# District of Columbia B26-0319: Long Bridge Project Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0319, Long Bridge Project Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Charles Allen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-08 (Act A26-0126 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008605, Expires on Oct 30, 2025) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0319
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Long Bridge Project Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-07-11
- Last action: 2025-08-08, Act A26-0126 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008605, Expires on Oct 30, 2025
- Sponsor: Charles Allen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (11 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tree removal permits for Long Bridge: mixed, low. The Mayor must issue a permit to remove a Heritage Tree that abuts or is within the Long Bridge Project site managed by the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority. All of these must be true. There is no reasonable design alternative to avoid the tree. The Urban Forestry Division determines the tree cann…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Charles Allen (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-07-14 | House | Final Reading | pass | 11 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-08-08: Act A26-0126 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008605, Expires on Oct 30, 2025 (House)
- 2025-08-01: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-08-01: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0126, Expires on Oct 30, 2025 (House)
- 2025-07-28: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Aug 11, 2025 (House)
- 2025-07-14: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-07-14: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2025-07-11: B26-0319 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-07-14: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58153/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0319-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=217491)
- Introduced, 2025-07-11: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58153/Introduction/B26-0319-Introduction.pdf?Id=217244)

## 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/58153/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0319-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=217491)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58153/Introduction/B26-0319-Introduction.pdf?Id=217244)

## 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-B26-0319-26 (as of 2026-11-04).