# District of Columbia B26-0254: Contractor's Right to Stop Work for Nonpayment Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0254, Contractor's Right to Stop Work for Nonpayment Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kenyan R. McDuffie (Democratic); status second reading, last action 2026-10-20 (Legislative Meeting) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0254
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Contractor's Right to Stop Work for Nonpayment Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: second reading
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-19
- Last action: 2026-10-20, Legislative Meeting
- Sponsor: Kenyan R. McDuffie (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (13 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: Kenyan R. McDuffie (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-20 | House | First Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-10-20: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2026-10-20: Committee Mark-up of B26-0254 by the Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2026-01-09: Re-Referral published. (House)
- 2026-01-06: Re-Referred to Committee of the Whole with comments from the Committee on Public Works and Operations (House)
- 2025-12-03: Public Hearing on B26-0254 View Public Hearing Record (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)
- 2025-06-03: Referred to Committee on Business and Economic Development with comments from the Committee on Public Works and Operations (House)
- 2025-05-30: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0254 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-05-19: B26-0254 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-05-19: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57764/Introduction/B26-0254-Introduction.pdf?Id=212011)

## 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57764/Introduction/B26-0254-Introduction.pdf?Id=212011)

## 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-B26-0254-26 (as of 2026-11-04).