# District of Columbia B26-0048: Review of Agency Action Clarification Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0048, Review of Agency Action Clarification Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phil Mendelson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-09-19 (Law L26-0037, Effective from Sep 10, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010161) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0048
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Review of Agency Action Clarification Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-09-19, Law L26-0037, Effective from Sep 10, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010161
- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (23 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- DC courts give agencies deference: mixed, low. The law tells DC courts and administrative panels to accept an agency’s reasonable reading of a law or rule it enforces. This applies when the text is silent or unclear, and the reading is not plainly wrong or inconsistent with the text or intent. It covers reviews of agency orders and decisions, a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-07-01 | House | Final Reading | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-03 | House | First Reading, CC | pass | 11 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-09-19: Law L26-0037, Effective from Sep 10, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010161 (House)
- 2025-07-29: Transmitted to Congress (House)
- 2025-07-25: Act A26-0111 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008154 (House)
- 2025-07-22: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-07-21: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0111 (House)
- 2025-07-10: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 24, 2025 (House)
- 2025-07-01: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-06-17: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-06-03: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-06-03: Committee Mark-up of B26-0048 by the Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-03-26: Public Hearing on B26-0048 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 B26-0048 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-01-13: B26-0048 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56917/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0048-Amendment1.pdf?Id=216290)
- Enrollment, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56917/Meeting3/Enrollment/B26-0048-Enrollment2.pdf?Id=216875)
- Engrossment, 2025-06-17: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56917/Meeting2/Engrossment/B26-0048-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=216176)
- Engrossment, 2025-06-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56917/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0048-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=216182)
- Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56917/Introduction/B26-0048-Introduction.pdf?Id=204624)

## 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)
- B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Temporary Amendment 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)
- B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 (signed)

## Sources
- [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56917/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0048-Amendment1.pdf?Id=216290)
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56917/Meeting3/Enrollment/B26-0048-Enrollment2.pdf?Id=216875)
- [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56917/Meeting2/Engrossment/B26-0048-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=216176)
- [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56917/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0048-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=216182)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56917/Introduction/B26-0048-Introduction.pdf?Id=204624)

## 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)
- [B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarificati…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0760-26)
- [B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Correcti…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0735-26)
- [B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0181-26)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0048-26 (as of 2026-11-04).