B 26-0375 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Green Housing Coordination Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

This bill requires large residential and mixed-use housing projects (50,000+ square feet) receiving funding from the District’s Housing Production Trust Fund to meet net zero energy and net zero carbon standards by 2026. It directs the Department to report every six months on progress toward developing universal net zero energy building regulations, including barriers and potential law changes. The requirements are temporary, expiring after 225 days or when final regulations under the Clean Energy DC Building Code Act are issued. The bill also removes existing net zero energy compliance provisions for residential/mixed-use projects under the Green Building Act of 2006.

Issues: ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

Sub-Topics: Renewable Energy Climate Change

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Dec 2025

Signed into Law

Feb 2026

Introduced Oct 2, 2025 Signed Feb 27, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossment → Enrollment · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from Engrossed to Enrolled status with several substantive changes. The most significant modifications involve clarifying the renewable energy requirements for rooftop replacements, reorganizing the structure of net zero energy provisions, and adding a fiscal impact statement section. These changes make the bill more precise and complete for final passage.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on residential and mixed-use construction projects, but the specific requirements for rooftop renewable energy systems were clarified and expanded with additional exemption categories.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for rooftop renewable energy systems when 50% or more of a rooftop is being replaced for residential projects, with specific exemption conditions including inadequate solar access, existing mechanical equipment, rooftop amenities, structural constraints, and impracticable installation conditions.

Changed the Clean Energy DC Building Code Amendment Act section to require reports from the Department of Buildings rather than just 'the Department', making the responsible agency more specific.

DEFINITION

Reorganized the definition sections to clarify terms like 'all-electric' and 'EGCC' (Enterprise Green Communities Criteria) by moving them to a dedicated subsection for better organization.

TECHNICAL

Added a new Section 5 for fiscal impact statement and Section 6 for effective date, which were missing from the Engrossed version but are standard for enrolled bills.

ENFORCEMENT

Modified the Green Building Act amendment to change language from 'shall maintain net zero energy compliance and fulfill' to 'shall fulfill', simplifying the compliance requirement language.

Floor votes · Council Dec 2, 2025

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Dec 2, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Dec 2, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Oct 2, 2025

Introduced

B26-0375 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors