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District of ColumbiaB26-0233Council Period 26 (2025-2026)House

Petition Administration Clarification Amendment Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Anita Bonds (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Only signers can change petition info

No one but the signer may write or change the signer’s information after they sign. Help is allowed only if the signer asks before signing. Correction tape and correction fluid are not allowed on petition sheets. These rules cover nominating, initiative, referendum, and recall petitions.

Petition circulators must certify no edits

Circulators must sign a statement on each petition sheet. They must certify they did not write, alter, correct, clarify, or obscure any signer information after the person signed. This applies to nominating, initiative, referendum, and recall petitions. The rule protects the accuracy of petition signatures.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Anita Bonds

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 25 • No: 0

House vote • 1/6/2026

Final Reading, CC

Yes: 12 • No: 0

House vote • 12/16/2025

First Reading, CC

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Law L26-0102, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005736

    4/3/2026House

  2. Transmitted to Congress

    2/9/2026House

  3. Act A26-0247 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 001062

    2/6/2026House

  4. Returned from Mayor

    2/2/2026House

  5. Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0247

    1/27/2026House

  6. Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 02, 2026

    1/20/2026House

  7. Legislative Meeting

    1/6/2026House

  8. Legislative Meeting

    12/16/2025House

  9. Committee Report Filed by the Executive Administration and Labor Committee, Includes Hearing Record

    12/2/2025House

  10. Committee Mark-up of B26-0233 by the Executive Administration and Labor Committee

    11/25/2025House

  11. Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary

    11/24/2025House

  12. Public Hearing on B26-0233

    6/13/2025House

  13. Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

    5/30/2025House

  14. Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Executive Administration and Labor

    5/27/2025House

  15. Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0233 Published in the District of Columbia Register

    5/9/2025House

  16. Referred to Committee on Executive Administration and Labor

    5/6/2025House

  17. B26-0233 Introduced by Councilmember Bonds at Office of the Secretary

    4/28/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrollment

    1/6/2026

    PDF

  • Engrossment

    12/16/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    4/28/2025

    PDF

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