# District of Columbia B26-0340: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0340, Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phil Mendelson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-09-17 (Retained by the Council); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0340-26 - 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 B26-0340 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-07-28 - Last action: 2025-09-17, Retained by the Council - Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 1 (10 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 186 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Transit board members receive new stipends: benefit, high. Eligible principal members of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board receive $20,000 per 12-month period, paid quarterly. Eligible alternates receive $250 for each day they replace a principal member to establish a board quorum. District employees and public officials are not elig… - Tax relief for clean energy property: benefit, high. Beginning October 1, 2025, specified property taxes do not apply to buildings or grounds used for solar power generation, energy storage, or electric vehicle charging. Solar energy management uses also qualify when they follow Energy Star guidelines. Savings depend on the qualifying property's tax… - Pay floors and funding for childcare educators: benefit, high. From January 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, facilities receiving Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund money must meet salary floors. Assistant teachers receive at least $51,006 with a Child Development Associate credential, or $54,262 with an associate degree or higher or 60 college-level… - Land trust homeowners gain tax breaks: benefit, high. People living on land leased from a community land trust count as owners when applying for the homestead deduction. Transfers to qualifying community land trusts are exempt from transfer and deed recordation taxes. Trust-owned property leased to a qualifying lower-income homeownership household als… - Larger lease grants for Chinatown businesses: benefit, high. Eligible Chinatown entities and commercial property owners can compete for long-term lease grants. The maximum award rises from $125,000 to $250,000. Eligible tenant improvements include façade repairs and interior and exterior renovations. Awards are competitive, not guaranteed. - Ward 8 cannabis retailer gets grant: benefit, high. In fiscal year 2025, the Deputy Mayor must award $500,000 to a licensed medical cannabis retailer in Ward 8. The retailer must have operated since January 2019. The grant supports its current business operations. - More legal help for District residents: benefit, medium. The law establishes an Access to Justice Initiative supporting civil legal help for low-income and underserved District residents. It includes shared interpreters and lawyer loan repayment; some services are limited to eligible people or groups in covered proceedings. A separate Mayor-run grant pro… - Adult Alliance service cuts get delay: benefit, medium. The law provides an October 1, 2026 start date for service limits affecting Healthcare Alliance members age 21 or older. The funding allocation supporting this delay depends on certified excess fiscal year 2025 local revenue. The delay applies to service limits, not the separate income and enrollme… - Child support receives new assistance exclusions: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, one TANF rule disregards the full current monthly child-support obligation and voluntary payments received. The support must come from an absent parent or spouse. A separate TANF rule excludes up to the first $200 of qualifying child-support obligations or payments receiv… - District can offer basic health coverage: benefit, medium. The District Health Benefit Exchange Authority can establish and operate a Basic Health Program under the Affordable Care Act. Coverage is for District residents who meet the federal program's eligibility requirements. This provision does not set an enrollment start date or funding amount. - Home purchase fund offers financing help: benefit, medium. The Home Purchase Assistance Fund can provide loans, down-payment help, interim financing, and other assistance to low- and moderate-income households. The help supports buying or securing a District home used as the recipient’s main residence. Assistance can be combined with other home-assistance… - Homebuyer aid gets priority and safeguards: benefit, medium. The Mayor must prioritize eligible District residents who are low income, elderly, displaced, or have disabilities for homebuyer assistance. Funding must be distributed on a rolling basis as money becomes available, not by lottery or similar random selection. The Mayor cannot use a participant’s lo… - Homebuyers get longer assistance eligibility windows: benefit, medium. Applicants required to complete housing counseling must have at least two years after completion to receive homebuyer assistance. If funding runs out during the fiscal year an eligibility notice is issued, that notice stays valid longer. It must remain valid through at least the end of the next fis… - Charter educators receive funded pay increases: benefit, medium. For the 2025–2026 school year, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education must pay charter school agencies $30.785832 million. The money must go only toward educator compensation increases paid during that school year. Each agency’s chief executive or school head must sign the required ass… - Direct care workers get pay support: benefit, medium. In fiscal year 2026, District payments to direct care providers must support a required worker pay level. That level is the highest of three amounts: 117.6% of the July 1, 2025 living wage, the current minimum wage, or the current living wage. Providers may vary pay by qualified experience and demo… - Police retirees keep pensions while working: benefit, medium. Retired District police officers can work for the Department of Forensic Sciences without jeopardizing their retirement benefits. Both full-time and part-time work qualify. This lets eligible retirees earn employment income while keeping their pensions. - Tipped workers get staged wage increases: benefit, medium. The tipped cash wage floor reaches 56% of the regular minimum wage on July 1, 2026, and 60% on July 1, 2028. It reaches 65% on July 1, 2030, 70% on July 1, 2032, and 75% on July 1, 2034. These rates remain subject to the wage law's listed exceptions; actual tips must cover the difference from the r… - Tax refunds for community land trusts: benefit, medium. The law requires forgiveness and refunds of taxes covered by the community land trust exemptions. This includes transfer and recordation taxes, penalties, and interest collected since October 1, 2018, on transfers by or to a trust. It also covers specified property taxes, penalties, and interest on… - Rhode Island Avenue businesses gain grants: benefit, medium. In fiscal year 2026, the Deputy Mayor must award at least $350,000 through a competitive Rhode Island Avenue corridor program. Businesses must have fewer than 30 full-time workers and sign or plan a lease lasting at least 10 years, excluding options. They must be District-registered, in good standi… - Vendors gain access to business grants: benefit, medium. The Mayor can issue grants to sidewalk and mobile vendors and people seeking vending licenses. Grants can help cover required authorizations, carts, trucks, supplies, and operating costs. Awards must follow the Grant Administration Act. The law sets no award amounts and does not guarantee funding t… - Motor vehicle debt excluded from test: benefit, low. The Clean Hands debt test excludes amounts owed to the Department of Motor Vehicles. You do not exceed its $1,000 threshold when your other qualifying fines, penalties, and interest total $1,000 or less. This change does not describe or remove other Clean Hands requirements. - Movie captioning timing rule restored: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the law restores the open movie captioning law's rule for when it applies. The affected section applies when its budget impact is included in an approved budget and financial plan. The supplied text does not give that date or the detailed captioning requirements. - Benefit applicants get ombudsman contact information: benefit, low. The Department of Human Services must prominently share Health Care and Public Benefits Ombudsman Program contact information. Its phone number, email address, and website must appear online, in benefit applications and information materials, and at every service center. This helps residents find a… - More help resolving public benefit problems: benefit, low. The renamed Health Care and Public Benefits Ombudsman Program helps people applying for or receiving covered public benefits. Its expanded work includes SNAP and TANF applications, benefit problems, complaints, appeals, and referrals. Its scope also includes public-benefit records and assistance in… - Housing incentive funding for police officers: benefit, low. The law allocates $638,628 for Metropolitan Police Department officer housing incentives, subject to qualifying extra fiscal year 2025 revenue. This includes $459,000 in fiscal year 2027 and $179,628 in fiscal year 2028. The revenue trigger requires revenues above budget estimates and spending, wit… - New fund supports targeted homeowner grants: benefit, low. The Mayor manages a special fund for the District's targeted homeowner grants. Administration can use no more than 5% of the fund's authorized yearly spending. Money left at year-end moves to the General Fund's unassigned balance. The supplied text gives no grant amounts or homeowner eligibility ru… - Rapid Re-Housing case management becomes optional: benefit, low. People eligible for or participating in District Rapid Re-Housing do not have to take part in case management. Participants can request case management orally or in writing. The program may provide it, but participants have no guaranteed right to receive it. - Detained youth gain job training pilot: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2026, Youth Rehabilitation Services must run a one-year pre-apprenticeship grant pilot for youth detained at New Beginnings. Applicants must have a history of providing youth pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship services. Eligible applicants are accredited colleges in good standing,… - District employee compensation gains dedicated fund: benefit, low. The law creates an Employees' Compensation Fund administered by the Mayor. It receives appropriated, transferred, and other legally assigned money. It pays eligible District employee compensation, benefits, and personnel administration expenses. Unspent money stays in the fund across fiscal years,… - Educator residency sponsorship money stays protected: benefit, low. District public schools cannot move money approved for educators’ permanent-residency sponsorship services to other uses. This protects money set aside for those services. - Internationally trained health workers gain guidance: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the Health Department runs a licensing pathways program for internationally trained health professionals. It helps professionals seeking credentials to practice in the District. Services include application guidance, exam and training information, and help accessing langu… - Released youth gain reentry support pilot: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2026, Youth Rehabilitation Services must run a one-year grant pilot for youth leaving its secure facilities. Grants fund aftercare and case management, including possible housing help, job training, school reenrollment, and mentoring. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits,… - Workers get clearer wage statement details: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, covered District employers must list compensation sources beyond base wages and tips on employee wage statements. These include bonuses, sales commissions, pay calculated from service charges, and other compensation sources. The requirement gives workers more information… - Shoppers keep lower sales tax longer: benefit, low. The District's general sales tax stays at 6.0% before October 1, 2026. The law delays the 6.5% rate previously scheduled for October 1, 2025. During that one-year delay, shoppers save $5 for every $1,000 in purchases subject to this rate. - Businesses can seek license penalty waivers: benefit, low. The Department can waive late fees and penalties when businesses seek to reinstate lapsed or expired District licenses. Waivers must follow rules issued by the Director. A waiver is not guaranteed, and the provision gives no dollar amount. - Construction-hit Southeast businesses gain grant support: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2026, the Deputy Mayor must award $150,000 in total grants to construction-affected businesses. Covered areas include near Pennsylvania Avenue SE and Potomac Avenue SE. They also include 8th Street SE between Pennsylvania Avenue SE and Virginia Avenue SE. The law does not set individ… - Higher threshold for business license rules: benefit, low. The law raises a business-license fee or penalty threshold from more than $100 to more than $1,000. The supplied text does not explain the underlying charge or calculation. It therefore does not establish how much an individual business saves. - Local vendors get backup zone oversight: benefit, low. An unpaid committee oversees the Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant vending zone when the Mayor does not contract with a zone manager. It has up to three members: one serving ANC 1A commissioner and two Council-appointed representatives. Members help with site planning, agency advice, vendor outreach,… - Vending site managers cannot issue citations: benefit, low. Licensing department employees serving as vending zone site managers cannot issue notices of vending violations. The rule limits those managers’ authority. It does not end the existing violation process. - Vendors can apply for amnesty: benefit, low. The law allows applications to the Mayor for the sidewalk vending amnesty program. The Mayor must set application and approval requirements through rules. At the Mayor's request, the Chief Financial Officer must electronically notify registered mobile and sidewalk vendors. The supplied text does no… - Arts commission gains higher funding limit: benefit, low. The law raises one limit on the Arts and Humanities Commission's use or allocation of funds from 30% to 40%. The new limit allows a larger share under that provision, but still caps it at 40%. The provided text does not identify the funding base or resulting dollar amount. - Asian and Pacific Islander office gains flexibility: benefit, low. The Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs gains more authority for one activity covered by its founding law. That activity no longer must be conducted in accordance with an act of Congress. The provision does not establish a new service or funding amount. - District can add digital wayfinding kiosks: benefit, low. The Mayor can contract for interactive wayfinding kiosks in commercial districts and other locations where installation is legally allowed. The agreement must give the District a share of commercial digital advertising revenue. The contract must follow applicable laws and regulations. The law does… - District creates accessible public restroom program: benefit, low. Public works establishes a public restroom program and can contract for facilities. Facilities must meet disability-access standards, have running water, be movable, and support remote monitoring and programmable hours. With funding, initial placements must be near six listed locations and within f… - District DNA testing gains conditional funding: benefit, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, the next $3.5 million of qualifying extra one-time revenue supports in-house DNA testing. The Department of Forensic Sciences receives it for fiscal year 2026. Fiscal year 2025 local revenue certified in September must exceed the approved budget estimate. Revenue must a… - District funds sweeping and neighborhood cleaning: benefit, low. Fiscal year 2026 directs $5.903293 million from the Enterprise Fund to public works for stormwater management, including street sweeping. This applies even to previously started work or work already required by law. A new Clean City Office has a full-time coordinator for quarterly cleanliness revie… - District tennis center transfer triggers improvements: benefit, low. The Council authorizes transferring the specified Rock Creek Tennis Center property from the National Park Service to the District. The property includes the center and related facilities within U.S. Reservation 339. After that transfer, or another Council-approved transfer covering the property, t… - Fingerprint checks gain authority and privacy safeguards: benefit, low. District police or approved entities can process FBI fingerprint checks when District or federal law allows or requires them. Results can go only to authorized recipients. Agencies can use Rap Back alerts only for listed care, security, licensing, credential, employment, or volunteer eligibility de… - Grants support historic African American burial grounds: benefit, low. When funding is available, the Office of Planning must offer grants for qualifying historic African American burial grounds. Grants support preservation, restoration, interpretation, returning human remains, and related research and documentation. Sites must have been established in the District be… - Libraries keep funds and expand staffing uses: benefit, low. Unspent money in the Public Library Account or Fund stays there at the end of each fiscal year. Approved money remains available across years, subject to an approved budget and financial plan. The Library Fund can also pay temporary and when-actually-employed workers for the revenue-generating acti… - Lobbyist fees stay dedicated to oversight: benefit, low. Specified lobbyist fees collected by the ethics board go to the Lobbyist Administration and Enforcement Fund. The money can be used only to administer and enforce lobbyist rules. Unspent money stays in the fund, and later-year spending requires an approved budget and financial plan. The provision d… - Mayor oversees grants for community services: benefit, low. The Mayor can award grants to people and organizations serving District residents. Grants can support cultural affairs, community relations, and community partnerships. They must follow the Grant Administration Act. The Mayor must centrally review and approve grants under the listed community-affai… - Minimum funding for public safety grants: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2026, the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice must award at least $750,000 in program grants. This is a minimum for total awards, not for each recipient. The law does not say how the money is divided. - Public safety grants cover more groups: benefit, low. Nonprofit voluntary business associations can qualify for the specified public safety grants. Grant money can pay staff salaries and fringe benefits. Special police officer salaries and benefits require specific approval from the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice. - River cleanup fund keeps dedicated revenue: benefit, low. The Department of Energy and Environment manages the Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection Fund. It receives carryout bag fees sent to the tax office and net proceeds from Anacostia River and Protect Local Wildlife plates. Net proceeds from the voluntary tax check-off also go to the fund. Unspent… - Sound rule repeal gets conditional funding: benefit, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, qualifying additional fiscal year 2025 revenue funds the stated repeal of an amplified-sound mitigation provision. Allocations are $608,000 in fiscal year 2026, $419,874 in 2027, $428,561 in 2028, and $437,429 in 2029. The total is $1.893863 million. The provided text d… - Health department takes lead and home-hazard duties: benefit, low. The Department of Health handles medical waste, low-level radioactive waste, and indoor air and pest hazards in homes. It must also run a program to prevent childhood lead exposure. Related lead-prevention and medical-waste duties move from the Department of Energy and Environment. - Behavioral health provision extends through 2026: benefit, low. The law extends a behavioral health provision to cover fiscal years 2025 and 2026, rather than 2025 alone. The supplied provision does not identify the underlying services or set new benefit amounts or eligibility rules. - Benefits advocates join ombudsman oversight body: benefit, low. The Ombudsman Program’s oversight body includes legal service providers, with at least one organization focused on public benefits. Representatives from Human Services and Health Care Finance also join. This changes oversight, not household benefit amounts or eligibility. - Extra revenue supports family childcare subsidies: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2026, the first qualifying extra one-time revenue, up to $5.5 million, goes to the Childcare Subsidy Program. Fiscal year 2025 local revenue certified in the September 2025 estimate must exceed the approved budget estimate. Revenue must also exceed actual spending as estimated by th… - Funding raises Medicaid personal needs allowance: benefit, low. The law allocates $500,000 annually in fiscal years 2026–2029 to raise the Medicaid personal needs allowance. Funding requires qualifying extra fiscal year 2025 revenue above budget estimates and spending, with the spending estimate due by November 15, 2025. The funding period ends September 30, 20… - Funding supports substance use outreach services: benefit, low. By October 31, 2025, the Department of Behavioral Health must award $1.75 million in substance use and behavioral health outreach grants. Awards include $800,000 for an experienced 501(c)(3) harm-reduction nonprofit funded under the 2023 outreach law, and $200,000 near King Greenleaf Recreation Cen… - Grant supports furniture for low-income households: benefit, low. The Department of Human Services must give A Wider Circle a $250,000 grant in fiscal year 2026. The grant supports furniture and home goods for low-income individuals and families. It does not set a household benefit amount or guarantee that any particular household receives goods. - Long-term care gets dedicated District coordinator: benefit, low. The law creates a full-time long-term care coordinator within the Deputy Mayor's health and human services office. By January 1, 2026, the coordinator must coordinate Age-Friendly DC, track care services, and develop a care-workforce strategy. The coordinator must also identify agency contacts, red… - New rule authority supports lead-poisoning care: benefit, low. The Mayor may issue rules supporting health care providers who treat children with lead poisoning. The law does not set provider payments, a household benefit, or a start date for those rules. - Opioid advisory panel gets new structure: benefit, low. The Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission has 15 members, including specified officials, qualified appointees, and representatives of four District organizations. Appointed members serve three-year terms. The Chair or Co-Chairs serve two-year terms, with no more than two consecutive terms. The commi… - School mental health providers receive grants: benefit, low. Fiscal year 2026 school behavioral health grants total at least $16.32 million, with at least $120,000 per school-based clinician. Community organizations that provided these services in school year 2023–2024 or 2024–2025 receive priority. The Department cannot reserve grant money for supervision o… - Funding helps preserve affordable rental homes: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2026, the Mayor must use $20 million from the Housing Production Trust Fund to preserve affordable rentals. Specified added funding can bring the total to $30 million. Projects with earlier fund commitments receive preference. If too few applications meet published eligibility and un… - Charter schools gain conditional lead testing: benefit, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, the law assigns the next $1 million of qualifying extra one-time revenue to charter-school lead-pipe testing. The Public Charter School Board receives the money for fiscal year 2026. Fiscal year 2025 local revenue certified in September must exceed the approved