# District of Columbia B26-0154: Driver License and Identification Card Renewal Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0154, Driver License and Identification Card Renewal Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Charles Allen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-03-28 (Act A26-0036 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003343, Expires on Jun 19, 2025) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0154-26
- 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 B26-0154
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Driver License and Identification Card Renewal Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Last action: 2025-03-28, Act A26-0036 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003343, Expires on Jun 19, 2025
- Sponsor: Charles Allen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More flexible DC license and ID renewals: mixed, low. The law lets the DMV Director waive some driver license or ID renewal steps for good cause. You must show good cause in the way the Department sets. The Mayor can set how long a DC driver’s license lasts by making rules, instead of only a fixed 8 years. That can mean renewing more often or less oft…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Charles Allen (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-28: Act A26-0036 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003343, 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 A26-0036, 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: B26-0154 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57275/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0154-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=207707)
- Introduced, 2025-03-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57275/Introduction/B26-0154-Introduction.pdf?Id=207412)

## 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/57275/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0154-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=207707)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57275/Introduction/B26-0154-Introduction.pdf?Id=207412)

## 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-B26-0154-26 (as of 2026-11-04).