# District of Columbia B26-0536: Energy Efficiency Financing Debt Cap Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0536, Energy Efficiency Financing Debt Cap Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Charles Allen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-03 (Law L26-0106, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005740, Expires on Nov 04, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0536
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Energy Efficiency Financing Debt Cap Temporary Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Last action: 2026-04-03, Law L26-0106, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005740, Expires on Nov 04, 2026
- Sponsor: Charles Allen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (25 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- DC temporarily lifts energy bond cap: mixed, low. The law temporarily removes the $250 million cap on bonds for the District’s energy efficiency financing program. The District can issue bonds without that aggregate cap while this law is in effect. The law takes effect after the Mayor approves (or the Council overrides) and after 30 days of congre…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Charles Allen (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-06 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-12-16 | House | First Reading | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-04-03: Law L26-0106, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005740, Expires on Nov 04, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-09: Transmitted to Congress (House)
- 2026-02-06: Act A26-0252 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 001076 (House)
- 2026-02-02: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2026-01-27: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0252 (House)
- 2026-01-20: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 02, 2026 (House)
- 2026-01-06: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-12-16: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-12-16: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2025-12-15: B26-0536 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2026-01-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60985/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0536-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=230643)
- Engrossment, 2025-12-16: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60985/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0536-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=230107)
- Introduced, 2025-12-15: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60985/Introduction/B26-0536-Introduction.pdf?Id=229503)

## 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/60985/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0536-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=230643)
- [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60985/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0536-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=230107)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60985/Introduction/B26-0536-Introduction.pdf?Id=229503)

## 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-B26-0536-26 (as of 2026-11-04).