# District of Columbia B26-0322: DC Water Disconnection and Billing Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0322, DC Water Disconnection and Billing Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Charles Allen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-10-01 (Law Number L26-0050 Effective from Oct 01, 2025, Expires on May 14, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0322-26 - 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 B26-0322 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: DC Water Disconnection and Billing Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-07-11 - Last action: 2025-10-01, Law Number L26-0050 Effective from Oct 01, 2025, Expires on May 14, 2026 - Sponsor: Charles Allen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (24 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger multilingual notices before water shutoff: benefit, low. DC Water must give at least 30 working days’ posted notice before shutting off water, posted outside and at publicly accessible units, in English, Spanish, or another language used at the property. DC Water must develop the notice with the Tenant Advocate and include who is delinquent, how much is… - Higher late fees and 30-day shutoffs for DC Water bills: cost, medium. DC Water can add late fees to unpaid bills: up to 10% after 30 days, and 1% per month after 60 days, compounding. This late-fee authority applies retroactively to April 18, 1996. DC Water can shut off water when a bill is unpaid 30 days after the bill date, even if the owner or tenant changed. DC W… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Charles Allen (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-07-28 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-07-14 | House | First Reading | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (11) - 2025-10-01: Law Number L26-0050 Effective from Oct 01, 2025, Expires on May 14, 2026 (House) - 2025-08-19: Transmitted to Congress (House) - 2025-08-15: Act A26-0136 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008941 (House) - 2025-08-12: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2025-08-11: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0136 (House) - 2025-07-31: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Aug 14, 2025 (House) - 2025-07-28: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-07-18: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0322 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-07-14: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-07-14: Retained by the Council (House) - 2025-07-11: B26-0322 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment, 2025-07-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58157/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0322-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=218212) - Amendment, 2025-07-14: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58157/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0322-Amendment1.pdf?Id=217360) - Engrossment, 2025-07-14: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58157/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0322-Engrossment2.pdf?Id=217657) - Introduced, 2025-07-11: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58157/Introduction/B26-0322-Introduction.pdf?Id=217261) ## 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/58157/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0322-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=218212) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58157/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0322-Amendment1.pdf?Id=217360) - [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58157/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0322-Engrossment2.pdf?Id=217657) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58157/Introduction/B26-0322-Introduction.pdf?Id=217261) ## 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-B26-0322-26 (as of 2026-11-04).