# District of Columbia B26-0119: Official Sports Capital of the United States Designation Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0119, Official Sports Capital of the United States Designation Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kenyan R. McDuffie (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (Law L26-0057, Effective from Dec 11, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 013998); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0119
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Official Sports Capital of the United States Designation Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-12-19, Law L26-0057, Effective from Dec 11, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 013998
- Sponsor: Kenyan R. McDuffie (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (26 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Plan and funding to bring sports events to DC: benefit, low. The Washington Convention and Sports Authority must set aside at least $500,000 each year to find and pick a qualified group to host marquee sports events. The funding targets events that draw sports business leaders, including sports media executives, league commissioners, and sports agency profes…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kenyan R. McDuffie (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-07 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-09-17 | House | First Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-12-19: Law L26-0057, Effective from Dec 11, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 013998 (House)
- 2025-10-28: Transmitted to Congress (House)
- 2025-10-23: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-10-23: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0158 (House)
- 2025-10-15: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 29, 2025 (House)
- 2025-10-07: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-09-17: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-07-11: Committee Mark-up of B26-0119 by the Business and Economic Development Committee (House)
- 2025-03-20: Public Hearing on B26-0119 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-02-26: Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary (House)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee on Business and Economic Development (House)
- 2025-02-14: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0119 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-02-06: B26-0119 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-10-07: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57115/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0119-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=224744)
- Engrossment, 2025-09-17: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57115/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0119-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=224313)
- Introduced, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57115/Introduction/B26-0119-Introduction.pdf?Id=206087)

## 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)
- B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification 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)

## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57115/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0119-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=224744)
- [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57115/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0119-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=224313)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57115/Introduction/B26-0119-Introduction.pdf?Id=206087)

## 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)
- [B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0181-26)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0119-26 (as of 2026-11-04).