# District of Columbia B26-0265: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0265, Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-01-02 (Law L26-0055, Effective from Dec 06, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000001); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0265-26 - 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 B26-0265 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-05-23 - Last action: 2026-01-02, Law L26-0055, Effective from Dec 06, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000001 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 15 (143 yes, 33 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 166 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Eligible transit board members receive stipends: benefit, high. Eligible principal members of the Washington-area transit board receive $20,000 for each 12-month period. They must be appointed under the specified law and cannot be District employees or public officials. Qualifying alternate members receive $250 for each day they replace a principal member to es… - Tax relief for community land trust homeowners: benefit, high. Residents with community land trust land leases are treated as owners when applying for the homestead tax deduction. Qualifying lower-income households also get a deed recordation tax exemption for covered leasehold purchases. Trust-owned property leased to qualifying lower-income households is exe… - Tax savings for community land trusts: benefit, high. Property transfers to a qualifying community land trust are exempt from District transfer and deed recordation taxes. The trust must meet the District’s legal definition of a community land trust. Savings depend on the transaction; the supplied text does not state a dollar amount. - Tipped workers get scheduled wage increases: benefit, high. The law sets covered workers’ tipped cash wage as a share of the regular minimum wage. That share reaches 56% on July 1, 2026, and 60% on July 1, 2028. It reaches 65% on July 1, 2030, 70% on July 1, 2032, and 75% on July 1, 2034. The schedule is subject to the law’s tipped-wage exceptions. Tips mus… - Two Parkside lots gain tax relief: benefit, high. Lots 866 and 868 in Square 5056 qualify for annual property tax abatements capped at $300,000 per lot. Each lot must receive a final certificate of occupancy by September 30, 2029. Relief begins October 1, 2029, and lasts 30 property tax years. Actual relief below the cap depends on assessed taxes. - Bigger lease grants for Chinatown applicants: benefit, high. The Chinatown Long-Term Lease Grant program expands awards to eligible entities and eligible commercial property owners. The specified grant amount rises from $125,000 to $250,000. Tenant improvement help can cover façade repairs and interior and exterior renovations. Applicants must meet program e… - Grant supports Ward Eight cannabis retailer: benefit, high. For fiscal year 2025, the law directs a $500,000 grant to one licensed medical cannabis retailer in Ward 8. The retailer must have operated since January 2019. The grant supports continued operation of its current business. - Funding supports switching homes to electricity: benefit, medium. The Sustainable Energy Trust Fund can support replacing residential systems that burn fossil fuels on site. Replacements must do the same job and run entirely on electricity, with additional terms referenced in section 217. The provision includes up to $2 million for fiscal year 2024 for River Terr… - Child support protections for assistance families: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, the District disregards all current monthly child support and voluntary support received from an absent parent or spouse under the affected assistance rules. This can help eligible families keep assistance. A separate amended rule exempts up to the first $200 of the refer… - Funding to raise Medicaid personal allowances: benefit, medium. Beginning September 1, 2025, the law directs qualifying recurring funds toward increasing the Medicaid personal needs allowance. It assigns the next $500,000 each year in fiscal years 2026 through 2029. Funding requires the September 2025 local revenue estimate to exceed the estimate in the approve… - Revenue-backed delay for Alliance service limits: benefit, medium. Effective September 1, 2025, the law assigns $21.538938 million in qualifying extra revenue to delay Healthcare Alliance service limits. The delay lasts until October 1, 2026, for enrollees age 21 or older. Funding requires the September 2025 local revenue estimate to exceed the approved FY2025 bud… - Some families can avoid cash-aid cuts: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Mayor may exempt some District-funded TANF assistance units from cuts after the 60-month limit. The monthly average exempted cannot exceed 25% of the average monthly number of units receiving District-funded TANF. The Mayor may use the current or prior fiscal year's a… - Homebuyers get longer deadlines and fewer barriers: benefit, medium. Home Purchase Assistance Program applicants have at least two years after completing required housing counseling to receive assistance. The Mayor cannot use a participant's loan-to-value ratio or first mortgage amount to decide whether to award funding. If money runs out before the eligibility noti… - Child care teachers get salary floors: benefit, medium. Child care facilities receiving Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund money must meet annual teacher salary minimums. From October 1 through December 31, 2024, assistant minimums range from $43,865 to $54,262. Lead teacher minimums for that period range from $54,262 to $75,103. From January 1, 2… - Direct care workers get average-pay protection: benefit, medium. In fiscal year 2026, District reimbursement must support the highest of three wage benchmarks for direct care workers. These are 117.6% of the July 1, 2025 living wage, the current minimum wage, or the current living wage. Providers must pay their direct care workers that benchmark on average. Prov… - More pay funding for charter educators: benefit, medium. For school year 2025–2026, the State Superintendent's office must pay public charter school agencies a total of $30.785832 million. The money comes from the Workforce Investments account and must exclusively increase educator compensation. Each school agency's leader must assure that use, and educa… - Paid nurse aide training and job connections: benefit, medium. Students in the certified nurse aide program receive $17 per hour of participation from authorized program funds. Total pay depends on hours; the supplied provision states no maximum. The State Superintendent's office and its university partner must plan for completers to take the certification exa… - Construction relief for neighborhood businesses: benefit, medium. In fiscal year 2026, $150,000 in grants supports small businesses affected by construction near Pennsylvania Avenue SE and Potomac Avenue SE. Covered locations also include 8th Street SE between Pennsylvania Avenue SE and Virginia Avenue SE. A separate $1.125 million supports Gallery Place and Chin… - Rent grants for Rhode Island Avenue: benefit, medium. The competitive Rhode Island Avenue program must award at least $350,000 in fiscal year 2026 for rent or tenant improvements. Eligible corridor businesses must be District-registered, offer qualifying services, and have fewer than 30 full-time employees. They must be in good standing with licensing… - Device use allowed when safely pulled over: benefit, low. The hands-free driving restriction has an exception when a vehicle is stopped beside or off an active roadway. The location must allow the vehicle to remain safely stationary. The exception does not cover vehicles still operating on the roadway. - Legal help for low-income District residents: benefit, low. The Access to Justice Initiative includes its legal