# District of Columbia B26-0247: Anacostia Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0247, Anacostia Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kenyan R. McDuffie (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-01 (Law L26-0109, Effective from Apr 16, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006781); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0247
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Anacostia Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-12
- Last action: 2026-05-01, Law L26-0109, Effective from Apr 16, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006781
- Sponsor: Kenyan R. McDuffie (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (24 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Anacostia business district expansion adds taxes: cost, low. The law lets the Mayor approve a petition from the Anacostia Business Improvement District to add District-owned land that touches its current area. The expansion only takes effect when the D.C. Council passes an approving act and it becomes effective. If the approved expansion area includes any ta…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kenyan R. McDuffie (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-01-06 | House | First Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-05-01: Law L26-0109, Effective from Apr 16, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006781 (House)
- 2026-03-06: Act A26-0263 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 003124 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Transmitted to Congress (House)
- 2026-03-03: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2026-03-02: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0263 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 03, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-03: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2026-01-06: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-12-17: Committee Mark-up of B26-0247 by the Business and Economic Development Committee (House)
- 2025-12-03: Public Hearing on B26-0247 (House)
- 2025-11-14: Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-11-12: Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Business and Economic Development (House)
- 2025-05-28: Referred to Committee on Business and Economic Development (House)
- 2025-05-16: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0247 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-05-12: B26-0247 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57727/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0247-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=232146)
- Engrossment, 2026-01-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57727/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0247-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=230721)
- Introduced, 2025-05-12: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57727/Introduction/B26-0247-Introduction.pdf?Id=211583)

## 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/57727/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0247-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=232146)
- [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57727/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0247-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=230721)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57727/Introduction/B26-0247-Introduction.pdf?Id=211583)

## 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-B26-0247-26 (as of 2026-11-04).