PR 26-0160 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Certified Business Enterprise Program Compliance and Enforcement Support Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

This bill (PR 26-0160) updates Washington, D.C.'s Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) Program, directly affecting over 2,000 certified businesses and the Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD). It reinstates a requirement that CBE applicants must be independently owned and operated (previously established in 2021-2023 laws but lapsed), clarifies key terms in the program rules, and creates uniform hearing procedures for enforcement actions. The bill also adjusts performance requirements for certified joint ventures to better align with program goals. These changes aim to fix administrative gaps and improve enforcement efficiency within the CBE program.

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Council Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Mar 26, 2025 Signed May 6, 2025

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Introduction → Enrollment · 4 edits

MODERATE

The document changed from a Mayor's letter introducing a proposed resolution to the enrolled original version of the resolution itself. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, but the format shifted from a letter of recommendation to the official enrolled resolution text. Minor formatting and punctuation improvements were made, including adding quotation marks around the CBE acronym and clarifying the effective date of the underlying law.

TECHNICAL

The document format changed from a Mayor's letter introducing legislation to the official enrolled resolution text, which is the final version submitted for signature.

Minor formatting improvements including consistent quotation marks around the CBE acronym and proper capitalization throughout the text.

Added specific citation to the underlying law (D.C. Law 16-33; D.C. Official Code § 2-218.01 et seq.) in section 2(d) for clarity.

Changed the date from March 26, 2025 in the letter to May 6, 2025 in the enrolled resolution, reflecting when the final version was prepared.

Floor votes · Council May 6, 2025

How they voted

12–0

Passed

Total votes 12

May 6, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

May 6, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (12-0)

council

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Business and Economic Development

legislature

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced

PR26-0160 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors