# District of Columbia B26-0576: Friends of Wangari Gardens Grant Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

District of Columbia B26-0576, Friends of Wangari Gardens Grant Temporary Amendment Act of 2026, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Zachary Parker (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-21 (Law Number L26-0118 Effective from May 21, 2026, Expires on Jan 01, 2027) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0576
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Friends of Wangari Gardens Grant Temporary Amendment Act of 2026
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-30
- Last action: 2026-05-21, Law Number L26-0118 Effective from May 21, 2026, Expires on Jan 01, 2027
- Sponsor: Zachary Parker (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (26 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Water grant authority for Wangari Gardens: benefit, low. The District of Columbia transportation director may give the nonprofit Friends of Wangari Gardens a grant. It can pay to assess, design, and install a water meter and drinking-water source on the garden property. The water source must include a spigot that gardeners can use for free. The law does…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Zachary Parker (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | First Reading | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-05-21: Law Number L26-0118 Effective from May 21, 2026, Expires on Jan 01, 2027 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Transmitted to Congress (House)
- 2026-04-03: Act A26-0285 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005743 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0285 (House)
- 2026-03-17: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 31, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-03: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2026-02-13: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0576 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2026-02-03: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2026-02-03: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2025-12-30: B26-0576 Introduced by Councilmember Parker at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61137/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0576-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=233870)
- Engrossment, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61137/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0576-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=233410)
- Introduced, 2025-12-30: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61137/Introduction/B26-0576-Introduction.pdf?Id=231467)

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- 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/61137/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0576-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=233870)
- [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61137/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0576-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=233410)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61137/Introduction/B26-0576-Introduction.pdf?Id=231467)

## 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-B26-0576-26 (as of 2026-11-04).