# District of Columbia B26-0260: Fiscal Year 2026 Local Budget Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0260, Fiscal Year 2026 Local Budget Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-10-23 (Law Number L26-0051 Effective from Oct 23, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0260
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Fiscal Year 2026 Local Budget Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-23
- Last action: 2025-10-23, Law Number L26-0051 Effective from Oct 23, 2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 12 (112 yes, 29 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 7

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More rental aid if funds arrive: benefit, medium. During FY2026, Emergency Rental Program appropriations rise by any extra program money the District receives. This can expand help for qualifying renters. It applies only to funds received in FY2026.
- Cover contract exit costs for projects: benefit, medium. The District can use certified local funds to pay exit costs for FY2026 multiyear public‑private partnership contracts. It can also pay termination, transfer, or ownership‑change costs for FY2026 energy generation and distribution projects. These payments cannot use emergency or contingency cash re…
- Transportation projects on National Park land: benefit, medium. During FY2026, the District may sign annual or multiyear agreements with the National Park Service to build and run transportation on park land. The District spends money on these agreements only from funds appropriated and available that year.
- Food and lodging for youth travel: benefit, low. If you join a District program with overnight travel, the Mayor can pay for your food and hotel. This covers youth, young adults, and their parents or guardians. Payments follow General Services Administration per diem limits.
- Meals for DC workers in emergencies: benefit, low. District employees deployed during a declared snow or other emergency can get food and drinks paid. The cap is $30 per employee per day. Payments come from appropriated local or other funds.
- Limits on arts awards and RFK stadium: cost, low. No money in this law pays for the Mayor’s Arts Awards. Spending for a stadium at the RFK campus must follow the 2025 RFK Campus Redevelopment Act. These rules limit how those funds can be used.
- 2026 budget cap and flexible funds: mixed, high. The law limits total FY2026 operating spending to the lesser of the District’s total revenues or $22,034,524,408. Appropriations change to match any federal payments Congress provides for FY2026. The Mayor can move ARPA and CARES Act funds between accounts when the CFO certifies them and their use…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-07-28 | House | Other | fail | 2 | 10 |   |
| 2025-07-28 | House | Other | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-07-28 | House | Other | fail | 5 | 7 |   |
| 2025-07-28 | House | Other | pass | 10 | 2 |   |
| 2025-07-28 | House | Other | fail | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025-07-28 | House | Other | pass | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-07-28 | House | Other | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-07-28 | House | Final Reading | pass | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-07-28 | House | Other | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-07-14 | House | First Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-07-14 | House | Other | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-07-14 | House | Other | fail | 8 | 4 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-10-23: Law Number L26-0051 Effective from Oct 23, 2025 (House)
- 2025-09-12: Act A26-0147 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009797 (House)
- 2025-09-10: Transmitted to Congress (House)
- 2025-09-05: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-09-04: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0147 (House)
- 2025-08-25: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Sep 09, 2025 (House)
- 2025-07-28: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-07-14: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-07-14: Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-07-14: Committee Mark-up of B26-0260 by the Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-06-25: Committee Mark-up of B26-0260 by the Facilities Committee (House)
- 2025-06-25: Committee Mark-up of B26-0260 by the Transportation and the Environment Committee (House)
- 2025-06-25: Committee Mark-up of B26-0260 by the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (House)
- 2025-06-25: Committee Mark-up of B26-0260 by the Business and Economic Development Committee (House)
- 2025-06-25: Committee Mark-up of B26-0260 by the Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-06-24: Committee Mark-up of B26-0260 by the Public Works and Operations Committee (House)
- 2025-06-24: Committee Mark-up of B26-0260 by the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee (House)
- 2025-06-24: Committee Mark-up of B26-0260 by the Human Services Committee (House)
- 2025-06-24: Committee Mark-up of B26-0260 by the Housing Committee (House)
- 2025-06-23: Committee Mark-up of B26-0260 by the Youth Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-06-23: Committee Mark-up of B26-0260 by the Health Committee (House)
- 2025-06-23: Committee Mark-up of B26-0260 by the Executive Administration and Labor Committee (House)
- 2025-06-18: Public Hearing on B26-0260 View Public Hearing Record (House)
- 2025-06-06: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0260 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-06-03: Referred to Committee of the Whole with comments from the Committee on Business and Economic Development, Committee on Executive Administration and Labor, Committee on Facilities, Committee on Health, Committee on Housing, Committee on Human Services, Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Committee on Public Works and Operations, Committee on Transportation and the Environment, and Committee on Youth Affairs (House)
- 2025-05-27: B26-0260 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House)
- 2025-05-23: Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2025-07-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment8.pdf?Id=218185), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment9.pdf?Id=218184), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment1.pdf?Id=218186), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment2.pdf?Id=218188), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment3.pdf?Id=218242), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment4.pdf?Id=218147), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment5.pdf?Id=218241), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment6.pdf?Id=218151), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment7.pdf?Id=218244)
- Enrollment, 2025-07-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Enrollment/B26-0260-Enrollment12.pdf?Id=219179)
- Amendment, 2025-07-14: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment1.pdf?Id=217361), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment2.pdf?Id=217324)
- Engrossment, 2025-07-14: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting2/Engrossment/B26-0260-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=219863)
- Introduced, 2025-05-27: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Introduction/B26-0260-Introduction.pdf?Id=212300)

## 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
- [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment8.pdf?Id=218185)
- [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment9.pdf?Id=218184)
- [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment1.pdf?Id=218186)
- [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment2.pdf?Id=218188)
- [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment3.pdf?Id=218242)
- [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment4.pdf?Id=218147)
- [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment5.pdf?Id=218241)
- [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment6.pdf?Id=218151)
- [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment7.pdf?Id=218244)
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting3/Enrollment/B26-0260-Enrollment12.pdf?Id=219179)
- [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment1.pdf?Id=217361)
- [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0260-Amendment2.pdf?Id=217324)
- [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Meeting2/Engrossment/B26-0260-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=219863)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57782/Introduction/B26-0260-Introduction.pdf?Id=212300)

## 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-B26-0260-26 (as of 2026-11-04).