B 26-0431 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Rodney Wright Basketball Court Designation Act of 2025

This bill names the basketball court at the Marvin Gaye Recreation Center (1561st Street NE) the "Rodney Wright Basketball Court" to honor Rodney Wright, a Washington, D.C., native who was a 1997 all-Metropolitan basketball player at Howard University and later a two-time DCPS Coach of the Year at Eastern High School. The bill directly affects the Marvin Gaye Recreation Center by changing the court's official designation. It requires the Council Secretary to notify the Department of Parks and Recreation after enactment, with no new funding or policy changes beyond the naming. The bill is purely commemorative and procedural, with no fiscal impact or substantive legislative effect.

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

Council Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Aug 2026

Introduced Oct 16, 2025 Signed Aug 28, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduction → Engrossment · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to reflect its final engrossed version, correcting the citation year from 2025 to 2026 and adding a specific legal reference (section 422) to the procedures used for naming the court. The text was also streamlined to remove redundant introductory language and clarify that the new name applies to the court at the Marvin Gaye Recreation Center as depicted in the official committee report.

Scope change

The bill's scope was slightly expanded by explicitly referencing section 422 of the relevant procedures act, which likely relates to the specific process for designating public spaces or facilities.

TECHNICAL

The citation year in the short title was changed from 2025 to 2026 to reflect the current legislative session.

Section 2 was updated to include section 422 of the Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act as the legal basis for the designation.

The bill text was condensed by removing the detailed biographical background of Rodney Wright and streamlining the description of the location to match the official plat in the committee report.

REQUIREMENT

New subsections were added to Section 3 to specify how the Budget Director must publish the certification notice in the District of Columbia Register.

Floor votes · Council Jun 23, 2026

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Jun 23, 2026

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

Jun 23, 2026

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

May 19, 2026

Legislature · Passed

Committee Mark-up of B26-0431 by the Committee of the Whole

legislature

May 5, 2026

Legislature · Passed

Committee Mark-up of B26-0431 by the Committee of the Whole

legislature

Oct 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee of the Whole

legislature

Oct 16, 2025

Introduced

B26-0431 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors