# District of Columbia B26-0578: Residential Building Permit Classification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0578, Residential Building Permit Classification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phil Mendelson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-21 (Law Number L26-0119 Effective from May 21, 2026, Expires on Jan 01, 2027); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0578-26 - 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 B26-0578 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Residential Building Permit Classification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-21, Law Number L26-0119 Effective from May 21, 2026, Expires on Jan 01, 2027 - Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (39 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fewer property tax conditions for Avanti: benefit, low. The law simplifies property tax relief rules for Avanti Real Estate Services, LLC, a named company. It replaces a detailed occupancy and real-estate-services condition with the company's name. The changes cover Avanti's emergency relief law, effective December 3, 2025, and temporary relief law, eff… - Residential tax rates with owner deadlines: mixed, medium. District of Columbia property owners can apply for Class 1A residential tax treatment before qualifying building work is finished. Permits must cover new construction mainly for permanent housing, or major repairs to existing buildings solely for permanent housing. Owners must apply and give the Ch… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (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 | Other | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | First Reading | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (11) - 2026-05-21: Law Number L26-0119 Effective from May 21, 2026, Expires on Jan 01, 2027 (House) - 2026-04-09: Transmitted to Congress (House) - 2026-04-03: Act A26-0286 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005745 (House) - 2026-03-31: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0286 (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 B26-0578 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2026-02-03: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2026-02-03: Retained by the Council (House) - 2026-02-02: B26-0578 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61143/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0578-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=233867) - Amendment, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61143/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0578-Amendment1.pdf?Id=231810) - Engrossment, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61143/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0578-Engrossment2.pdf?Id=232131) - Introduced, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61143/Introduction/B26-0578-Introduction.pdf?Id=231489) ## 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/61143/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0578-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=233867) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61143/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0578-Amendment1.pdf?Id=231810) - [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61143/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0578-Engrossment2.pdf?Id=232131) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61143/Introduction/B26-0578-Introduction.pdf?Id=231489) ## 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-B26-0578-26 (as of 2026-11-04).