pending ERAP application, the court can pause your eviction once, and the judge may extend it. If ERAP is approved to pay all that you owe and you tell your landlord at least 48 hours before the eviction, the landlord must cancel it; any new date must be at least th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-06 | House | Other | pass | 11 | 1 | | | 2025-05-06 | House | Final Reading | pass | 11 | 1 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | First Reading | pass | 9 | 0 | 3 | | 2025-04-01 | House | Other | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-07-18: Law Number L26-0020 Effective from Jul 18, 2025 (House) - 2025-06-06: Act A26-0074 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 006447 (House) - 2025-06-04: Transmitted to Congress (House) - 2025-05-29: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2025-05-28: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0074 (House) - 2025-05-15: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on May 30, 2025 (House) - 2025-05-06: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-04-01: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-03-28: Re-Referral published. (House) - 2025-03-25: Committee Mark-up of B26-0046 by the Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-02-07: Re-Referral published. (House) - 2025-02-04: Re-Referred to Committee on Human Services with comments from the Committee on Housing (House) - 2025-02-03: Re-Referred to Committee on Housing with comments from the Committee on Human Services (House) - 2025-01-24: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0046 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-01-21: Referred to Committee on Human Services (House) - 2025-01-13: B26-0046 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Amendment, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56915/Meeting2/Amendment/B26-0046-Amendment1.pdf?Id=211254) - Enrollment, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56915/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0046-Enrollment2.pdf?Id=211389) - Amendment, 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56915/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0046-Amendment1.pdf?Id=209427) - Engrossment, 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56915/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0046-Engrossment2.pdf?Id=209583) - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56915/Introduction/B26-0046-Introduction.pdf?Id=204615) ## 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 - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56915/Meeting2/Amendment/B26-0046-Amendment1.pdf?Id=211254) - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56915/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0046-Enrollment2.pdf?Id=211389) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56915/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0046-Amendment1.pdf?Id=209427) - [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56915/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0046-Engrossment2.pdf?Id=209583) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56915/Introduction/B26-0046-Introduction.pdf?Id=204615) ## 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-B26-0046-26 (as of 2026-11-04).