# District of Columbia B26-0327: Schools First Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0327, Schools First Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phil Mendelson (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-10-14 (Law Number L26-0190 Effective from Oct 14, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0327
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Schools First Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-07-11
- Last action: 2026-10-14, Law Number L26-0190 Effective from Oct 14, 2026
- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (26 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- DC school budgets track costs and closures: mixed, low. DC Public Schools now factors expected increases in average educator costs into each school’s budget for the next fiscal year. These costs include salary and benefits. One part of the budget formula now counts “instructional personnel” instead of “instructional or school-based support personnel.” W…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | First Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-10-14: Law Number L26-0190 Effective from Oct 14, 2026 (House)
- 2026-08-31: Transmitted to Congress (House)
- 2026-05-01: Act A26-0314 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006838 (House)
- 2026-04-29: Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A26-0314 (House)
- 2026-04-28: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2026-04-13: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Apr 28, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2026-03-03: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2026-02-17: Committee Mark-up of B26-0327 by the Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-10-01: Public Hearing on B26-0327 View Public Hearing Record (House)
- 2025-09-12: Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-09-09: Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-07-18: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0327 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-07-14: Referred to Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-07-11: B26-0327 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2026-03-31: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58163/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0327-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=235950)
- Engrossment, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58163/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0327-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=235115)
- Introduced, 2025-07-11: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58163/Introduction/B26-0327-Introduction.pdf?Id=217299)

## 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/58163/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0327-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=235950)
- [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58163/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0327-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=235115)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58163/Introduction/B26-0327-Introduction.pdf?Id=217299)

## 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-B26-0327-26 (as of 2026-11-04).