# District of Columbia B26-0344: Medical Cannabis Conditional Licensure Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0344, Medical Cannabis Conditional Licensure Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-10-23 (Returned from Mayor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0344
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Medical Cannabis Conditional Licensure Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-09-16
- Last action: 2025-10-23, Returned from Mayor
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (13 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Longer licenses for medical cannabis businesses: benefit, medium. If you own or apply for a conditional medical cannabis license in D.C., your license can last up to 3 years. Deadlines that used to be tied to 2 years now run until your license term ends. A one-year license that was active on December 17, 2024, and became a 2-year license now becomes a 3-year lice…
- When the cannabis license changes apply: mixed, low. The changes to conditional medical cannabis licenses apply starting June 28, 2025. This is an emergency law and stays in effect for no more than 90 days under D.C. law.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-07 | House | Final Reading | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-10-23: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-10-23: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0163, Expires on Jan 21, 2026 (House)
- 2025-10-15: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 29, 2025 (House)
- 2025-10-07: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-09-17: Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Business and Economic Development (House)
- 2025-09-16: B26-0344 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-10-07: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58374/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0344-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=224741)
- Introduced, 2025-09-16: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58374/Introduction/B26-0344-Introduction.pdf?Id=220820)

## 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/58374/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0344-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=224741)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58374/Introduction/B26-0344-Introduction.pdf?Id=220820)

## 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-B26-0344-26 (as of 2026-11-04).