# District of Columbia B26-0737: Certified Business Enterprise Program Compliance and Enforcement Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 District of Columbia B26-0737, Certified Business Enterprise Program Compliance and Enforcement Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Wendell Felder (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-08-07 (Act A26-0389 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 011170, Expires on Oct 28, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0737-26 - 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 B26-0737 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Certified Business Enterprise Program Compliance and Enforcement Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-07-09 - Last action: 2026-08-07, Act A26-0389 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 011170, Expires on Oct 28, 2026 - Sponsor: Wendell Felder (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 - New ways to report business program violations: benefit, low. Beginning March 29, 2026, anyone can file a formal or informal complaint about DC certified business program violations. Formal complaints must be written, sworn, and notarized. Informal complaints can be made in person, by email, by phone, or through a required Department hotline. The Department m… - Certified business partners must do their share: cost, medium. Beginning March 29, 2026, each certified business in a certified joint venture must perform work matching at least its ownership share. It must use its own organization and resources. If the venture subcontracts work, at least 35% of that effort must go to certified businesses. The emergency law la… - Ownership tests for DC business certification: cost, medium. Beginning March 29, 2026, DC local business certification requires one of three ownership arrangements. A business can qualify by being independently owned and operated. It can also qualify through more than 50% ownership, operation, and control by a District-based business or nonprofit. The third… - Business certification bans allow early relief: mixed, medium. Beginning March 29, 2026, businesses and joint ventures must wait 36 months after final certification revocation to apply again. The Department can lift a suspension or restore certification sooner when this serves DC's interests without endangering health, safety, or welfare. It must consider sati… - Businesses get hearings but face strict deadlines: mixed, low. Beginning March 29, 2026, the Department must give notice before civil penalties or certification denials, suspensions, changes, or revocations. Except for emergency suspensions, notice comes first and explains the grounds, proposed penalty, and hearing process. The affected person or certified joi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Wendell Felder (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-07-14 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (7) - 2026-08-07: Act A26-0389 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 011170, Expires on Oct 28, 2026 (House) - 2026-07-30: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2026-07-30: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0389, Expires on Oct 28, 2026 (House) - 2026-07-23: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Aug 06, 2026 (House) - 2026-07-14: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2026-07-14: Retained by the Council (House) - 2026-07-09: B26-0737 Introduced by Councilmember Felder at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment, 2026-07-14: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/62265/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0737-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=243579) - Introduced, 2026-07-09: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/62265/Introduction/B26-0737-Introduction.pdf?Id=242767) ## Related bills - B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026 (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) - B26-0724: 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) - 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/62265/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0737-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=243579) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/62265/Introduction/B26-0737-Introduction.pdf?Id=242767) ## Related - [B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0663-26) - [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) - [B26-0724: 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) - [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-B26-0737-26 (as of 2026-11-04).