B 26-0213 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Department of For-Hire Vehicles Delivery Vehicle Traffic Enforcement Expansion Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

This bill temporarily expands traffic enforcement authority to cover delivery vehicles operating as "carrier-for-hire" (such as food, parcel, or beverage couriers for compensation). It amends existing law to define "carrier-for-hire" explicitly and requires the Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV) to enforce traffic laws against these vehicles during delivery operations, including traffic stops under prescribed protocols. The bill also updates training requirements and inspection protocols to include these vehicles, while prohibiting stops during active deliveries without reasonable suspicion of a violation. The changes are temporary, expiring 225 days after enactment.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Sub-Topics: Traffic Safety

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jul 2025

Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Signed Jul 16, 2025

Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

Engrossment → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was enrolled after passing the Council, with minor formatting corrections and a significant addition of a second amendment to the Migrant Services and Supports Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2024. The primary policy change extends the expiration period of that migrant services bill from 225 days to 450 days after taking effect. The core DHV enforcement provisions remain substantively unchanged between versions.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include an amendment to the Migrant Services and Supports Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2024, changing its expiration timeline from 225 days to 450 days after taking effect.

TIMELINE

Added a new Section 3 amendment to the Migrant Services and Supports Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2024, changing the expiration period from 225 days to 450 days after taking effect.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting and citation references in the enrolled version, including fixing a typo in the Migrant Services Act citation (changed from D.C. Law 25-215 to 25-214) and adjusting section numbering references.

Added signature lines for the Council Chairman and Mayor at the end of the enrolled version, which is standard for final enrolled legislation.

Floor votes · Council May 6, 2025

How they voted

12–0

Passed

Total votes 12

May 6, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

May 6, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (12-0)

council

Mar 31, 2025

Introduced

B26-0213 Introduced by Councilmember Nadeau at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors