# District of Columbia B26-0638: Contract No. CW119873 with Geographic Solutions, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2026

District of Columbia B26-0638, Contract No. CW119873 with Geographic Solutions, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2026, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-17 (Act A26-0292 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006061, Expires on Jul 07, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-05).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0638-26
- As of: 2026-11-05
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0638
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Contract No. CW119873 with Geographic Solutions, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2026
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-20
- Last action: 2026-04-17, Act A26-0292 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006061, Expires on Jul 07, 2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (13 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Keeps paid family benefits running: benefit, low. The law approves Contract No. CW119873 with Geographic Solutions, Inc., including Modifications 001–005. The company runs and maintains the District’s paid family benefits computer system. It authorizes up to $1,201,445 for the base term and up to $1,148,244 for option period one. The approval appl…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-04-17: Act A26-0292 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006061, Expires on Jul 07, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-13: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2026-04-08: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0292, Expires on Jul 07, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-06: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Apr 21, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2026-03-31: Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor (House)
- 2026-03-20: B26-0638 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2026-03-31: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61520/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0638-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=235807)
- Introduced, 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61520/Introduction/B26-0638-Introduction.pdf?Id=235220)

## Related bills

- B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 (signed)
- 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)
- B26-0724: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2026 (became law)
- B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61520/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0638-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=235807)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/61520/Introduction/B26-0638-Introduction.pdf?Id=235220)

## Related
- [B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0181-26)
- [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)
- [B26-0724: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0724-26)
- [B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Correcti…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0735-26)
- [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-B26-0638-26 (as of 2026-11-05).