# District of Columbia B26-0233: Petition Administration Clarification Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0233, Petition Administration Clarification Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Anita Bonds (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-03 (Law L26-0102, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005736) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0233
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Petition Administration Clarification Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-28
- Last action: 2026-04-03, Law L26-0102, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005736
- Sponsor: Anita Bonds (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (25 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Only signers can change petition info: benefit, low. 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: benefit, low. 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 si…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Anita Bonds (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-06 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-12-16 | House | First Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-04-03: Law L26-0102, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005736 (House)
- 2026-02-09: Transmitted to Congress (House)
- 2026-02-06: Act A26-0247 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 001062 (House)
- 2026-02-02: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2026-01-27: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0247 (House)
- 2026-01-20: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 02, 2026 (House)
- 2026-01-06: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-12-16: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-11-25: Committee Mark-up of B26-0233 by the Executive Administration and Labor Committee (House)
- 2025-06-13: Public Hearing on B26-0233 (House)
- 2025-05-30: Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-05-27: Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Executive Administration and Labor (House)
- 2025-05-09: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0233 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-05-06: Referred to Committee on Executive Administration and Labor (House)
- 2025-04-28: B26-0233 Introduced by Councilmember Bonds at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2026-01-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57646/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0233-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=231125)
- Engrossment, 2025-12-16: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57646/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0233-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=231886)
- Introduced, 2025-04-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57646/Introduction/B26-0233-Introduction.pdf?Id=210827)

## 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/57646/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0233-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=231125)
- [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57646/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0233-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=231886)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57646/Introduction/B26-0233-Introduction.pdf?Id=210827)

## 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-B26-0233-26 (as of 2026-11-04).