Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Emergency Act of 2024
This bill authorizes the District of Columbia to adopt its local budget for fiscal year 2025 on an emergency basis, setting specific spending limits and funding sources for the government. It establishes a total operating expense cap of approximately $21.2 billion, drawing from local funds, federal grants, Medicaid payments, and other revenue streams. The legislation also allows for the transfer of funds between operating and capital accounts, provides for emergency food and lodging allowances for employees and residents, and permits payments for terminating multiyear contracts.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
Committee Review
Sep 2024
Council Passage
Sep 2024
Signed into Law
Oct 2024
Introduced Sep 16, 2024
Signed Oct 2, 2024
Floor votes · Council Sep 17, 2024
How they voted
12–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 13
Sep 17, 2024
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Sep 17, 2024
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (12-0-1)
council
Sep 17, 2024
Committee
Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee of the Whole
legislature
Sep 16, 2024
Introduced
B25-0949 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phil Mendelson
DDemocratic
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