# District of Columbia B26-0149: Residential Building Permit Classification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0149, Residential Building Permit Classification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phil Mendelson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-03-28 (Act A26-0033 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003336, Expires on Jun 19, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0149-26 - 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 B26-0149 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Residential Building Permit Classification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-03 - Last action: 2025-03-28, Act A26-0033 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003336, Expires on Jun 19, 2025 - Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Class 1A homes can host short stays: benefit, medium. Beginning April 1, 2025, a Class 1A home used for nontransient living, and not Class 1B, may host short‑term guests if it has an unexpired short‑term rental license endorsement under § 30‑201.04. The license must stay current. - Permits can qualify projects as residential: benefit, medium. Beginning April 1, 2025, property or a portion with a building permit to construct a new improvement for predominantly nontransient residential use, or to substantially rehab for exclusively nontransient residential use, qualifies as Class 1A. This can move the residential tax class earlier in a pr… - Tighter rule for Class 1A label: cost, low. Beginning April 1, 2025, the law requires a property be designated solely as Class 1A under the affected clause. This tighter wording narrows when owners can claim that label. - Retroactive taxes for late conversions: mixed, high. Beginning April 1, 2025, if a property changed to Class 1A but was not put to mostly residential use by the earlier of a new or amended certificate of occupancy, three years from the building permit date, or one year after an expired permit without renewal, the CFO reclassifies it and bills back ta… - How to reclassify and when taxes change: mixed, low. Beginning April 1, 2025, to get Class 1A you must apply and send all documents the CFO requires. The change takes effect in the half tax year you apply for. If your property becomes Class 1A between Oct 1 and Mar 31, the Class 1A rate applies for the whole tax year; if Apr 1 to Sep 30, it applies o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-04 | House | Final Reading | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (7) - 2025-03-28: Act A26-0033 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003336, Expires on Jun 19, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-24: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2025-03-21: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0033, Expires on Jun 19, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-11: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 25, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-04: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-03-04: Retained by the Council (House) - 2025-03-03: B26-0149 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57264/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0149-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=207703) - Introduced, 2025-03-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57264/Introduction/B26-0149-Introduction.pdf?Id=207372) ## 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/57264/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0149-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=207703) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57264/Introduction/B26-0149-Introduction.pdf?Id=207372) ## 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) - [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-B26-0149-26 (as of 2026-11-04).