B 26-0610 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Rental Housing Registration Data Integrity Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

This bill requires owners of rental properties exempt from rent stabilization to report specific data when registering their units with the District of Columbia. The key requirement is that owners must provide the current monthly rent, the rent charged in the two previous calendar years, and details about utilities, facilities, services, and appliances included with the unit. This information is only needed at the time of registration and does not create ongoing annual reporting obligations. The legislation is designed to improve data accuracy for rental housing records and will remain in effect for up to 90 days if approved.
Sub-Topics: Landlords Renters
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Council Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Mar 2, 2026 Signed Mar 25, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was re-enrolled with updated formatting and minor text corrections. The core policy content remains the same: requiring rental housing owners exempt from rent stabilization to report rent amounts and utilities information at registration time. The changes are primarily technical, including line number adjustments, proper act title formatting, and correction of the effective date reference from October 22, 2015 to July 17, 1985.
TECHNICAL

Line numbers and formatting were updated to reflect the enrolled version of the bill.

The effective date reference for the Rental Housing Act was corrected from October 22, 2015 to July 17, 1985, with updated legal citations.

Standard enrolled bill formatting elements including signatures for the Council Chairman and Mayor were added.

Floor votes · Council Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

13–0
Passed
Total votes 13
Mar 3, 2026
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

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Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
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Mar 3, 2026
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (13-0)
council
Mar 2, 2026
Introduced
B26-0610 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
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Robert White
DDemocratic
DC
At-Large