# District of Columbia B26-0273: Rental Housing Registration Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0273, Rental Housing Registration Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Robert C. White Jr. (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-09-12 (Law L26-0033, Effective from Aug 23, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009572, Expires on Apr 05, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0273-26 - 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 B26-0273 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Rental Housing Registration Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-05-29 - Last action: 2025-09-12, Law L26-0033, Effective from Aug 23, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009572, Expires on Apr 05, 2026 - Sponsor: Robert C. White Jr. (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (24 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Landlords get more time to register: benefit, low. The law gives housing providers more time to file registration forms tied to the rent control database. Deadlines that were 90 days are now 180 days. A 91-day deadline is now 181 days. These changes are temporary and end 225 days after the act starts. - One-time rent history for exempt units: mixed, low. If you own an exempt rental unit, you must report rent history at registration. List the current monthly rent for each unit. Also list the rent charged for each of the two prior calendar years. This is one-time at registration; no ongoing or annual reports. This requirement is temporary and ends 22… - Temporary timeline for these housing rules: mixed, low. The act starts after mayoral approval and a 30-day congressional review. The act ends 225 days after it starts. This sets timing for the temporary housing rules. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Robert C. White Jr. (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-17 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-06-03 | House | First Reading | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (11) - 2025-09-12: Law L26-0033, Effective from Aug 23, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009572, Expires on Apr 05, 2026 (House) - 2025-07-14: Transmitted to Congress (House) - 2025-07-11: Act A26-0101 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007684 (House) - 2025-07-08: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2025-07-07: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0101 (House) - 2025-06-24: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 09, 2025 (House) - 2025-06-17: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-06-06: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0273 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-06-03: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-06-03: Retained by the Council (House) - 2025-05-29: B26-0273 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment, 2025-06-17: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57807/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0273-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=214880) - Engrossment, 2025-06-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57807/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0273-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=213634) - Introduced, 2025-05-29: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57807/Introduction/B26-0273-Introduction.pdf?Id=212828) ## 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/57807/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0273-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=214880) - [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57807/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0273-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=213634) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57807/Introduction/B26-0273-Introduction.pdf?Id=212828) ## 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-B26-0273-26 (as of 2026-11-04).