Energy Efficiency Financing Debt Cap Temporary Amendment Act of 2025
This bill temporarily removes a $250 million cap on bonds the District of Columbia can issue for energy efficiency projects under the 2010 Energy Efficiency Financing Act. It directly affects the District government by allowing it to borrow more funds for programs like building retrofits and renewable energy upgrades. The key change is deleting the $250 million limit from the law, enabling the issuance of bonds without that specific dollar ceiling. The amendment expires 225 days after it takes effect, making it a short-term adjustment to financing rules.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Council Passage
Jan 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Dec 15, 2025
Signed Apr 3, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was finalized as an enrolled act with minor formatting adjustments and a change to the bill's citation year from 2025 to 2026. The core policy remains the same: it temporarily removes the $250 million cap on bonds the District can issue for energy efficiency projects. A significant procedural change occurred in the effective date section, where the required congressional review period was shortened from 60 days to 30 days, allowing the law to take effect sooner if approved by the Mayor.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope regarding bond limits remains unchanged, but the timeline for when the law becomes effective was accelerated.
TIMELINE
The congressional review period required before the bill takes effect was reduced from 60 days to 30 days, speeding up the implementation of the temporary bond cap removal.
TECHNICAL
The bill's title year was updated from 2025 to 2026, and the document status changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', indicating the final version ready for the Governor's signature.
Floor votes · Council Jan 6, 2026
How they voted
12–0
Passed
Total votes 12
Jan 6, 2026
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Jan 6, 2026
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (12-0)
council
Dec 15, 2025
Introduced
B26-0536 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charles Allen
DDemocratic
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