Net Zero Continuity Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026
This resolution declares an emergency to fix a legal gap that would cause inconsistent net-zero energy rules for District-funded building projects. It repeals two temporary laws that currently pause strict energy standards for affordable housing and updates the definition of net-zero energy for all projects. By clearing these temporary provisions, the bill ensures that future changes to energy standards can be applied uniformly to both residential and nonresidential developments without causing uncertainty for developers.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2026
Committee Review
Council Passage
Jul 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Jul 13, 2026
Signed Jul 14, 2026
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The document changed from a draft introduction of a proposed resolution to an enrolled (final) version. The substantive policy text regarding the emergency declaration, the timeline for legislative action, and the specific laws being amended remains effectively unchanged, though minor formatting and citation corrections were applied.
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Minor formatting adjustments were made to align the enrolled version with standard legislative style, including correcting the resolution title to 'A RESOLUTION' and adjusting page numbering.
Citations were slightly updated to include 'D.C. Act' instead of 'A' for bill numbers and added 'et seq.' to a legal code reference, but these do not alter the bill's operational effect.
The text '1...1' used to mark deletions in the draft was removed in the final version, leaving only the clean, final text.
Floor votes · Council Jul 14, 2026
How they voted
13–0
Passed
Total votes 13
Jul 14, 2026
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Total actions
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Committee
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Jul 14, 2026
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (13-0)
council
Jul 13, 2026
Introduced
PR26-0783 Introduced by Councilmember Lewis George at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
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District
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Janeese Lewis George
DDemocratic
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