PR 26-0163 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Department of For-Hire Vehicles Delivery Vehicle Traffic Enforcement Expansion Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

This resolution extends the temporary authority of the Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV) to enforce traffic laws against delivery vehicles ("carriers-for-hire") until the permanent "Carrier-for-Hire Oversight and Enforcement Act of 2024" takes effect. It prevents a gap in enforcement after the current temporary law (D.C. Law 25-205) expires on April 17, 2025, while awaiting implementation of the permanent law (set for October 1, 2025). The resolution directly affects DFHV’s ability to issue traffic citations to delivery operators, which they have done 1,297 times in FY2024. It is a procedural measure, not a substantive policy change.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Sub-Topics: Traffic Safety Tags: Emergency Management

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Signed Apr 1, 2025

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Introduction → Enrollment · 7 edits

MODERATE

The document changed from a Council resolution draft to an enrolled version, indicating it has been formally adopted by the Council. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, but the enrolled version includes updated citation information and corrected legal references. The resolution authorizes the Department of For-Hire Vehicles to enforce traffic laws against delivery vehicles and declares an emergency to prevent a gap in enforcement authority when temporary measures expire.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains unchanged - it still authorizes DFHV to enforce traffic laws against carrier-for-hire vehicles. The enrolled version clarifies the legal citation for D.C. Law 25-205 and updates the title of the oversight act from 'Carrier-for-Hire Oversight and Enforcement Act of 2024' to 'Carrier-for-Hire Oversight and Enforcement Amendment Act of 2024'.

TECHNICAL

Updated the citation for D.C. Law 25-205 from '71 DCR 10776' to '71 DCR 9325' in the enrolled version.

Changed the oversight act title from 'Carrier-for-Hire Oversight and Enforcement Act of 2024' to 'Carrier-for-Hire Oversight and Enforcement Amendment Act of 2024' with updated effective date of March 21, 2025.

Added 'DFHV' abbreviation in parentheses after first mention of Department of For-Hire Vehicles in section 2(a).

Changed 'likely applicability date no earlier than' to 'likely applicability date of no earlier than' in section 2(d) for grammatical consistency.

Changed 'operators' to 'operators' in section 2(e) for consistency with the rest of the document.

Added 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL' header and page numbering indicating formal adoption status.

Removed Councilmember names and signature lines from the draft version.

Floor votes · Council Apr 1, 2025

How they voted

12–0

Passed

Total votes 12

Apr 1, 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

Apr 1, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (12-0)

council

Mar 31, 2025

Introduced

PR26-0163 Introduced by Councilmember Nadeau at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors