# District of Columbia B26-0220: Elmore-Friendship Court Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0220, Elmore-Friendship Court Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Wendell Felder (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-10-01 (Law Number L26-0044 Effective from Oct 01, 2025) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0220
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Elmore-Friendship Court Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Last action: 2025-10-01, Law Number L26-0044 Effective from Oct 01, 2025
- Sponsor: Wendell Felder (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (24 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wendell Felder (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-07-28 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-07-14 | House | First Reading | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-10-01: Law Number L26-0044 Effective from Oct 01, 2025 (House)
- 2025-08-19: Transmitted to Congress (House)
- 2025-08-15: Act A26-0131 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008930 (House)
- 2025-08-12: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-08-11: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0131 (House)
- 2025-07-31: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Aug 14, 2025 (House)
- 2025-07-28: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-07-14: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-07-14: Committee Mark-up of B26-0220 by the Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-07-03: Public Hearing on B26-0220 (House)
- 2025-06-13: Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-06-11: Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-04-22: Referred to Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-04-11: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0220 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-04-03: B26-0220 Introduced by Councilmember Felder at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-07-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57519/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0220-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=218204)
- Engrossment, 2025-07-14: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57519/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0220-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=218122)
- Introduced, 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57519/Introduction/B26-0220-Introduction.pdf?Id=209573)

## 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/57519/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0220-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=218204)
- [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57519/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0220-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=218122)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57519/Introduction/B26-0220-Introduction.pdf?Id=209573)

## 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-B26-0220-26 (as of 2026-11-04).