# District of Columbia PR26-0158: Maret School, Inc. Revenue Bonds Project Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025

District of Columbia PR26-0158, Maret School, Inc. Revenue Bonds Project Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status adopted, last action 2025-04-11 (Resolution R26-0097, Effective from Apr 01, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004136); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia PR26-0158
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Maret School, Inc. Revenue Bonds Project Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-25
- Last action: 2025-04-11, Resolution R26-0097, Effective from Apr 01, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004136
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- District taxpayers do not back school bonds: benefit, low. Beginning April 1, 2025, Maret School bonds are not District debt and are not backed by District taxes. Bond payments come only from sources named in the financing documents, such as loan repayments and bond proceeds. The District owes neither bond payments nor related issuing costs from its genera…
- Maret School gets access to bond financing: benefit, low. The law authorizes up to $37 million in District revenue bonds, with proceeds lent to nonprofit Maret School. The money can refinance the school's 1998, 2003, and 2004 bonds for its 3000 Cathedral Avenue NW campus. It can also fund improvements, furniture, and equipment at 5901 Utah Avenue NW, plus…
- Maret School can face financing fees: cost, low. The Mayor can charge Maret School a program fee for each bond series. The fee can cover District costs for issuing bonds, tracking spending, checking public-benefit agreements, and keeping records. The law sets no fee amount and does not require the Mayor to charge it. This fee authority accompanie…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Final Reading | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2025-04-11: Resolution R26-0097, Effective from Apr 01, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004136 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Approved with Resolution Number R26-0097 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-04-01: Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Business and Economic Development (House)
- 2025-03-25: PR26-0158 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57469/Meeting1/Enrollment/PR26-0158-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=209635)
- Introduced, 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57469/Introduction/PR26-0158-Introduction.pdf?Id=209127)

## 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/57469/Meeting1/Enrollment/PR26-0158-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=209635)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57469/Introduction/PR26-0158-Introduction.pdf?Id=209127)

## 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-PR26-0158-26 (as of 2026-11-04).