Department of Energy and Environment Definitions Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
This bill clarifies definitions in three existing District laws to resolve minor technical issues. It updates the Retail Electric Competition Act to include government entities alongside "Columbia law" when defining "subscriber organization" (affecting utility providers). It corrects a measurement unit in the Lead-Hazard Prevention Act from "0.7 µg/cm²" to "0.7 mg/cm²" for lead-based paint testing (impacting housing inspectors and property owners). It also fixes a typo in the Solid Waste Management Act regarding "producer" definitions (affecting waste management companies). The changes are procedural clarifications with no new policy requirements, effective immediately upon enactment.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Council Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed Feb 20, 2025
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The bill was re-enrolled and reformatted from a Council introduction to an enrolled version ready for Mayor's signature. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with only formatting, spacing, and minor text adjustments made during the enrollment process.
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The bill title was slightly modified from 'Department of Energy and Environment Definitions Clarification Congressional Review Amendment Act of 2025' to 'Department of Energy and Environment Definitions Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025' to better reflect its emergency nature.
Formatting and spacing were adjusted throughout the document to convert it from a Council introduction format to an enrolled format suitable for final signature.
Signature lines for the Chairman of the Council and the Mayor were added to complete the enrolled document format.
Floor votes · Council Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
12–0
Passed
Total votes 12
Feb 4, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Feb 4, 2025
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (12-0)
council
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
B26-0083 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Charles Allen
DDemocratic
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