# District of Columbia B26-0500: Streatery Program Endorsements and Protest Process Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0500, Streatery Program Endorsements and Protest Process Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kenyan R. McDuffie (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-01-02 (Act A26-0220 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000031, Expires on Mar 19, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0500
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Streatery Program Endorsements and Protest Process Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-01-02, Act A26-0220 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000031, Expires on Mar 19, 2026
- Sponsor: Kenyan R. McDuffie (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Sidewalk café and garden endorsements required: cost, medium. If your license class is listed in the law, you must hold a sidewalk café or summer garden endorsement to sell or serve alcohol outdoors. The Board can fine you and suspend or revoke your license or endorsement if you break the rules.
- Extra licenses for Convention Center businesses: cost, low. Retailers with street frontage on Convention and Sports Authority property that sell food and on‑premises alcohol are covered as WCSA food and alcohol businesses. They must have a sidewalk café license from the Board to run a sidewalk café. Starting January 1, 2026, if not already licensed, they mu…
- Public notice for outdoor dining changes: cost, low. Applying for a streatery, sidewalk café, or summer garden now counts as a substantial change. The Board must give public notice and allow protests. Neighbors and community groups get a chance to object before approval.
- New streatery alcohol licenses and rules: mixed, medium. The law creates a streatery endorsement, and a WCSA streatery license, to let you serve alcohol outdoors in parking‑lane setups. A streatery must have a DDOT Streatery Permit and a Certificate of Use from the Department of Buildings. You must apply with a common form, pay $100 now and $100 each yea…
- Deadline to switch from temporary registrations: mixed, low. The special registration period now runs through December 31, 2025. The 2025 fee is due April 1, 2025, except classes C/T, D/T, C/N, D/N, and manufacturer class B can pay by September 30, 2025. If you used this registration, you must apply for a streatery, sidewalk café, or summer garden endorsemen…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kenyan R. McDuffie (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-12-02 | House | Final Reading | pass | 12 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-01-02: Act A26-0220 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000031, Expires on Mar 19, 2026 (House)
- 2025-12-22: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-12-19: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0220, Expires on Mar 19, 2026 (House)
- 2025-12-12: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Dec 29, 2025 (House)
- 2025-12-02: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-12-02: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2025-12-01: B26-0500 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-12-02: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60807/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0500-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=229084)
- Introduced, 2025-12-01: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60807/Introduction/B26-0500-Introduction.pdf?Id=227976)

## 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/60807/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0500-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=229084)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60807/Introduction/B26-0500-Introduction.pdf?Id=227976)

## 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-B26-0500-26 (as of 2026-11-04).