budget e… - Employer grants support returning citizen jobs: benefit, low. The Office on Ex-Offender Affairs can run a program supporting returning citizens' employment through grants to employers. The law calls it a program rather than a pilot. It does not set grant amounts or detailed eligibility rules. - High school students gain nurse training: benefit, low. By August 30, 2026, the education office must provide $150,000 in one-time funding to a local university. The university must already partner with the office on certified nurse aide training. The money supports summer training and supervision for at least 25 District high school students to become… - More screening for youth program workers: benefit, low. The Department of Employment Services can check criminal and traffic records for covered youth employment program workers. Covered workers include employees and volunteers of participating host employers or grantees. They must have direct contact with participating youth or unsupervised access to t… - New grants support District history education: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2026, Events DC must give at least $350,000 to a District nonprofit for history education. Its work must cover the District’s role in the fight for freedom and democracy across all eight wards. Events DC must also give at least $250,000 to a nonprofit occupying space in the Carnegie… - Targeted schools gain extra learning funds: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2026, St. Coletta Special Education Public Charter School gets an extra $1.2 million beyond its per-student funding. The Public Charter School Board must transfer it by November 1, 2025; the school must report spending quarterly. The education office must also give Live It Learn It $… - Cherry Blossom Festival gets matching support: benefit, low. Events DC must award an eligible nonprofit $2 for each dollar of corporate donations raised by April 30, 2026. The matching grant is capped at $1.5 million. The nonprofit must produce events for the official month-long 2026 National Cherry Blossom Festival. The law transfers $1.5 million from the N… - District restores 911 and 311 funds: benefit, low. On October 1, 2025, the District transfers $300,000 from unassigned General Fund money to the 911 and 311 Assessments Fund. This reverses transfers made in fiscal years 2023 and 2024. The law also removes the recurring $150,000 transfer from the designated transfer table. It does not specify how th… - Electric companies get longer renewable period: benefit, low. The applicable renewable energy standard period for electric companies now ends September 30, 2029, instead of September 30, 2028. This extends the period by one year. The provision does not establish a household bill change. - Grants support museum and cultural destination: benefit, low. The Deputy Mayor can grant funds to the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation. Grants support redeveloping and operating the museum at 1925 Vermont Avenue, NW. Grants can also support the Prince Hall charitable educational foundation or its commercial tenant at 1000 U Street, NW. T… - Human services grantees get payment deadlines: benefit, low. New deadlines apply when grantees sign after October 1, 2026, and grants use only local operating funds. The Department of Human Services must be the sole grantor. It must send the agreement for review and signature within 30 days after the service term starts. Initial payment is due within 30 days… - Rosemount Center gets property purchase support: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2026, Rosemount Center must receive up to $3 million to buy its leased property at 2000 Rosemount Avenue, NW. The Deputy Mayor must award $2 million by December 1, 2025. A further match provides $4 for each dollar of private donations raised above $1 million by April 30, 2026. That m… - Sports fees fund campus and transportation: benefit, low. The law creates a Mayor-run RFK Campus Infrastructure Fund for campus infrastructure, parking-facility bond payments, and reserves. Sports facilities fee receipts enter only after principal and interest on specified ballpark bonds are paid. After debt and reserve needs, excess first pays ballpark e… - Three District theaters receive targeted grants: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2025, the arts commission must give the National Theatre $4 million for acquisition and repairs. The Howard Theatre must receive $500,000 for renovation-related debt payments and operating costs. The Lincoln Theatre must receive $285,000 for repairs and renovation. These grants go to… - Two theater companies receive operating support: benefit, low. In fiscal year 2026, the arts commission must give Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company $500,000 for operating costs. GALA Hispanic Theatre must receive $450,000 by December 31, 2025, for capital repairs, renovation, and operations. GALA can receive another $50,000 through a dollar-for-dollar match of no… - Disability assistance funds stay available longer: benefit, low. Money in the Interim Disability Assistance Fund can only support that program. Unspent deposits do not return to the General Fund at year-end. Appropriated money stays available across fiscal years when authorized in an approved budget and financial plan. The law does not change individual benefit… - Recovered money repays Medicaid program costs: benefit, low. A special fund receives money recovered under the District's Medicaid provider fraud law. It repays Medicaid for payments based on provider fraud or costs a third-party insurer should have paid. Money remaining at year-end moves to the General Fund's unassigned balance. This provision does not chan… - Appraisal education fund retains fees and penalties: benefit, low. Appraisal education fees set by the Mayor go to the District’s Appraisal Education Fund. Civil penalties imposed by the Board or the Office of Administrative Hearings also go there. Unspent money stays in the fund. Spending approved money across years requires an approved budget and financial plan. - Downtown housing program covers more areas: benefit, low. The Housing in Downtown Program covers the Central Washington and Near Northwest planning areas, each extended 1,750 feet in any direction. The extensions stay within the District. The Mayor may add areas with concentrated commercial office property and high commercial vacancy rates. The change exp… - Extra rental aid depends on revenue: benefit, low. The law directs the next $2.950715 million in qualifying extra one-time revenue to emergency rental assistance for fiscal year 2026. September 2025 certified local revenue must exceed the approved fiscal year 2025 budget estimate. Revenue must also exceed actual spending, as estimated by the Chief… - Extra revenue supports housing preservation: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2026, the law directs qualifying extra one-time revenue to two housing preservation funds. Separate allocations provide the next $1 million to the Housing Preservation Fund and the next $10 million to the Housing Production Trust Fund. September 2025 certified local revenue must exc… - Parkside properties receive long-term tax relief: benefit, low. Starting October 1, 2029, Parkside Lots 866 and 868 in Square 5056 qualify for property-tax relief for 30 tax years. Each lot must receive a final certificate of occupancy by September 30, 2029. Relief equals the property tax owed, capped at $300,000 per lot each year. - Reservoir housing earns property tax relief: benefit, low. Starting October 1, 2029, Reservoir District Lots 809, 810, 814, and 815 in Square 3128 receive a 100% property-tax exemption for 20 tax years. The owner must operate 449 homes, with one-third of operating rentals affordable to households earning an average of 80% of area median income. A District… - Charter schools get scheduled facility funding: benefit, low. In fiscal years 2027 and 2028, charter school facility allowances are $3,850 per pupil for nonresidential facilities and $10,396 for residential facilities. In fiscal year 2029, those rates are $4,219 and $11,393. Beginning in fiscal year 2030, each rate rises 3.1% annually. Payments use each schoo… - District names lead business growth contractor: benefit, low. The Washington DC Economic Partnership becomes the District's primary contractor for promoting economic growth and business opportunities. Its work includes helping retain, expand, and attract businesses. It also markets the District as a place to start, operate, and grow businesses. The law specif… - Technology businesses and training gain grants: benefit, low. The law directs Capital Factory grants of $500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1.5 million in fiscal year 2025. These grants support a District technology incubator. Beginning in fiscal year 2026, the Deputy Mayor can fund organizations helping early-stage technology companies in the District. Grants… - DC Central Kitchen rebate cap ends: benefit, low. Beginning May 1, 2025, DC Central Kitchen can count qualifying payments under one or more leases toward its rebate. The payments must be made directly or indirectly by DC Central Kitchen. The law removes the former $208,000 annual rebate cap. The provided text states no rebate rate or replacement c… - Prince Hall foundation receives tax relief: benefit, low. Starting September 30, 2025, Prince Hall Foundation Lots 37 and 828 in Square 333 receive specified tax exemptions. The exemptions cover improvements, furnishings, and deed recordation and transfer taxes while held by the Foundation or a qualifying successor. The property must serve Foundation purp… - Adult Alliance enrollment is phased out: cost, high. Beginning October 1, 2025, people age 26 or older cannot newly enroll in the Healthcare Alliance. Protected new members who enroll during October 1, 2025–September 30, 2026 and turn 26 cannot be exited before September 30, 2026. Beginning October 1, 2026, new enrollment is barred at age 21, and spe… - Adult Alliance income limits drop sharply: cost, high. For Alliance applicants age 21 or older, the income limit is 210% of the federal poverty level through September 30, 2025. It drops to 133% for October 1, 2025–September 30, 2026, then 19% for October 1, 2026–September 30, 2027. Limits are 216% for ages 19–20 and 319% for ages 18 or younger. Applic… - Mayor can take specific redevelopment property: cost, high. The Mayor can acquire Lot 48 in Square 3100 through eminent domain for revitalization or redevelopment. The Mayor must follow District eminent-domain procedures. The law does not state a compensation amount. - Rapid Re-Housing clients face firm exits: cost, high. Rapid Re-Housing clients must exit when the Mayor’s service limit ends; that limit cannot be shorter than 12 months. The Mayor may grant extensions through rule-based procedures, but clients must exit when an extension ends. Continuation-of-services protections do not apply to exit notices issued o… - District child tax credit ends: cost, high. Effective October 1, 2024, the law repeals the District child tax credit. Taxpayers who otherwise qualified can no longer claim this credit. The provided text does not state the credit amount or detailed eligibility rules. - Drivers face tighter phone and safety rules: cost, medium. District drivers cannot use or attempt to use a phone or other wireless device without a hands-free accessory. Holding or attempting to hold the device is also prohibited. The device restriction does not apply when the vehicle is safely stopped off an active roadway. Reckless driving also covers co… - Alliance members face narrower health services: cost, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, the law authorizes narrower Healthcare Alliance services, subject to the separate adult-delay provision. For members age 21 or older, the Mayor may limit coverage to designated primary care, acute hospital care, emergency transportation, prescriptions, and durable medical… - Cash assistance inflation increases are frozen: cost, medium. Covered cash assistance amounts receive no inflation increases in fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029, or 2030. The law blocks these adjustments for four years. The supplied provision does not give the benefit amounts or adjustment formula. - Families face cash benefit noncompliance cuts: cost, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, a household's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefit is reduced by 25% when a recipient is found noncompliant. Noncompliance means failing to follow the District's public assistance law or its regulations. The dollar reduction depends on the household's benefit b… - Families lose child wealth building program: cost, medium. The law ends the Child Wealth Building program and repeals its related lottery and income tax rules. Children and families lose access to the program. The provided text does not state the value of lost benefits. - Senior hunger program framework is repealed: cost, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, the law repeals the No Senior Hungry Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022. This removes that Act’s legal framework for the program. The supplied provision does not identify benefit amounts, eligibility rules, or which services stop. - For-hire operators face impoundment and possible charges: cost, medium. The District can impound any for-hire vehicle lacking a District license, or whose business lacks District operating authority. The vehicle must be seen providing service that starts in or occurs entirely within the District. The Department of For-Hire Vehicles can also assess taxi and other public… - Longer debris permits bring higher costs: cost, medium. Public-space permits for construction-debris receptacles charge a fee for each month of use. Fees are $75 for month 1, $150 for month 2, and $225 for each of months 3 and 4. Month 5 costs $300. Each month beyond month 5 adds $150. - Tighter play rules for bingo operators: cost, medium. Required bingo and raffle rules ban machines that let players compete against machines instead of people playing onsite. Commercial bingo players must be inside the licensed site, where a live caller calls numbers. Violators face fines up to $50,000 or license suspension or loss. People facing a fi… - Commercial bingo businesses pay receipts tax: cost, medium. Commercial bingo businesses pay a 7.5% tax on gross receipts from bingo sales or charges to play. The tax amount depends on the business's receipts. The bill summary also sets a $300 annual commercial bingo endorsement fee. - Downtown businesses face higher tax ceiling: cost, medium. For tax year 2026, the Downtown Business Improvement District can raise its tax by up to 5% over the previous year. The law raises the permitted increase from 3% to 5%, but does not require the full increase. The increase can be split between September 2025 and March 2026 payments. The combined inc… - Drivers face higher fees and fines: cost, low. Recording or releasing a vehicle or trailer title lien costs $15 instead of 50 cents per transaction. Specified traffic charges rise from $98 to $115, $26 to $30, $338 to $350, and another $98 fee to $100. A referenced minimum fine rises from $5 to $250. Annual residential parking permits cost $55… - Less guaranteed help for home electrification: cost, low. Some Home Electrification Program services are required only when funding is available. Another service becomes optional. The Department of Energy and Environment also gains discretion over an action previously required. The supplied text does not identify these services or state a funding amount. - Public access to justice records narrows: cost, low. Certain information sent to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council or District Sentencing Commission is exempt from public records disclosure. The exemption covers information supplied by courts, federal agencies, or federally established agencies. People cannot obtain those records through the… - Alliance applicants need two residency documents: cost, low. People applying for or keeping Healthcare Alliance coverage must provide at least two accepted documents proving District residency. Documents must be in the applicant’s name and come from the listed housing, utility, identification, employment, tax, or public-school records. The Department may con… - Limited-equity cooperatives lose tax assistance: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the law ends the property tax assistance framework created for limited-equity cooperatives in 2022. The provided text does not state the assistance amounts or detailed eligibility rules. - For-hire carriers face January compliance deadline: cost, low. The existing requirement for covered carrier-for-hire operators applies no later than January 1, 2026. The supplied text does not explain the requirement in D.C. Code § 50-301.29k(a)(1) or give compliance costs. - New oversight and disclosures for vendors: cost, low. Sidewalk vending zones can be managed by a District employee or a private group with a Mayor-approved contract or agreement. Managers must submit and enforce a site plan, approve cart and table designs, and hold a public market manager's license. Vendors must also provide their home address when it… - Fathers, men, and boys commission law repealed: cost, low. The law repeals the act establishing the Commission on Fathers, Men, and Boys. This removes the commission's legal basis. The provision does not name a replacement program. - Vehicle enforcement expands, traffic rules get dates: cost, low. Specified fraudulent-tag and parking enforcement covers vehicles on District public rights-of-way, public space, and District-managed or controlled private property. Vehicles must also satisfy the enforcement conditions in D.C. Code § 50-2452(a)(2). Sections 3, 4(d) and (f), 5, and 6 of the Strengt… - Paid leave fund amount faces cap: cost, low. Beginning in fiscal year 2030, a specified amount associated with the Universal Paid Leave Fund faces a 15% ceiling. The ceiling is based on money estimated to enter the fund that year and applies each year afterward. The supplied text does not identify that amount's purpose or establish a direct c… - Community schools lose year-end fund carryover: cost, low. Money still available in the Community Schools Fund at fiscal year-end moves to the General Fund’s unassigned balance. The Chief Financial Officer determines the amount during the year-end close. The fund cannot carry that balance forward for community schools. - Unused apprenticeship fines leave program funding: cost, low. Apprenticeship fines left unspent for their approved program purpose at fiscal year-end move to the General Fund’s unassigned balance. The Chief Financial Officer determines the unspent amount during the year-end close. - Covered annual fee rises to $500: cost, low. The annual fee under District Code section 25-508 rises from $200 to $500. Each covered payer owes $300 more per year. The provided text does not identify who must pay this fee. - Late mayoral budgets trigger spending freeze: cost, low. When the Mayor misses the Council’s annual budget deadline, two executive offices cannot spend money on nonpersonnel services. The restriction covers the Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the City Administrator. It ends the day after the Mayor submits the budget. - Lower cap for downtown housing program: cost, low. The law lowers the Housing in Downtown Program's stated maximum from $6.8 million to $5 million. This cuts the cap by $1.8 million. The provision does not state how the lower cap affects individual households or participants. - New fees for residential building conversions: cost, low. Covered building conversions pay a permit fee of $0.03 per cubic foot of construction. The fee applies when nonresidential buildings change to Residential Group R-2 under the construction codes. The law also sets a green building fee of $0.002 per square foot of construction. - Unused homebuyer funds return to general budget: cost, low. At fiscal year-end, the Chief Financial Officer transfers remaining available Home Purchase Assistance Fund money to the General Fund’s unassigned balance. That money does not stay in the homebuyer fund. The law specifies no transfer amount or change to individual eligibility or award amounts. - Less funding for farmers market support: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the law cuts a specified farmers market support amount from $250,000 to $140,000. That is a $110,000 reduction. The supplied text does not identify recipients or explain the effect on individual markets. - Energy companies face revised fuel assessments: cost, low. The law sets natural-gas assessment rates of $0.032668 and $0.027088 per therm, and electricity rates of $0.002056 and $0.001666 per kilowatt-hour. The supplied text does not identify the periods for each gas and electricity rate. Heating- and fuel-oil assessments are $0.024992 per gallon in fiscal… - Lodging providers owe extra receipts tax: cost, low. Lodging providers owe an additional 1.0% tax on qualifying transient room and lodging receipts. The tax applies to charges from April 1, 2023, through September 30, 2027. It is separate from the other specified taxes. The law does not establish how much providers pass on to guests. - Medical cannabis sellers pay receipts tax: cost, low. Medical cannabis sellers pay a 6% tax on gross receipts from sales or charges in the District. Any effect on customer prices depends on how much sellers pass on. In fiscal year 2026, proceeds go to the Healthy DC and Health Care Expansion Fund up to the fiscal year 2026 amount certified in the appr… - Whitman-Walker entities lose tax rebate framework: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the law repeals the tax rebate framework for covered Whitman-Walker entities at St. Elizabeths. The provided text does not state the rebate amount. It also does not establish a direct effect on patient costs or household benefits. - Long-term family cash benefits face cuts: mixed, high. Beginning October 1, 2026, District-funded Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits fall for covered households that include an adult. The cuts apply after the 60-month limit, including nonconsecutive federally and District-funded benefit months after February 28, 1997. Payments fall to 70%… - New vehicle fees and registration deadline: mixed, medium. Duplicate registration certificates cost $25, replacement tags cost $15, and dealer ownership certificates cost $30. Specified registration items rise from $13 or $12 to $15. Three weight-based fee tables range from $70–$550, $115–$800, and $85–$750, plus applicable weight increments. Qualifying ne… - More truancy referrals for school families: mixed, medium. For school year 2025–2026, the Mayor must select at least 10 participating schools by August 13, 2025. They serve grades 6–12, had truancy rates above 35% in 2024–2025, and include a middle school and five prior pilot schools. Schools must refer students ages 14–17 after 15 unexcused full-day absen… - Background check updates may carry fees: mixed, low. The District creates Rap Back, which lets participating agencies receive FBI criminal-history updates after fingerprint checks. Covered checks involve listed care, security, licensing, employment, volunteer, and related screening purposes. An agency must request the subscription, and District polic… - Collections provision waits for budget authorization: mixed, low. Section 2(d) of the CLEAN Collections Amendment Act of 2024 applies when its fiscal effect enters an approved budget and financial plan. The supplied text gives no calendar date and does not explain the underlying collections rule. - Land trust homes get valuation rules: mixed, low. The law sets a land assessment formula for resale-restricted homes on land owned and leased by a community land trust. Assessed land value equals average annual ground rent over the lease, including renewals, divided by 10%, plus extra consideration paid. The result cannot exceed the fair market va… - District employee personnel rule is repealed: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the law repeals section 1204a(b) of the District's merit personnel law. The supplied text does not describe that rule. It therefore does not establish which employees are affected or how pay, benefits, or working conditions change. - School privacy exemption limits public disclosure: mixed, low. The District’s public-records law does not require release of school information exempt under D.C. Code § 38-208(e)(3). This protects covered records from required disclosure but limits public access to them. - Alcohol retailers gain bingo with costs: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, eligible on-premises alcohol retailers can offer commercial bingo with two required approvals. They need a Board bingo endorsement and an Office of Lottery and Gaming license. Eligible license classes are C/R, D/R, C/T, D/T, C/H, D/H, C/X, D/X, C/RB, D/RB, C/N, and D/N. T… - Authorized betting allowed, skill retailers need endorsements: mixed, low. Authorized sports betting is exempt from the general ban as of May 3, 2019. Authorized skill games are exempt as of April 27, 2021. These exceptions cover only activities allowed under the referenced District laws. Retailers seeking the specified skill-machine qualification must hold both a retaile… - Corrections sharing rules preserve federal exceptions: mixed, low. The District corrections rule does not block cooperation required by federal law. It also does not restrict information sharing covered by 8 U.S.C. § 1373. This clarification does not itself require additional cooperation or sharing beyond the stated federal-law circumstances. - Election changes start when budget includes costs: mixed, low. Specified parts of the Ranked Choice Voting and Open the Primary Elections to Independent Voters law depend on budget funding. Sections 2(b)(1) and (d) apply when their fiscal effect enters an approved budget and financial plan. The Chief Financial Officer certifies that date. Publishing the notice… - Jail welfare fund receives sales, loses carryover: mixed, low. Proceeds from commissary sales at District correctional facilities go to the Resident Welfare Fund. Any money left in the fund at year-end moves to the General Fund’s unassigned balance. The text does not specify which resident services receive funding. - Neighborhood commissions gain options, face spending limits: mixed, low. Authorized Advisory Neighborhood Commission officers can use electronic records and signatures. Commissions can pay for taxi and rideshare transportation. They cannot directly pay for services the District government already performs. - Public activity zones get applicability clarification: mixed, low. The Public Life and Activity Zones law identifies amendatory section 202(e)(1) as the provision covered by section 3(b)’s applicability rule. The supplied text gives no start date or details about the underlying rule. - Two waste-law provisions repealed in October: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the law repeals section 112e of the Sustainable Solid Waste Management law. It also repeals section 2(b)(2) of the Zero Waste Omnibus law on that date. The supplied text does not describe either provision, so effects on waste services, practices, and household costs are u… - Youth recidivism law narrows applicability language: mixed, low. The Recidivism Reduction at DYRS law’s applicability language now names only section 2, rather than sections 2 through 5. The supplied text does not explain those sections or give a calendar start date. - Safer tattoos, new rules for shops: mixed, low. Body art shops and artists must hold valid licenses and meet health, sanitation, sterilization, and safety standards. The Department of Health must set licensing and registration rules and fees. Body art violations can bring misdemeanor penalties: up to $2,500, three months in jail, or both. Tattoo… - Birth-to-Three funding conditions cover fewer rules: mixed, low. The law narrows which Birth-to-Three rules remain tied to the fiscal-effect condition. Only section 106(b)(2) remains listed. Sections 102(g)(3), (4), and (5), and section 104 are removed. The supplied text does not explain those sections, so specific changes to family services or costs are not est… - Bedbug control law is repealed: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the law repeals the Bedbug Control Act of 2022. The supplied provision does not describe that Act’s requirements. It therefore does not establish which resident protections or property-owner duties change. - Reading support grows with teacher requirements: mixed, low. The State Education Office must support early literacy programs when funding is available; support may include grants. Local education agencies must require teachers to complete approved structured literacy training or show competency. Grade deadlines are kindergarten in 2026–2027, grade 1 in 2027–… - School funding rates and threshold change: mixed, low. Fiscal year 2026 public and charter school funding has a $15,070 foundation amount per student. Grade allocations are $20,194 for pre-K3; $19,591 for pre-K4 and kindergarten; $15,070 for grades 1–5; $16,276 for grades 6–8; and $18,385 for grades 9–12. Adult students receive a $15,070 allocation, al… - Temporary truancy pilot law is repealed: mixed, low. The law repeals the Pilot Truancy Reduction Temporary Amendment Act of 2025. The supplied text does not explain the repealed services or requirements, so the effects on students and families are unclear. - Truancy pilot adds referrals and reporting: mixed, low. For the 2024–2025 school-year pilot, the Mayor must select five secondary schools with prior-year truancy rates above 50%. Selected schools must refer students ages 14–17 to Human Services within two school days after 15 unexcused full-day absences. For those students, pilot schools are exempt from… - Alcohol fees support agency, fines support treasury: mixed, low. Alcohol licensing and permit fees go to the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration Fund for agency operations. Chapter 8 penalties and fines go to the General Fund’s unassigned balance. Unspent agency fund money stays in the fund at year-end. Spending approved money across fiscal years requ… - Civic fund leftovers return to general budget: mixed, low. Available year-end balances in the Corporate Recordation, Emancipation Day, Fair Elections, and Historic Landmark-District Protection funds transfer to the General Fund's unassigned balance. The Chief Financial Officer determines the available amounts. Corporate Recordation is a special fund run by… - Corrections fund loses unused year-end money: mixed, low. The law creates a Department of Corrections Reimbursement Fund administered by the department's director. At fiscal year-end, money the Chief Financial Officer determines remains available must leave the fund. It goes to the General Fund's unassigned balance. The provision does not specify a change… - District redirects dedicated money across budget years: mixed, low. Available year-end balances in listed funds transfer to the General Fund's unassigned balance, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer. The list covers Solid Waste Diversion, St. Elizabeths East Campus Redevelopment, State Athletic Activities, Subrogation, and Targeted Homeowner Grant funds. I… - Eastern Market fund loses year-end balances: mixed, low. The law creates an Eastern Market Enterprise Fund administered by the Department of General Services. All money the department receives for Eastern Market must go into this fund. Available year-end balances, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer, transfer to the General Fund's unassigned bal… - Energy contract fund loses year-end balances: mixed, low. Money collected under the municipal aggregation rule goes into a special fund for District energy contracts. The fund can pay only for forming and administering those contracts. Any year-end balance transfers to the General Fund's unassigned balance. The law does not state a household price change. - Energy programs get funding with restrictions: mixed, low. The Sustainable Energy Trust Fund provides at least $19.8 million for the energy utility contract in fiscal year 2026, then $10 million annually. Contract administration and the District energy plan receive at least $4.143591 million in 2026, then $8.532489 million annually. The fund cannot pay for… - Environmental funds lose available year-end money: mixed, low. Available year-end balances in listed environmental funds move to the General Fund's unassigned balance, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer. Covered funds include Green Building, Hazardous Waste and Toxic Chemical Source Reduction, Indoor Mold Assessment, and Lead Service Line Replacement… - Park revenue gets new fund rules: mixed, low. Specified facility fees, concession payments, service payments, and development payments go into the Parks and Recreation Fund. Covered development payments must be part of the development's required community benefits package. Any year-end balance transfers to the General Fund's unassigned balance… - Procurement fund pays operations, loses carryover: mixed, low. The Procurement Practices Reform Fund pays the Office of Contracting and Procurement’s operating costs. Any year-end money remaining moves to the General Fund’s unassigned balance. The Chief Financial Officer determines the remaining amount. - Safety funds face transfers and cap: mixed, low. Beginning September 30, 2026, the Drug-, Firearm-, or Prostitution-Related Nuisance Abatement Fund cannot hold more than $2 million. Covered nuisance-case damages go into that fund, but amounts above the cap transfer to the General Fund's unassigned balance. Available year-end balances in that fund… - Transportation funds shift money to general budget: mixed, low. The law ends the DC Circulator Fund and transfers its remaining balance on the section's effective date. Available year-end money in the Transportation Initiatives, Motor Vehicle Inspection, and Public Vehicles-for-Hire Consumer Service funds also transfers. All transfers go to the General Fund's u… - Veterans office revenue gets transfer rules: mixed, low. Special-purpose revenue for the Office of Veterans Affairs goes into its dedicated fund for legally authorized uses. This includes specified Department of Motor Vehicles fees. Any year-end balance transfers to the General Fund's unassigned balance. The provision states no fee amounts or change to i… - Family health expansions remain budget-dependent: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the law restores budget-trigger rules for postpartum coverage expansion and home visiting reimbursement. The related postpartum section applies when its cost is included in an approved budget and financial plan. The home visiting law has the same budget trigger. These pro… - Health agency funds lose year-end balances: mixed, low. Health benefits rights assessments go into a Mayor-run fund to pay for administering that law. A separate health planning fund receives agency-related fees and civil fines. It pays health planning agency salaries and operating costs first; excess can support other Department health assessment, plan… - Health fund gains uses, loses carryover: mixed, low. The Healthy DC and Health Care Expansion Fund can support Healthy DC and other medical assistance programs. Those programs must be run by the Department of Health Care Finance. At fiscal year-end, the Chief Financial Officer transfers remaining available money to the General Fund’s unassigned balan… - Health fund leftovers return to general budget: mixed, low. Available year-end money in the medical cannabis fund moves to the General Fund's unassigned balance. The same rule covers the Medical Examiner Pathology and Toxicology Fund. The Chief Financial Officer determines available balances during year-end close. These provisions state no transfer amount o… - Health licensing money follows separate rules: mixed, low. Health occupation licensing fees and civil fines go into the Health Occupations Regulation Fund. It pays for health occupation boards' operations, salaries, and necessary expenses. The specified Basic Business License Fee for section 4902 activities goes to the Basic Business License Fund instead.… - Healthy DC fund rule shifts fiscal years: mixed, low. Effective September 18, 2024, the specified Healthy DC and Health Care Expansion Fund rule covers fiscal year 2026 instead of 2025. The provision states no funding amount and no direct change to individual benefits or eligibility. - Construction code approval rule is repealed: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the law repeals one subsection of the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act. The supplied provision does not describe the removed approval rule. It does not establish how construction costs, approval steps, or safety requirements change. - Housing fund leftovers move to general budget: mixed, low. Available year-end money in the Housing Authority Rehabilitation and Maintenance Fund moves to the General Fund's unassigned balance. The same rule covers the Housing and Community Development Unified Fund, which is designated a special fund. The Chief Financial Officer determines available balance… - School and worker funds lose leftovers: mixed, low. Available year-end balances in three school and workforce funds move to the General Fund's unassigned balance. The funds cover public school facilities, the Jobs Trust Fund, and early childhood educator pay equity. The Chief Financial Officer determines the available amounts. These provisions do no… - Chinatown tax relief adds owner duties: mixed, low. For Square 485, Lots 3, 30, 42, 43, 44, and 48, the law expands eligible property work to projects covering at least 50,000 square feet and meeting applicable use or office-space requirements. It also allows relief for existing office-only properties. For abatements issued after October 1, 2025, ow… - Combined business tax timing changes: mixed, low. For businesses filing combined District tax returns, the law changes a specified period to seven tax years beginning after December 31, 2029. A related reference now includes tax year 2025 as well as 2020. The provided text does not explain the underlying calculation or whether a business pays more… - Downtown housing tax timing shifts later: mixed, low. The law shifts an affected Housing in Downtown Program tax-year reference from 2025 to 2026. A related reference to years after 2025 becomes years after 2026. This moves that provision's timing forward one year. The provided text does not establish whether affected taxpayers pay more or less. - Energy assessments fund government energy purchases: mixed, low. The law creates the Mayor's Energy Surcharge Fund, paid for by assessments on energy companies and oil deliveries. Fiscal year 2026 rates are $0.077132 per gas therm, $0.004854 per electric kilowatt-hour, and $0.059008 per heating- or fuel-oil gallon. Beginning fiscal year 2027, those rates are $0.… - Lodging taxes fund economic development account: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the District directs part of its specified 1.0% lodging tax revenue to economic development. The Economic Development Special Account receives $10.466 million in fiscal year 2026 and $6.14 million in 2027. Remaining revenue from that tax goes to local funds. Revenue from… - Sports fee revenue shifts after ballpark debt: mixed, low. The existing fee based on annual District gross receipts is renamed the sports facilities fee. Revenue stays in the Ballpark Revenue Fund until principal and interest on the specified bonds are fully paid. Afterward, revenue goes to the RFK Campus Infrastructure Fund. Related $14 million references… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-07-28 | House | Final Reading | pass | 10 | 2 | | ## Actions (7) - 2025-09-17: Retained by the Council (House) - 2025-09-12: Act A26-0146 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009623, Expires on Dec 02, 2025 (House) - 2025-09-03: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2025-09-03: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0146, Expires on Dec 02, 2025 (House) - 2025-08-19: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Sep 03, 2025 (House) - 2025-07-28: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-07-28: B26-0340 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment, 2025-07-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58199/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0340-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=218671) - Introduced, 2025-07-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58199/Introduction/B26-0340-Introduction.pdf?Id=218102) ## 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/58199/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0340-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=218671) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58199/Introduction/B26-0340-Introduction.pdf?Id=218102) ## 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-B26-0340-26 (as of 2026-11-04).