PR 26-0476 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Washington Convention and Sports Authority Board of Directors Leif Dormsjo Confirmation Resolution of 2025

This is a procedural confirmation resolution, not a substantive legislative bill. It formally confirms Leif Dormsjo's reappointment to the Washington Convention and Sports Authority Board of Directors for a term ending May 16, 2030. The resolution follows the requirements of the Washington Convention Center Authority Act of 1994 (D.C. Law 10-188) and the Confirmation Act of 1978. It directly affects the District of Columbia's governance of the Washington Convention and Sports Authority by extending Dormsjo's board service. The resolution requires the Council of the District of Columbia to approve this reappointment.

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Council Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Dec 9, 2025 Signed Mar 3, 2026

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MODERATE

This is a confirmation resolution for Leif Dormsjo's reappointment to the Washington Convention and Sports Authority Board of Directors. The main substantive change is a wording correction in how his role is described: from 'an individual with proven experience in municipal finance public member' to 'a public member with proven expertise in municipal finance.' The resolution year was updated from 2025 to 2026 to reflect the actual confirmation date of March 3, 2026. All supporting materials (mayor's nomination letter, full biography, legal sufficiency memo) were stripped out in the enrolled version, leaving only the clean resolution text.

DEFINITION

The description of Dormsjo's role was corrected from 'an individual with proven experience in municipal finance public member and chairperson' to 'a public member with proven expertise in municipal finance and chairperson,' fixing awkward phrasing and changing 'experience' to 'expertise.'

TIMELINE

The resolution citation year changed from 2025 to 2026, reflecting that the Council actually confirmed the appointment on March 3, 2026 rather than in 2025.

TECHNICAL

All supporting documentation was removed in the enrolled version: the mayor's nomination letter, the full biographical resume of Leif Dormsjo (covering his career from Redgate through Baltimore), and the Office of the General Counsel legal sufficiency memo. Only the clean resolution text remains.

Section 3 was shortened from 'The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor' to 'The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Mayor.'

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

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Committee

Mar 3, 2026

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Feb 17, 2026

Legislature · Passed

Committee Mark-up of PR26-0476 by the Committee of the Whole

legislature

Jan 9, 2026

Committee

Re-Referral published.

legislature

Jan 6, 2026

Committee

Re-Referred to Committee of the Whole

legislature

Dec 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Business and Economic Development

legislature

Dec 9, 2025

Introduced

PR26-0476 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors