# District of Columbia B26-0274: Tipped Minimum Wage Increase Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0274, Tipped Minimum Wage Increase Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kenyan R. McDuffie (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-04 (Act A26-0094 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007561, Expires on Sep 28, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0274
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Tipped Minimum Wage Increase Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-06-02
- Last action: 2025-07-04, Act A26-0094 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007561, Expires on Sep 28, 2025
- Sponsor: Kenyan R. McDuffie (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (9 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tipped workers’ raise delayed to October: mixed, medium. The law delays the next tipped minimum wage step. It does not take effect before October 1, 2025, instead of July 1, 2025. Tipped workers get the raise later. Employers of tipped workers have more time to adjust. This is an emergency law and stays in effect for no longer than 90 days under D.C. rul…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kenyan R. McDuffie (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-03 | House | Final Reading | pass | 9 | 3 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-07-04: Act A26-0094 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007561, Expires on Sep 28, 2025 (House)
- 2025-07-01: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-06-30: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0094, Expires on Sep 28, 2025 (House)
- 2025-06-18: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 03, 2025 (House)
- 2025-06-03: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-06-03: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2025-06-02: B26-0274 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-06-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57823/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0274-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=213647)
- Introduced, 2025-06-02: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57823/Introduction/B26-0274-Introduction.pdf?Id=213027)

## 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/57823/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0274-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=213647)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57823/Introduction/B26-0274-Introduction.pdf?Id=213027)

## 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-B26-0274-26 (as of 2026-11-04).