# District of Columbia B26-0263: Fiscal Year 2025 Revised Local Budget Emergency Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0263, Fiscal Year 2025 Revised Local Budget Emergency Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-22 (Act A26-0142 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009130, Expires on Nov 16, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0263-26 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: District of Columbia B26-0263 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Fiscal Year 2025 Revised Local Budget Emergency Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-05-15 - Last action: 2025-08-22, Act A26-0142 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009130, Expires on Nov 16, 2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (36 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - District adds emergency service fund money: benefit, medium. In fiscal year 2025, the Chief Financial Officer must move $152.3 million from the General Fund into the FEMS Reform Fund. Another $7.7 million goes to the 911 and 311 Assessments account. The money is available under the approved fiscal year 2025 Budget and Financial Plan, as revised by this law.… - District gets longer to spend tree funds: benefit, low. The District Department of Transportation can spend all Tree Fund money through September 30, 2025. This includes deposits from any fiscal year. The law does not state the available amount or name the projects it supports. - Three District theaters receive targeted grants: benefit, low. The arts commission must issue three grants from the fiscal year 2025 Large Capital Grants program. National Theatre receives $4 million for acquisition and repairs. Howard Theatre receives $500,000 for renovation-related debt payments and operating expenses. Lincoln Theatre receives $285,000 for r… - District lowers an energy funding minimum: cost, low. The law lowers one Sustainable Energy Trust Fund minimum from at least $7 million to at least $3.5 million. It separately sets another amount within the fund’s rules at about $34.42 million for fiscal year 2025. The supplied text does not identify the activities covered by either amount. It does no… - District health fund transfer shifts later: cost, low. Beginning September 18, 2024, the law removes fiscal year 2025 from a Healthy DC and Health Care Expansion Fund transfer schedule. The specified transfer now applies only to fiscal year 2026. The supplied text gives no transfer amount and establishes no direct change to household health coverage or… - District budget cuts and service increases: mixed, medium. The law cuts the District’s fiscal year 2025 budget by about $236.86 million overall, while increasing some services. Public safety gains about $30.17 million, education gains $8.05 million, and human support services gain $30.88 million. Cuts total about $9.44 million for government support, $34.7… - District construction projects gain and lose: mixed, medium. For fiscal year 2025, the law raises some District construction and major repair budgets and cuts others. Metro gains about $93.2 million for its capital improvement contribution and $49.5 million through a separate rail funding line. The Bus Priority Program loses about $33.93 million, while stree… - District redirects money from dedicated funds: mixed, low. In fiscal year 2025, the Chief Financial Officer must move listed fund balances and revenue into the District General Fund. This overrides laws that direct deposits or limit how those funds can be used. The money becomes available under the approved fiscal year 2026 Budget and Financial Plan. The l… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-07-28 | House | Other | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-07-28 | House | Other | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-07-28 | House | Final Reading | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (12) - 2025-08-22: Act A26-0142 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009130, Expires on Nov 16, 2025 (House) - 2025-08-18: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2025-08-18: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0142, Expires on Nov 16, 2025 (House) - 2025-08-04: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Aug 18, 2025 (House) - 2025-07-28: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-06-18: Public Hearing on B26-0263 View Public Hearing Record (House) - 2025-06-12: Roundtable on B26-0263 (House) - 2025-06-09: Notice of Roundtable filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-06-03: Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-05-27: B26-0263 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) - 2025-05-15: Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole (House) ## Bill text - Amendment, 2025-07-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57786/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0263-Amendment1.pdf?Id=218239), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57786/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0263-Amendment3.pdf?Id=218240) - Enrollment, 2025-07-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57786/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0263-Enrollment2.pdf?Id=218265) - Introduced, 2025-05-27: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57786/Introduction/B26-0263-Introduction.pdf?Id=212316) ## 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/57786/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0263-Amendment1.pdf?Id=218239) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57786/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0263-Amendment3.pdf?Id=218240) - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57786/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0263-Enrollment2.pdf?Id=218265) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57786/Introduction/B26-0263-Introduction.pdf?Id=212316) ## 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) - [District of Columbia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/district-of-columbia/bills) - [District of Columbia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/district-of-columbia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0263-26 (as of 2026-11-04).