assistance, loan repayment, and Civil Legal Counsel Projects programs. It supports nonprofit groups serving low-income and underserved District residents, including a shared legal interpreter bank. Eligible individuals and groups can receive legal… - Motor vehicle debt excluded from screening: benefit, low. Debt owed to the Department of Motor Vehicles no longer counts toward this Clean Hands debt test. The test checks whether a person or business owes more than $1,000 in qualifying District fines, penalties, or interest. Other qualifying District debts still count. This exclusion does not cancel the… - Privacy limits for background screening notices: benefit, low. Participating agencies can use Rap Back notification information only to check eligibility for specified roles. These include care, security, licensing, appointment, certification, registration, employment, and volunteer roles. Agencies cannot share that notification information further. - Benefit applicants get clearer help contacts: benefit, low. The Department of Human Services must prominently explain the Ombudsman Program and its services. It must provide the program’s phone number, email address, and website online, in all benefit applications and official benefit materials, and at each service center. Applicants and recipients can use… - More help resolving public benefit problems: benefit, low. The District Ombudsman Program now serves applicants and recipients of public benefits administered by the Economic Security Administration, including SNAP and TANF. It helps residents understand options, address coverage problems and unfavorable decisions, access benefits, and get referrals. Its r… - Furniture help funded for low-income families: benefit, low. Human Services must give A Wider Circle a $250,000 grant for fiscal year 2026. The money supports furniture and home goods for low-income people and families. The law does not set a benefit amount for each household. - Land trust taxpayers get retroactive refunds: benefit, low. The law requires forgiveness and refunds where the new community land trust tax exemptions apply. Covered payments include transfer, recordation, and real property taxes, plus penalties and interest collected since October 1, 2018. Refunds go to qualifying tax payers. A separate rule covers real pr… - District employee compensation money stays available: benefit, low. The law creates an Employees' Compensation Fund for covered compensation, benefits, and related expenses under District personnel law. The fund receives appropriations, transfers, and other money provided by law. Unspent money stays in the fund rather than returning to the General Fund. Appropriate… - Retired police gain pension-safe job options: benefit, low. Retired police officers receiving retirement benefits can work full-time or part-time for the Department of Forensic Sciences without jeopardizing those benefits. The law removes the prior limit to temporary employment. - Workers get clearer compensation source disclosures: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, employers must list employees' compensation sources beyond base wages and tips in required employee information. The list includes bonuses, sales commissions, amounts based on a percentage of service charges, and other compensation sources. This disclosure does not itself… - Sales tax increase delayed for shoppers: benefit, low. The law keeps the covered District sales tax rate at 6.0% before October 1, 2026. It delays the 6.5% rate previously scheduled for October 1, 2025. During that delay, shoppers save $5 for every $1,000 in purchases covered by this rate. - Columbia Heights vendors get backup oversight: benefit, low. Without a contracted vending zone manager, the Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant zone must have an unpaid oversight committee. It has no more than three members: one serving ANC 1A commissioner and two Council-appointed representatives. The committee helps with the site plan, advises agencies, report… - Fewer legal barriers for authorized games: benefit, low. Businesses seeking the covered game-of-skill authorization no longer need an onsite sales and consumption permit for that qualification. A separate legal prohibition does not apply to authorized commercial bingo, sports wagering, or games of skill. The sports wagering exception applies as of May 3,… - Grant authority helps mobile sidewalk vendors: benefit, low. The Mayor may issue grants to help mobile and sidewalk vendors obtain licenses and required approvals. Grants can also cover vending equipment, supplies, and support for successful operations. Awards must follow the Grant Administration Act of 2013. The law sets no grant amount or funding level and… - Great Streets grants gain payment flexibility: benefit, low. Great Streets grants can be paid in one or more installments. The law removes the requirement to divide payments into multiple installments. It does not change grant amounts or specify a payment schedule. - More options for business fee relief: benefit, low. The District can create programs to waive or forgive business license fees and penalties. The law expands this authority but does not guarantee relief for any business. It does not set a waiver amount. - Vending managers cannot issue infraction notices: benefit, low. A licensing department employee designated as a vending zone site manager cannot issue notices under the Vending Regulation Act. This limits that employee's enforcement power. Vendors must still follow the underlying vending rules. - Business associations gain public safety grants: benefit, low. Nonprofit voluntary business associations are expressly eligible for grants from the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice. Grant money can pay staff salaries and benefits. Special police officer costs are allowed only with the Deputy Mayor's specific approval. - Charities get grants for historic burial grounds: benefit, low. The Office of Planning must issue grants when funding is available to qualifying 501(c)(3) charities. Eligible burial grounds were established in the District before January 1, 1955, for African American interments. Grants support preservation, restoration, identification, interpretation, return of… - District coordinates cleanups and cleaning grants: benefit, low. Public Works now has a Clean City office led by a full-time coordinator appointed by the Mayor. The coordinator must organize agency cleaning work and assess District-wide cleanliness every quarter. With available funding, the coordinator may issue public-space cleaning grants that favor existing l… - District creates accessible public restroom program: benefit, low. Public Works now has a public restroom program and may contract for accessible facilities with running water. Facilities must allow remote monitoring, set operating hours, and relocation at the Director's direction. Contractors must provide round-the-clock maintenance and monthly usage and conditio… - District history nonprofits receive required grants: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2026, Events DC must give at least $350,000 to a District nonprofit teaching the District's role in freedom and democracy. Its education must emphasize inclusion of all eight wards. Events DC must also give at least $250,000 to a nonprofit occupying Carnegie Library space that collec… - Extra revenue funds sound-rule repeal: benefit, low. Effective September 1, 2025, the law allocates $1.893863 million in qualifying extra revenue to support an amplified-sound rule repeal. Allocations are $608,000 in FY2026, $419,874 in FY2027, $428,561 in FY2028, and $437,429 in FY2029. The September 2025 FY2025 local revenue estimate must exceed th… - Funding for safety grants and testing: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2026, the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice must award at least $750,000 in covered grants. The law also assigns the next $3.5 million of qualifying extra revenue to in-house DNA testing. That revenue rule takes effect September 1, 2025. Testing money requires the September… - Grants support District culture and community services: benefit, low. The Mayor can give grants for culture, community relations, and partnerships to people and groups serving District residents. These grants must follow the Grant Administration Act of 2013. The Deputy Mayor can grant money to the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation, Inc. The money… - Legal service grants support District residents: benefit, low. The Mayor administers a Community Legal Education and Resources Grant Program for legal services supporting District residents. Eligible providers are nonprofits, private entities partnering with nonprofits, or private entities using free volunteer legal assistance. Grants support legal advice, bri… - Lobbyist fees stay dedicated to oversight: benefit, low. The ethics board deposits lobbyist-law fees into the Lobbyist Fund. Money can be used only to administer and enforce that law. Unspent money does not return to the General Fund. Appropriated money remains available across years when authorized in an approved budget and financial plan. - Partnerships can support more public restrooms: benefit, low. The Public Works Director can make partnerships, memoranda of understanding, or cost-sharing agreements with outside groups. Agreements must support additional public restroom facilities under the Department's contract. The law does not require an agreement or set a funding amount. - Public wayfinding kiosks can display ads: benefit, low. The Mayor may contract for interactive wayfinding kiosks in commercial districts and other unrestricted District locations. Kiosks may show digital ads, and the District must receive a share of ad revenue. The agreement must follow applicable law. The supplied text does not set the revenue share or… - River cleanup keeps dedicated fee money: benefit, low. The Anacostia River cleanup fund receives bag fees sent to the tax office and specified specialty-license-plate revenues. It also receives net proceeds from the voluntary tax check-off. Unspent money does not return to the General Fund at year-end. Appropriated money remains available across years… - Rock Creek tennis upgrades follow property transfer: benefit, low. The law authorizes transfer of the described part of U.S. Reservation 339, including Rock Creek Tennis Center, from federal to District control. After that transfer, or another Council-approved transfer of jurisdiction over the property, the parks department must start a capital project. The projec… - Extra childcare subsidy funding for families: benefit, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, the law assigns the first $5.5 million in qualifying one-time revenues to childcare subsidies for fiscal year 2026. Funding requires the September 2025 local revenue estimate to exceed the estimate in the approved fiscal year 2025 budget. Fiscal year 2025 revenue must a… - Health department leads childhood lead prevention: benefit, low. The Department of Health must run childhood lead-poisoning prevention and regulate medical waste, low-level radioactive waste, and specified home hazards. Home hazards include indoor air hazards and pests. The lead-prevention and medical-waste duties transfer from the environment department applies… - Long-term care gets dedicated workforce planning: benefit, low. The law creates a full-time long-term care coordinator in the Deputy Mayor's health and human services office. By January 1, 2026, the coordinator must track services, coordinate Age-Friendly DC work, and develop a data-based workforce strategy. The coordinator must identify agency contacts to redu… - Neighborhood grants fund substance use outreach: benefit, low. By October 31, 2025, Behavioral Health must award $800,000 from the Opioid Abatement Fund for outreach in four areas. These are near T Street NW’s 600 block; North Capitol Street NW’s 1300–1700 blocks and Lincoln Road NE’s 1600–1700 blocks; Minnesota Avenue NE’s 3800–4000 blocks; and Marion Barry A… - Northwest neighborhoods get behavioral health outreach: benefit, low. By October 31, 2025, Behavioral Health must award a $750,000 outreach grant. Services cover Columbia Heights Civic Plaza and the Mount Pleasant Street–Kenyon Street intersection. They also cover Georgia Avenue between New Hampshire Avenue and Harvard Street, and U Street between 14th Street and Geo… - Opioid funds support testing and programs: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2026, the Opioid Abatement Fund provides $400,000 to the Office of the Chief Medical Officer. It supports drug misuse testing and new opioid testing methods through the Forensic Toxicology Lab and Data Fusion Center. Another $907,000 goes to Behavioral Health to carry out a specifie… - Emergency rent assistance gets conditional funding: benefit, low. The law assigns the next $2.950715 million of qualifying one-time extra revenue to emergency rental assistance in fiscal year 2026. Funding requires the September 2025 estimate of fiscal year 2025 local revenue to exceed the approved budget estimate. Fiscal year 2025 revenue must also exceed spendi… - Homebuyers get public assistance program dashboard: benefit, low. The housing department must maintain and publish a Home Purchase Assistance Program dashboard. It must show available funding and each administrator’s loan review guidelines and program rules. It must also show annual average processing times for eligibility notices, notices to proceed, and final l… - Police housing incentives receive conditional funding: benefit, low. The law assigns $638,628 in qualifying extra revenue to Metropolitan Police Department officer housing incentives. It assigns $459,000 for fiscal year 2027 and $179,628 for fiscal year 2028. Funding requires the September 2025 estimate of fiscal year 2025 local revenue to exceed the approved budget… - Charter schools get scheduled facility funding: benefit, low. Charter school facility payments equal the applicable per-student allowance times estimated enrollment. In fiscal years 2027 and 2028, allowances are $3,850 for non-residential facilities and $10,396 for residential facilities. In fiscal year 2029, they are $4,219 and $11,393, respectively. Beginni… - Educator residency sponsorship money stays protected: benefit, low. District of Columbia Public Schools cannot move money appropriated for educators’ permanent residency sponsorship services to other uses. The law protects that funding’s purpose. It does not state the amount or create individual sponsorship eligibility. - Employer grants support returning citizens’ jobs: benefit, low. The Office on Ex-Offender Affairs can run an employer grant program supporting jobs for returning citizens. The law removes the program’s pilot label. Existing grant conditions still apply, and the text states no grant amount or end date. - Funding supports early childhood teacher pay: benefit, low. The law provides $72.126902 million for the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund in fiscal year 2026. It also assigns the next $1.5 million of qualifying one-time extra revenue to the fund. That extra funding requires the September 2025 estimate of fiscal year 2025 local revenue to exceed the a… - Funding-dependent support for early reading programs: benefit, low. The State Education Office must implement funding and other support for early reading programs and providers. Grants can be one form of support. Implementation depends on available funding. The law states no funding amount or program start date. - Lead-pipe testing money for charter schools: benefit, low. The law assigns the next $1 million of qualifying extra revenue to charter-school lead-pipe testing in fiscal year 2026. This revenue rule takes effect September 1, 2025. Funding requires the September 2025 local revenue estimate to exceed the approved FY2025 budget estimate. FY2025 revenue must al… - More screening authority for youth programs: benefit, low. The Department of Employment Services can check criminal and traffic records of certain youth program workers and volunteers. They must work for participating host employers or grantees and have direct contact with, or unsupervised access to, youth. The law authorizes checks but does not require ev… - Per-student funding set for public schools: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2026, the public-school funding formula sets a base amount of $15,070 per student. It sets $20,194 for Pre-Kindergarten 3, $23,811 for alternative programs, and $18,385 for grades 9–12. Additional money covers special education, English learners, at-risk students, residential servic… - St. Coletta receives extra school funding: benefit, low. St. Coletta Special Education Public Charter School receives an extra $1.2 million in fiscal year 2026. This is separate from regular per-student funding. The Public Charter School Board must transfer it to the school’s designated bank by November 1, 2025. The school must report spending to the Boa… - Training and reentry help for detained youth: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2026, Youth Rehabilitation Services must establish two one-year grant pilots: New Beginnings pre-apprenticeship training and aftercare for released youth. Training must teach workforce skills and offer paths to college credit or recognized apprenticeships; eligible providers need dem… - Cherry Blossom Festival gets donation match: benefit, low. Events DC provides a $2 match for each $1 in corporate donations raised by April 30, 2026. The recipient must be a nonprofit producing events in the official month-long 2026 National Cherry Blossom Festival. The matching grant is capped at $1.5 million. The law transfers $1.5 million from the Non-D… - District restores 911 and 311 funding: benefit, low. On October 1, 2025, the District transfers $300,000 back to the 911 and 311 Assessments Fund. This reverses $150,000 transfers to the General Fund made in each of FY2023 and FY2024. The law also removes the recurring $150,000 transfer to the General Fund. It does not specify changes to household fe… - Energy fund gains protected revenue sources: benefit, low. The Sustainable Energy Trust Fund receives statutory assessments, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative or successor-program credit-sale proceeds, and Green Building Fund transfers. Green Building transfers are limited to the purpose in D.C. Code § 8-1774.10(c)(18), which the supplied text does not ex… - Energy services and planning receive funding: benefit, low. The Sustainable Energy Trust Fund must provide at least $19.8 million for the Sustainable Energy Utility contract in fiscal year 2026. The yearly minimum becomes $10 million in fiscal year 2027 and every year after. Environment department contract administration and energy planning receive at least… - Hispanic theater receives grant and donation match: benefit, low. GALA Hispanic Theatre receives $450,000 by December 31, 2025, for capital repairs, renovation, and operations in fiscal year 2026. It can also receive a dollar-for-dollar match of non-government donations, capped at $50,000. Eligible donations must be raised from August 1, 2025, through July 31, 20… - Human Services grants get payment deadlines: benefit, low. Human Services must send qualifying grant agreements within 30 days after the fiscal year or service term begins. This applies only to grants paid entirely from local operating funds with Human Services as the sole grantor. For agreements signed after October 1, 2026, the first payment also has a d… - Local theaters receive repair and operating grants: benefit, low. The arts commission provides these Large Capital Grants, subject to appropriated program funds. For fiscal year 2025, National Theatre gets $4 million for acquisition and repairs. Howard Theatre gets $500,000 for renovation-related debt payments and operations, while Lincoln Theatre gets $285,000 f… - Rosemount Center receives property purchase support: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2026, the Deputy Mayor must award Rosemount Center up to $3 million to buy its leased property. The property is at 2000 Rosemount Avenue NW, and the Center must receive $2 million by December 1, 2025. A further match pays $4 for each private donation dollar raised above $1 million b… - Unspent sustainable energy money stays available: benefit, low. Unspent Sustainable Energy Trust Fund money stays in the fund instead of returning to the General Fund. Appropriated money remains available across fiscal years when an approved budget and financial plan authorize it. This rule does not create direct household payments. - Disability assistance funding can carry over: benefit, low. The Interim Disability Assistance Fund must use its money only for the District’s Interim Disability Assistance program. Amounts identified in section 407(e-1) must go into the fund. Unspent money stays in the fund rather than returning to the General Fund. Appropriated money remains available acro… - Health licensing money stays with boards: benefit, low. The Health Occupations Regulation Fund pays for the District’s health-occupation boards and receives health licensing fees and civil fines. Specified Basic Business License fees collected for activities listed in section 4902 go to the Basic Business License Fund instead. Unspent money stays in the… - Downtown housing program reaches more properties: benefit, low. The Housing in Downtown program covers the Central Washington and Near Northwest Area Elements, each extended 1,750 feet in any direction. These extensions must stay within the District. The Mayor can add areas with concentrated commercial office property and high commercial vacancy rates. The prov… - Funding prioritizes affordable rental housing preservation: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2026, $20 million from the Housing Production Trust Fund supports affordable rental housing preservation, potentially reaching $30 million. The law assigns the next $10 million of qualifying one-time extra revenue to that fund and another $1 million to the Housing Preservation Fund.… - Homeowner grant fund limits administrative spending: benefit, low. The law creates a Targeted Homeowner Grant Fund for appropriated grant money and program administration. Administration can use no more than 5% of authorized yearly spending. Any year-end balance transfers to the District’s unassigned General Fund, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer. The… - Neighborhood development support targets qualifying areas: benefit, low. Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative projects must be mixed-use or retail real estate developments. They must be in a low-income community or a Retail Priority Area established or approved by the Council. The law defines qualifying projects but does not specify an assistance amount. - Library keeps funds and expands staffing: benefit, low. The DC Public Library's Account and Fund keep unspent balances instead of returning them to the District's unassigned fund balance. Appropriated money remains available across years when authorized in an approved budget and financial plan. The Library Fund can also pay temporary and when-actually-e… - Business partnership leads District growth efforts: benefit, low. The Washington DC Economic Partnership becomes the main contractor for specified District business-development work. Its duties include helping retain, expand, and attract businesses. It must also market the District as a place to start, operate, and grow businesses. The designation does not state… - Funding attracts businesses and fills storefronts: benefit, low. The specified tax-revenue account provides $2.451 million for authorized economic-development grants in fiscal year 2026. It funds Washington DC Economic Partnership grants of $5.14 million in FY2026 and $6.14 million in FY2027. Those partnership grants support retail and business attraction. In FY… - Grants support technology startups and training: benefit, low. The law directs grants to Capital Factory of $500,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $1.5 million for fiscal year 2025. These grants support a District technology incubator. Beginning in fiscal year 2026, the Deputy Mayor may fund organizations helping District entrepreneurs and early-stage technology co… - Prince Hall plaza improvements can receive grants: benefit, low. The Deputy Mayor may grant funds to the Prince Hall charitable educational foundation or its commercial tenant at 1000 U Street, NW. Funds must carry out the cultural destination plan's recommendations for the space and adjacent plaza. The supplied text does not state a grant amount. - Clean energy properties gain tax exemptions: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, qualifying buildings or grounds get property-tax-exemption treatment for specified energy uses. Covered uses include solar generation, energy storage, solar energy management, and electric-vehicle charging. Solar energy management activities must follow Energy Star guidel… - DC Central Kitchen gets broader rebates: benefit, low. Beginning May 1, 2025, DC Central Kitchen’s rebate covers qualifying payments under one or more leases with the lessor. Payments can be made directly or indirectly by DC Central Kitchen. The law removes the former $208,000 annual cap and states no replacement cap. - Foundation property gains exemptions and refunds: benefit, low. Beginning September 30, 2025, Lots 37 and 828 in Square 333 receive tax and deed recordation and transfer tax exemptions. This includes improvements and furnishings used for the Prince Hall Free & Accepted Mason and Order of the Eastern Star Charitable Educational Foundation. The property cannot be… - Lower assessments for gas and electric companies: benefit, low. The law lowers specified Sustainable Energy Trust Fund assessments on natural gas and electric companies. Gas rates fall from $0.1098 to $0.032668 and from $0.1172 to $0.027088. Electric rates fall from $0.00691 to $0.002056 and from $0.00721 to $0.001666. The supplied text does not identify the pe… - Baby Bonds program ends for families: cost, high. Effective September 30, 2025, the law repeals the District's Baby Bonds program authority. It also repeals the related cited tax-code provision. Eligible children and families lose access to the program. The supplied text does not state individual benefit amounts. - Cash assistance violations trigger benefit cuts: cost, high. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Department of Human Services must cut an assistance unit’s TANF benefit by 25%. The cut applies when a recipient is found to violate District public assistance law or its implementing rules. The assistance unit receives 75% of its benefit before this reduction. - Smaller cash benefits after TANF limits: cost, high. Beginning October 1, 2026, District-funded TANF cash benefits shrink for some assistance units that include an adult. The cuts apply after the 60-month limit, or after 60 months of federal and District TANF benefits following February 28, 1997. Benefits equal 70% of the fiscal year 2026 amount in f… - Time limits end rapid rehousing help: cost, high. Rapid Re-Housing clients must leave when their assistance time limit ends, unless the Mayor grants an extension. The Mayor sets the limit by rule, and it cannot be shorter than 12 months. Clients notified before the FY2026 Budget Support Emergency Act took effect exit after 24 months or September 3… - Families lose District child tax credit: cost, high. The law repeals the District child tax credit provision, effective October 1, 2024. Families who otherwise qualified lose access to that credit. The supplied text does not state the credit amount or describe a replacement. - Rising fees for construction debris containers: cost, high. Businesses pay monthly permit fees for each construction-debris container placed in public space. Fees are $75 for month 1, $150 for month 2, and $225 for months 3 and 4. Month 5 costs $300. Each later month adds $150 to the monthly fee: month 6 costs $450, month 7 costs $600, and so on. - Vehicle registration fees depend on weight: cost, medium. Vehicle registration fees are $85 for Class I vehicles weighing 3,499 pounds or less. Fees are $175 for Class II, $275 for Class III, $400 for Class IV, and $650 for Class V. Class VI vehicles, weighing 8,000 pounds or more, pay $750. Vehicles above 8,000 pounds also pay $75 for each additional 1,0… - Cash assistance loses inflation increases: cost, medium. District cash assistance levels receive no inflation-based increases in fiscal years 2027 through 2030. The freeze does not state a dollar cut or change other eligibility rules. The value of missed increases depends on inflation and the underlying benefit amount. - Alcohol retailers need two bingo approvals: cost, medium. On-premises alcohol retailers offering commercial bingo must hold one of the listed eligible retailer license classes. They need both an Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board endorsement and an Office of Lottery and Gaming license. The endorsement costs $300 each year. The lottery office cannot iss… - For-hire operators face enforcement and deadlines: cost, medium. The District can impound any for-hire vehicle observed providing service that starts or occurs entirely within the District. This applies when the vehicle lacks a District for-hire license or its business lacks District operating authority. An existing carrier-for-hire obligation applies no later t… - Higher skill-game fees for businesses: cost, medium. Businesses covered by the game-of-skill licensing rules pay an annual fee of $500 instead of $200. That adds $300 per year for each affected business. - Strict onsite rules for commercial bingo: cost, medium. Commercial bingo must take place at the licensed establishment with a live caller. Rules must ban remote play and devices that replace onsite human opponents with machines or computerized systems. Violations can bring fines up to $50,000 per violation, license suspension, or license loss. The law a… - Commercial bingo operators pay new tax: cost, medium. Commercial bingo operators pay a 7.5% tax on covered sales and charges to play. Tax equals covered gross receipts multiplied by 7.5%. The law does not establish whether operators pass this cost to players. - Parking enforcement reaches District-managed private property: cost, low. The specified parking and fraudulent-tag enforcement rule covers vehicles in District public rights-of-way and public spaces. It also covers vehicles parked on private property under District jurisdiction or management. - Set fees for replacement vehicle documents: cost, low. A duplicate vehicle registration certificate costs $25. A replacement tag costs $15, and a dealer's proof-of-ownership certificate costs $30. Each fee applies to each item issued. The provided text does not give prior fees for comparison. - Annual parking sticker fees for residents: cost, low. Annual residential parking stickers cost $55 for the first vehicle at a legal mailing address. The second costs $80, the third $115, and the fourth or later vehicle $175 each. Residents age 65 or older pay $35 for their first vehicle. The supplied text does not give the former fees. - Higher vehicle and traffic service fees: cost, low. The specified vehicle or trailer lien recording or release service costs $15, up from 50 cents. Traffic Act charges rise from $98 to $115 and from $26 to $30; three specified vehicle fees rise from $338 to $350. Revenue Act fees rise from $13 to $15 and from $12 to $15. The fee under D.C. Code § 50… - Food assistance subsection repealed for recipients: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the law repeals subsection 5084(b) of the Food Stamp Expansion Act of 2009. The supplied text does not explain what benefit or eligibility rule that subsection covered. Its effect on any household's SNAP assistance cannot be determined from this text. - Home electrification help faces new limits: cost, low. Some Home Electrification Program services and activities now depend on available funding. One service and one Department of Energy and Environment action become optional rather than required. These changes make access less certain for eligible residents. The supplied text does not identify the aff… - Rapid Re-Housing participants lose guaranteed case management: cost, low. Case management is no longer required for people eligible for or participating in Rapid Re-Housing. Participants can request it orally or in writing, but the program does not have to provide it. This change does not itself end housing assistance. - Sidewalk vendors face equipment design approval: cost, low. Sidewalk vending zone managers must submit site plans with cart and table design standards. Managers must review and approve vendors' equipment designs to enforce the approved plan. Vendors in those zones must use designs that meet the plan's standards. - Taxi operators face possible new assessments: cost, low. The Department of For-Hire Vehicles can levy an assessment on taxicab and public vehicle-for-hire operators. It funds authorized uses of the Public Vehicles-for-Hire Consumer Service Fund. The law sets no assessment amount and does not require riders to pay it. Available year-end fund money moves t… - Federal information sharing remains allowed: cost, low. The District correctional statute does not block cooperation required by federal law. It also does not restrict information sharing covered by section 642 of the federal 1997 appropriations law. This clarification does not create a new duty for individuals. - Public access to justice data narrows: cost, low. Certain shared justice information is exempt from District public-records disclosure. The exemption covers data courts, federal agencies, or federally established agencies provide to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council or Sentencing Commission. Members of the public cannot obtain that data th… - District repeals senior hunger law: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the law repeals the No Senior Hungry Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022. The supplied text does not identify which programs, eligibility rules, or benefits that act established. It therefore does not show the effect on an individual senior household. - Lower percentage in school funding formula: cost, low. The law lowers a specified percentage in the public school funding formula from 35% to 30%. The supplied text does not identify the dollar change for any school or student. It also does not show how student services change. - Circulator fund loses required sponsorship deposits: cost, low. Private sponsorship proceeds for DC Circulator vehicles, equipment, and facilities no longer have to enter the Circulator Fund. The supplied text does not name a replacement destination or state how service changes. - District offices face tighter spending limits: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, agencies cannot use shifted funds to start programs or eliminate Council-specified programs or allocations. An unusual-circumstances exception requires Council approval and a written explanation of the circumstances and need. When the Mayor misses the Council's budget dea… - Longer renewable energy rules for providers: cost, low. The specified period for the District’s renewable energy standard now ends September 30, 2029, rather than September 30, 2028. Electricity providers subject to the standard must follow it for the extended period. The supplied text does not state the effect on household electricity prices. - Lower funding floors for energy programs: cost, low. The law lowers one Sustainable Energy Trust Fund allocation floor from $7 million to $3.5 million. It removes a $3 million yearly funding floor for assistance provided by the energy department or Sustainable Energy Utility. It also removes a separate $100,000 yearly allocation floor under the Clean… - Paid leave fund allocation gets capped: cost, low. Beginning in fiscal year 2030, the District's specified allocation from the Universal Paid Leave Implementation Fund faces a cap. It cannot exceed 15% of the money estimated to enter the fund that year. The cap applies each year afterward. The supplied provision does not identify a change to indivi… - Lower funding cap for downtown housing: cost, low. The Housing in Downtown program’s funding cap falls from $6.8 million to $5 million. That lowers the maximum by $1.8 million. The supplied text does not show changes to any household’s eligibility or award. - Energy suppliers pay government energy surcharges: cost, low. The Mayor's Energy Surcharge Fund charges natural gas at $0.077132 per therm in fiscal year 2026 and $0.090112 thereafter. Electricity assessments are $0.004854 per kilowatt-hour in fiscal year 2026 and $0.005544 thereafter. Fuel-oil deliveries to District end-users are assessed $0.059008 per gallo… - Higher downtown business district tax cap: cost, low. The permitted annual increase in the Downtown Business Improvement District tax rises from 3% to 5%. For tax year 2026, the combined increase across September 2025 and March 2026 payments cannot exceed 5% over the previous year. The increase can be divided flexibly between those payments. Propertie… - Medical cannabis sellers pay six-percent tax: cost, low. Medical cannabis sellers pay a 6% tax on gross receipts from sales or charges. In fiscal year 2026, specified proceeds go to the Healthy DC and Health Care Expansion Fund. That allocation is capped at the fiscal year 2026 amount certified in the approved fiscal year 2023 budget. Excess proceeds go… - Per-gallon charges on District oil deliveries: cost, low. Specified oil deliveries carry an assessment of $0.024992 per gallon in fiscal year 2026. The rate is $0.019414 per gallon in fiscal year 2027 and every year after. The assessment covers deliveries to District end-users for industrial, commercial, or residential use. The supplied text does not esta… - Whitman-Walker loses St. Elizabeths rebate law: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the law repeals the Whitman-Walker Entities at St. Elizabeths tax rebate law. It removes that rebate’s legal basis. The supplied text does not state the rebate amount, affected tax years, or household effects. - Vehicle registration fees depend on weight: mixed, medium. The first annual fee schedule charges $70, $175, $300, or $550 for Classes I through IV. Class I covers vehicles weighing 3,499 pounds or less; Class IV starts at 6,000 pounds. Weight above 10,000 pounds adds $75 for each additional 1,000 pounds. New electric vehicles under 5,000 pounds pay $40 for… - Homebuyer help gets priority and rolling access: mixed, medium. The Home Purchase Assistance Fund can offer loans, down-payment help, and interim financing for low- and moderate-income buyers' principal District homes. Eligible District employees can also qualify through the employer-assisted housing program, and assistance can be combined with other housing pr… - Body art safety rules and penalties: mixed, medium. Body art businesses and their artists must hold valid licenses. The Department of Health must set licensing, registration, infection-control, and safety rules, with fees as needed; fee amounts are not set. Tattoo businesses must post the required FDA pigment warning and keep pigment-component recor… - Mayor gains power to acquire specific lot: mixed, low. The Mayor can use eminent domain to acquire Lot 48 in Square 3100 for revitalization or redevelopment. Acquisition must follow the District's condemnation procedures. This authority can affect the owner and others with interests in the lot. The law states no compensation amount. - Vendor amnesty applications and new requirements: mixed, low. Mobile and sidewalk vendors can apply to the Mayor for vending amnesty; the Mayor sets application and approval requirements by rule. At the Mayor's request, the CFO must electronically notify vendors registered with the tax office. Sidewalk vendors must provide their home address when it differs f… - Drivers face stronger road safety rules: mixed, low. The law adds road safety protections and tighter rules for drivers in the District. Drivers cannot hold or attempt to hold a phone or similar wireless device. Using or attempting to use one requires a hands-free accessory, including for calls and text messages. Reckless driving also includes drivin… - Ongoing background checks with possible annual fees: mixed, low. The law creates the District Rap Back Program and requires police participation in the FBI service. Participating agencies can request subscriptions for covered people in specified care, security, licensing, employment, volunteer, or related roles. Police or an authorized entity fingerprints the pe… - Police can process fingerprint background checks: mixed, low. Police or an authorized entity may fingerprint people when District or federal rules require or allow a background check. They may send fingerprints to the FBI, receive criminal history results, and share results only with authorized recipients. This permits criminal history sharing while limiting… - More schools must refer absent students: mixed, low. The 2024–2025 pilot covered five secondary schools with prior-year truancy above 50%, replacing usual referral requirements for covered minors. For 2025–2026, the Mayor must select at least 10 schools serving grades 6–12 with prior-year truancy above 35%, including those five schools and at least o… - Building and environmental safety balances move: mixed, low. Available year-end money in the Green Building and Hazardous Waste and Toxic Chemical Source Reduction funds moves to the General Fund’s unassigned balance. The same rule covers the Indoor Mold Assessment, Lead Service Line Replacement, and Underground Storage Tank Regulation funds. The Chief Finan… - Commissary fund sends unused money elsewhere: mixed, low. Money from goods sold at District correctional-facility commissaries goes into the Resident Welfare Fund. Money remaining at year-end moves to the General Fund’s unassigned balance, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer. General spending gains money instead of the welfare fund keeping its un… - Conservation funds send unused money elsewhere: mixed, low. Urban forest fees and penalties go into the Tree Fund; this provision creates no new fee or penalty. Available year-end balances in that fund and the Pesticide Registration and Product Stewardship funds move to the General Fund’s unassigned balance. The same rule covers the Renewable Energy Develop… - Dedicated funds shift into general budgets: mixed, low. The CFO transfers listed dedicated-account amounts to the local fund in FY2026–FY2029 for use under the approved FY2026 budget plan. Examples include Litigation Support transfers of $7.054057 million in FY2026 and $1.054057 million in FY2029. The Individual Insurance Market Affordability and Stabil… - District claim recoveries change fund handling: mixed, low. The Subrogation Fund includes revenue from claims brought by or on behalf of the Chief Risk Officer. This includes claims the officer refers to the Attorney General for prosecution. Remaining year-end money moves to the General Fund’s unassigned balance, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer… - Energy contract fund supports administration, loses leftovers: mixed, low. The law creates a Municipal Aggregation Fund administered by the Mayor. Money collected under the municipal aggregation provision goes into this fund. It can pay only to form and manage the District's municipal aggregation contracts. Any year-end balance moves to the General Fund, as determined by… - Neighborhood commissions gain rides, lose duplication: mixed, low. Advisory Neighborhood Commissions can use their funds for taxi or rideshare transportation expenses. They cannot directly pay for services already performed by the District government. The law does not set a spending amount. - Parks and cultural funds redirect money: mixed, low. The Parks and Recreation Fund receives specified facility fees, concession payments, outside-service payments, development community-benefit payments, and motor-vehicle-related fees. The OCTFME Director administers a special account receiving industry revenue owed under its governing law, for uses… - Safety funds face limits and transfers: mixed, low. Beginning September 30, 2026, the Nuisance Abatement Fund cannot hold more than $2 million. Damages from nuisance-abatement cases go into the fund, but money above the cap moves to the General Fund’s unassigned balance. Available year-end money also moves there from this fund and the Private Securi… - Sports revenues face new transfer limits: mixed, low. RFK Campus Infrastructure Fund sports-fee receipts first cover required bond payments and reserves, as determined by the CFO. In FY2026–FY2027, excess first pays ballpark early-redemption borrowing debt service; the remainder goes to the General Fund. In FY2028–FY2029, excess goes to the General Fu… - Stadium campus fund can secure bonds: mixed, low. The law creates the RFK Campus Infrastructure Fund, managed by the Mayor. The Mayor or a designated District body may pledge its money to secure specified bond payments for campus infrastructure and parking. This supports financing but commits pledged money as bond security. Pledges must follow the… - Transit funds shift to general spending: mixed, low. The law closes the DC Circulator Fund and moves its remaining money to the General Fund’s unassigned balance. The transfer covers money left on the section’s effective date. Available year-end money in the Vision Zero Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Fund also moves there, as determined by the Chief F… - Unused agency money returns to general budget: mixed, low. The law creates or designates special funds for corrections reimbursement, housing's Unified Fund, transportation initiatives, vehicle inspections, Eastern Market, and veterans affairs. Eastern Market receipts collected by General Services go into its fund; veterans affairs revenue includes specifi… - Unused election funding moves elsewhere: mixed, low. Available year-end money in the Fair Elections Fund moves to the General Fund’s unassigned balance. The Chief Financial Officer determines the amount during year-end closing. Money becomes available for general spending rather than staying reserved for Fair Elections. The provision states no transf… - Health funds redirect unused yearly money: mixed, low. The Healthy DC and Health Care Expansion Fund can support Healthy DC and other medical assistance programs run by Health Care Finance. Its available year-end money moves to the General Fund’s unassigned balance. The same transfer rule covers the medical cannabis fund and the Medical Examiner’s path… - Health funds support work, then return leftovers: mixed, low. Health planning agency fees and civil fines go into a new fund that pays agency costs first. Extra money can support other Department of Health assessment, planning, and evaluation work. A separate recovery fund repays Medicaid for provider-fraud payments or payments another insurer should cover. A… - Property recording revenue changes destination: mixed, low. Specified recording revenue and charges go to the Recorder of Deeds Automation Fund. Covered receipts include costs and charges under D.C. Code sections 47-876 and 47-1340(h). Available year-end money moves to the General Fund’s unassigned balance, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer. This… - Reservoir housing tax relief requires affordability: mixed, low. Specified Reservoir District properties receive a 100% property tax exemption for 20 tax years beginning October 1, 2029. The owner must operate 449 homes and reserve one-third of operating rental units for households earning an average of 80% of area median income. At least 35% of construction con… - Unused housing and redevelopment money moves: mixed, low. Unused year-end money in the Housing Authority’s Rehabilitation and Maintenance Fund moves to the General Fund’s unassigned balance. The same rule applies to the St. Elizabeths East Campus and Walter Reed redevelopment funds. The Walter Reed rule begins September 1, 2025. The Chief Financial Office… - Workforce housing tax relief has income limits: mixed, low. Nonprofit workforce-housing owners can receive a property-tax exemption, but must certify tenant incomes every year. At least 50% of occupied units must serve households at or below 80% of adjusted median income. The remaining occupied units must serve households at or below 120%. Beginning July 1,… - Unused education fund money moves: mixed, low. Available year-end balances in the school facility, early childhood educator pay equity, and state athletic activities funds move to the General Fund’s unassigned balance. The Chief Financial Officer determines the amounts during year-end closing. This frees money for general spending instead of ke… - Unused worker support money moves: mixed, low. Available year-end money in the Jobs Trust Fund moves to the General Fund’s unassigned balance. Beginning September 1, 2025, the same rule applies to the Wage Theft Prevention Fund. The Chief Financial Officer determines available balances during year-end closing. Money shifts from dedicated worker… - Unused vending fund money moves: mixed, low. The Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection administers the Vending Regulation Fund as a special fund. Remaining year-end money moves to the General Fund’s unassigned balance, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer. General spending gains money instead of the vending fund keeping its… - Business sports fee gets new rules: mixed, low. The law renames the ballpark fee as the sports facilities fee. Each payer’s annual fee uses the preceding tax year’s District gross receipts. Specified $14 million references are replaced with annual bond debt service. Revenue stays in the Ballpark Revenue Fund until all specified bond principal an… - Chinatown tax relief carries community duties: mixed, low. Existing office-only properties in Square 485, Lots 3, 30, 42, 43, 44, and 48 can qualify for tax relief. Owners receiving abatements after October 1, 2025, must provide Chinatown cultural-heritage space and a public Asian market throughout the abatement. Before opening the market, owners must cons… - Downtown housing tax dates move back: mixed, low. The law moves Housing in Downtown program tax references from tax year 2025 to tax year 2026. References to periods after 2025 also move to periods after 2026. The supplied text does not identify the underlying tax treatment or its effect on tax bills. ## 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 | 10 | 2 | | | 2025-07-28 | House | Other | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-07-28 | House | Other | fail | 7 | 5 | | | 2025-07-28 | House | Other | pass | 9 | 0 | 3 | | 2025-07-28 | House | Other | fail | 7 | 4 | 1 | | 2025-07-28 | House | Other | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-07-28 | House | Final Reading | pass | 10 | 2 | | | 2025-07-28 | House | Other | fail | 5 | 7 | | | 2025-07-28 | House | Other | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-07-28 | House | Other | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-07-28 | House | Other | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-07-14 | House | Other | fail | 7 | 5 | | | 2025-07-14 | House | Other | fail | 4 | 8 | | | 2025-07-14 | House | First Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-01-02: Law L26-0055, Effective from Dec 06, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000001 (House) - 2025-09-12: Act A26-0148 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009825 (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 A26-0148 (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 B26-0265 by the Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-06-18: Public Hearing on B26-0265 View Public Hearing Record (House) - 2025-06-06: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0265 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-06-03: Referred to Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-05-27: B26-0265 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/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment7.pdf?Id=218146), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment9.pdf?Id=218183), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment8.pdf?Id=218148), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment1.pdf?Id=218182), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment10.pdf?Id=218145), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment11.pdf?Id=224833), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment14.pdf?Id=218187), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment15.pdf?Id=218246), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment2.pdf?Id=218180), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment3.pdf?Id=218181), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment4.pdf?Id=218243), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment6.pdf?Id=218152) - Enrollment, 2025-07-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Enrollment/B26-0265-Enrollment16.pdf?Id=219480) - Amendment, 2025-07-14: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment2.pdf?Id=217721), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment3.pdf?Id=217362), [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment4.pdf?Id=217354) - Engrossment, 2025-07-14: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting2/Engrossment/B26-0265-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=217782) - Introduced, 2025-05-27: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Introduction/B26-0265-Introduction.pdf?Id=213201) ## 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/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment7.pdf?Id=218146) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment9.pdf?Id=218183) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment8.pdf?Id=218148) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment1.pdf?Id=218182) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment10.pdf?Id=218145) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment11.pdf?Id=224833) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment14.pdf?Id=218187) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment15.pdf?Id=218246) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment2.pdf?Id=218180) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment3.pdf?Id=218181) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment4.pdf?Id=218243) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment6.pdf?Id=218152) - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting3/Enrollment/B26-0265-Enrollment16.pdf?Id=219480) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment2.pdf?Id=217721) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment3.pdf?Id=217362) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0265-Amendment4.pdf?Id=217354) - [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Meeting2/Engrossment/B26-0265-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=217782) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57846/Introduction/B26-0265-Introduction.pdf?Id=213201) ## 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-B26-0265-26 (as of 2026-11-04).