B 26-0575 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Friends of Wangari Gardens Grant Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

This bill authorizes a grant to the nonprofit "Friends of Wangari Gardens" for installing a water meter and drinkable water source directly at Wangari Gardens. The grant covers assessment, design, and installation of a spigot for gardeners to use water for free. It amends the Department of Transportation Establishment Act to allow this specific grant, bypassing standard grant procedures. The bill is labeled "emergency" but only applies to this single garden project and expires after 90 days. It directly affects Wangari Gardens gardeners and the nonprofit managing the garden.

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Dec 30, 2025 Signed Mar 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was converted from a draft introduction to its enrolled final version. The substantive policy content remains the same, but the formatting was standardized and the effective date was clarified to explicitly reference the 90-day emergency provision. The bill authorizes a grant to Friends of Wangari Gardens for water infrastructure improvements.

TECHNICAL

Changed the language from 'make a grant' to 'issue a grant' for consistency with standard legislative terminology.

Updated verb forms from 'assessment, design, and installation' to 'assessing, designing, and installing' for grammatical consistency with the section header.

Added standard enrolled bill formatting including signatures for the Council Chairman and Mayor.

TIMELINE

Added explicit reference to the 90-day emergency provision in the effective date section, clarifying the bill's temporary nature.

Floor votes · Council Feb 3, 2026

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Feb 3, 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

Feb 3, 2026

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Dec 30, 2025

Introduced

B26-0575 Introduced by Councilmember Parker at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors