# District of Columbia B26-0135: Purple Heart License Plate Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0135, Purple Heart License Plate Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Anita Bonds (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-21 (Law Number L26-0114 Effective from May 21, 2026) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0135
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Purple Heart License Plate Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Last action: 2026-05-21, Law Number L26-0114 Effective from May 21, 2026
- Sponsor: Anita Bonds (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (25 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New Purple Heart plates with application fee: mixed, low. The law requires the Mayor to make District of Columbia plates available for Purple Heart recipients and their surviving spouses. Surviving spouses qualify only if they have not remarried. Applicants pay a one-time $10 application fee, unless the Mayor changes that amount by rule; there is no annua…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Anita Bonds (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | First Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-05-21: Law Number L26-0114 Effective from May 21, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Transmitted to Congress (House)
- 2026-03-27: Act A26-0276 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005063 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0276 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 24, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-03: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2026-02-03: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-12-18: Committee Mark-up of B26-0135 by the Transportation and the Environment Committee (House)
- 2025-11-13: Public Hearing on B26-0135 View Public Hearing Record (House)
- 2025-10-24: Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-10-21: Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Transportation and the Environment (House)
- 2025-03-07: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0135 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to Committee on Transportation and the Environment (House)
- 2025-02-21: B26-0135 Introduced by Councilmember Bonds at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57226/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0135-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=233785)
- Engrossment, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57226/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0135-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=232132)
- Introduced, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57226/Introduction/B26-0135-Introduction.pdf?Id=207044)

## 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/57226/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0135-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=233785)
- [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57226/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0135-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=232132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57226/Introduction/B26-0135-Introduction.pdf?Id=207044)

## 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-B26-0135-26 (as of 2026-11-04).