# District of Columbia B26-0264: Fiscal Year 2025 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0264, Fiscal Year 2025 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (Law L26-0056, Effective from Dec 11, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 013997, Expires on Jul 24, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0264-26 - 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 B26-0264 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Fiscal Year 2025 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-05-15 - Last action: 2025-12-19, Law L26-0056, Effective from Dec 11, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 013997, Expires on Jul 24, 2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (35 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 12 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More safety funding and emergency account transfers: benefit, medium. The law adds about $30.17 million overall to public safety and justice funding for fiscal year 2025. Police gain about $19.49 million, Corrections gains about $12.23 million, and Youth Rehabilitation gains about $11.78 million. Fire and emergency medical funding shifts $152.30 million from local fu… - Three District theaters receive targeted grants: benefit, low. The arts commission must issue three grants in fiscal year 2025 using the Large Capital Grants program. National Theatre receives $4 million to buy and repair the theater. Howard Theatre receives $500,000 for renovation-related debt payments and operating costs. Lincoln Theatre receives $285,000 fo… - District energy fund minimum is halved: cost, low. The law lowers a specified Sustainable Energy Trust Fund minimum from at least $7 million to at least $3.5 million. It also sets the fund's specified fiscal year 2025 amount at about $34.42 million. These are separate funding figures; the text does not explain their relationship. The law does not s… - Dedicated balances move into general spending: mixed, medium. The Chief Financial Officer must move listed fund balances and revenue into the General Fund during fiscal year 2025. This overrides existing rules that direct deposits or restrict how those funds are used. Listed transfers include about $15.96 million from Litigation Support, $11.79 million from i… - Transit and neighborhood projects gain and lose: mixed, medium. The law changes fiscal year 2025 construction funding, adding about $93.20 million for regional transit improvements and allocating $49.50 million under PRIIA. It cuts about $33.93 million from Bus Priority, $27.78 million from Backus Expansion, and $14.73 million from Bancroft Elementary's annex.… - Workforce cuts and reserve repayment increases: mixed, medium. The law reduces total fiscal year 2025 budget funding by about $236.86 million, applying as of September 18, 2024. Financing accounts lose about $177 million overall, including $187.85 million from Workforce Investments and $68.10 million from loan repayments. It adds about $62.19 million for repay… - District offices face uneven funding cuts: mixed, low. The law cuts District government administration funding by about $9.44 million for fiscal year 2025. Local funding falls by about $14.09 million, while other funding rises by about $4.65 million. General Services gets about $6.06 million more. The technology office loses about $2.56 million, and th… - District transportation and operations funding shrinks: mixed, low. The law cuts District operations and infrastructure funding by about $41.73 million for fiscal year 2025. The transportation department loses about $6.12 million, and Energy and Environment loses about $20.58 million. Public Works receives about $5.20 million, and the regional transit agency receiv… - Human services grow while Medicaid funding falls: mixed, low. The law adds about $30.88 million to human support services overall for fiscal year 2025. Human Services gets about $51.94 million more in local funds, while Behavioral Health gains about $3.09 million overall. Medicaid payments lose about $13.48 million, included in Health Care Finance's net cut o… - Paid leave fund transfer rules repealed: mixed, low. The law repeals two rules governing transfers from the District's Universal Paid Leave Implementation Fund. The supplied text does not explain what those rules required. It therefore does not establish whether this repeal increases or reduces paid leave funding. No change to household eligibility o… - Less funding for housing and development: mixed, low. For fiscal year 2025, the law cuts economic development and regulation funding by about $34.73 million. This includes $21 million from the affordable housing subsidy, $5.12 million from housing services, and $4.50 million from planning. It separately cuts enterprise and other funds by about $43.06… - Special education gains amid school budget cuts: mixed, low. The law adds about $8.05 million overall to District public education funding for fiscal year 2025. Non-Public Tuition receives $8 million more, and Special Education Transportation receives $17.07 million more. These additions are partly offset by cuts to education agencies, public schools, librar… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-09-17 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-07-28 | House | Other | pass | 11 | 1 | | | 2025-07-28 | House | First Reading | pass | 11 | 1 | | ## Actions (14) - 2025-12-19: Law L26-0056, Effective from Dec 11, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 013997, Expires on Jul 24, 2026 (House) - 2025-11-07: Act A26-0157 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 012372 (House) - 2025-10-28: Transmitted to Congress (House) - 2025-10-17: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2025-10-16: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0157 (House) - 2025-10-08: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 23, 2025 (House) - 2025-09-17: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-08-08: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0264 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-07-28: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-06-18: Public Hearing on B26-0264 View Public Hearing Record (House) - 2025-06-03: Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-05-27: B26-0264 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 - Enrollment, 2025-09-17: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57787/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0264-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=224576) - Amendment, 2025-07-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57787/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0264-Amendment1.pdf?Id=219780) - Engrossment, 2025-07-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57787/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0264-Engrossment2.pdf?Id=220636) - Introduced, 2025-05-27: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57787/Introduction/B26-0264-Introduction.pdf?Id=212320) ## 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/57787/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0264-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=224576) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57787/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0264-Amendment1.pdf?Id=219780) - [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57787/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0264-Engrossment2.pdf?Id=220636) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57787/Introduction/B26-0264-Introduction.pdf?Id=212320) ## 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-B26-0264-26 (as of 2026-11-04).