This bill allows certain retail establishments and restaurants in D.C. to refuse cash payments, provided they display clear notice at the entrance or on menus. It specifically applies to retail businesses with Class C or D licenses and restaurants operating 24 hours daily or open at 3 a.m. on at least two days weekly. The policy requires written notice to customers about the cash refusal but does not mandate it for all businesses. The change is temporary, taking effect October 18, 2025, and expires 225 days after implementation. It amends existing D.C. code to permit this payment restriction without requiring cash acceptance for these specific venues.
This bill designates a specific alley in Ward 1 (bounded by Harvard Street NW, Sherman Avenue NW, Girard Street NW, and 11th Street NW in Square 2857) as "Henry E. Baker Alley" to honor Henry E. Baker. Baker was a pioneering Black patent examiner who documented over 1,200 Black inventors in the late 1800s/early 1900s, preserving their contributions during a period of widespread discrimination. The designation follows community support from Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1A, which passed a resolution backing the naming. This is a ceremonial act with no policy changes or fiscal impact.
This bill authorizes the closing of a dead-end street (cul-de-sac) and the dedication of a portion of land for a public alley at the Bladensburg Bus Garage property (Square 4350, Lot 0006). The change is required to support WMATA’s modernization of the garage, enabling relocation of the main entrance and expansion of bus and employee parking spaces. The new alley, maintained through a public easement, replaces the closed section of Douglas Street. This procedural bill facilitates infrastructure improvements without altering the garage’s core operations.
This temporary D.C. bill clarifies that rental units participating in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program are exempt from the District’s rent stabilization rules. It amends the 1985 Rental Housing Act to explicitly include LIHTC units in the exemption, removing ambiguity about their status. The change directly affects housing providers who receive LIHTC tax credits, ensuring they are not subject to rent stabilization requirements. The law expires 225 days after enactment and does not create new policy - it only clarifies an existing exemption.
This temporary bill (B 26-0389) modifies the 2022 Office of District Waterways Management Establishment Act to adjust the structure and operations of the District Waterways Advisory Commission. It aligns Mayoral appointments for commission members with similar commissions, adds the Department of Parks and Recreation as an ex-officio non-voting member, changes commission meetings from monthly to every two months, and extends the required update period for the Advisory Plan to at least every three years. The bill affects the Commission, the Office of Waterways Management, and stakeholders involved in waterways planning. It takes effect October 18, 2025, and expires 225 days after enactment.
This bill clarifies that property owners and occupants in Washington, D.C., must pay an impervious area charge assessed by DC Water. The charge is based on the amount of non-absorbent surfaces on a property (like roofs, driveways, or patios) that prevent rainwater from soaking into the ground. Failure to pay creates a lien on the property, enforceable like other water utility debts. The bill is temporary, expiring 225 days after enactment, and amends existing laws to explicitly permit this charge.
This bill would close a 12-foot-wide, unused public alley (a "paper alley") within Lee Montessori East End campus in Ward 8. It transfers the land title to the school to enable development of a student play space in the center of its newly expanded campus. The alley currently serves no practical purpose and occupies space the school wants to use for outdoor learning and recreation. The bill follows standard procedures for closing unnecessary alleys under District law.
This bill temporarily amends the Language Access Act of 2004 to authorize the Office of Human Rights to create rules implementing language access requirements. It directly affects the Office of Human Rights (which will develop the rules) and city agencies that must provide language assistance. The key provision gives the Office authority to adopt regulations under existing administrative procedures, without changing the core language access standards. The amendment expires 225 days after enactment, making it a temporary procedural change to streamline implementation.
This bill temporarily expands the Police Complaints Board from 5 to 9 members (one per ward plus an at-large member, none affiliated with law enforcement after the current MPD member's term ends) and grants the Office of Police Complaints Executive Director new authority to file complaints independently when they discover unreported misconduct, such as officers failing to intervene in excessive force incidents or not reporting violations by colleagues. It also makes minor technical changes to clarify that certain victim protections in Chapter 3 of Title 14 apply only to individuals under 18 years old. The bill is temporary, expiring 225 days after enactment or upon the effective date of another related act. It directly affects the complaint process for police misconduct, the Police Complaints Board, and victims under 18 in specific legal contexts.
This bill symbolically renames Sumner Road, SE in Barry Farm (Ward 8) as "Marvin 'Slush' Gross Way" to honor Marvin Gross, a local cultural figure who founded the Beat Ya Feet dance style in DC's Go-Go music scene. It directly recognizes his legacy as a neighborhood leader and artist who passed away in 2002, supported by his family, neighbors, and Advisory Neighborhood Commission 8C. The bill follows standard District street-naming procedures (D.C. Law 4-201) and has no fiscal impact. It is purely ceremonial, with no policy changes or direct effects beyond the street name.
This emergency resolution (PR 26-0499) requires petition circulators to affirm in affidavits that they have not altered any signer's information after the signature was affixed, and it prohibits altering signer details except when the signer requests assistance before signing. It also bans using correctional tools like whiteout on petitions, aiming to prevent post-signature changes and ensure petition integrity for the 2026 primary election cycle. The measure directly affects circulators, the Board of Elections, and petition signers by clarifying ballot access rules ahead of the 2026 elections.
This resolution amends the Clemency Board Establishment Act of 2018 to allow the District of Columbia's Clemency Board to grant a waiver of the 5-year waiting period for applicants seeking a pardon, specifically when the federal Department of Justice's Office of the Pardon Attorney (DOJ-OPA) has already granted a similar waiver. Currently, applicants who receive a federal waiver are deemed ineligible by the District Board due to a legal mismatch, even though the federal government is reviewing their cases. The change would ensure these applicants can receive a letter of recommendation from the Board, which is required for the President to consider their clemency request. This emergency measure aims to align District and federal processes without altering eligibility criteria.
