District Of Columbia
26th Council·1,701 bills
Track legislation moving through District Of Columbia. Browse 1,701 bills and resolutions during the 26th Council, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.
Bills
As introduced, Bill 26-361 would prohibit the sale and distribution of mercury-containing, compact fluorescent lamps and linear fluorescent lamps. It requires the Department of Energy and the Environment to issue warnings or civil penalties and also to investigate complaints regarding violations.
As introduced, Bill 26-361 would prohibit the sale and distribution of mercury-containing, compact fluorescent lamps and linear fluorescent lamps. It requires the Department of Energy and the Environment to issue warnings or civil penalties and also to investigate complaints regarding violations.
As introduced, Bill 26-106 would authorize the exercise of eminent domain by the Mayor to secure space for a resilience hub in Ivy City.
As introduced, Bill 26-106 would authorize the exercise of eminent domain by the Mayor to secure space for a resilience hub in Ivy City.
As introduced, Bill 26-91 would require the Department of Behavioral Health to develop and publish a standardized checklist and develop a secure online portal for tracking behavioral health housing voucher applications.
As introduced, Bill 26-91 would require the Department of Behavioral Health to develop and publish a standardized checklist and develop a secure online portal for tracking behavioral health housing voucher applications.
As introduced, Bill 26-524 would create a new misdemeanor criminal offense and a new felony criminal offense for nonconsensual distribution of sexually explicit images, video, or audio of an individual created or altered through use of digital technology, including the use of artificial intelligence.
As introduced, Bill 26-524 would create a new misdemeanor criminal offense and a new felony criminal offense for nonconsensual distribution of sexually explicit images, video, or audio of an individual created or altered through use of digital technology, including the use of artificial intelligence.
As introduced, Bill 26-465 would require the Board of Elections to oversee the filling of a vacancy in an Advisory Neighborhood Commission and clarify when the Board shall deem a vacancy to have occurred. It would prohibit the circulator of a candidate petition form from altering signer information. It would require the Board to publish a list of candidates who qualify to fill a vacancy. The Board must issue a final determination of vacancy upon review of a request by the Advisory Neighborhood Commission or Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions that a vacancy exists or that a Commissioner no longer meets the qualifications for office. Among other things, it would require the Board of Elections to oversee the filling of vacancies in Advisory Neighborhood Commissions.
As introduced, Bill 26-465 would require the Board of Elections to oversee the filling of a vacancy in an Advisory Neighborhood Commission and clarify when the Board shall deem a vacancy to have occurred. It would prohibit the circulator of a candidate petition form from altering signer information. It would require the Board to publish a list of candidates who qualify to fill a vacancy. The Board must issue a final determination of vacancy upon review of a request by the Advisory Neighborhood Commission or Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions that a vacancy exists or that a Commissioner no longer meets the qualifications for office. Among other things, it would require the Board of Elections to oversee the filling of vacancies in Advisory Neighborhood Commissions.
As introduced Bill 26-515 would require the Board of Elections to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment to ensure the District’s institutional readiness for implementing ranked choice voting. The Board is, among other things, required to submit a report to the Mayor and the Council.
As introduced Bill 26-515 would require the Board of Elections to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment to ensure the District’s institutional readiness for implementing ranked choice voting. The Board is, among other things, required to submit a report to the Mayor and the Council.
As introduced Bill 26-52 would establish a Group Violence Intervention Initiative and an organizational structure to guide the efforts of the Initiative. It would allow the Metropolitan Police Department to hire civilian personnel to respond to and investigate certain property crimes and cold cases. The Sentencing Commission is required to publish a biannual report on repeat violent offenders in the District and authorizes the Mayor to take corrective actions to remediate criminal blight at properties in the District. It would require the Director of the Department of Healthcare Finance to submit an amendment to the Medicaid state plan to make community violence prevention services available to Medicaid beneficiaries.
As introduced Bill 26-52 would establish a Group Violence Intervention Initiative and an organizational structure to guide the efforts of the Initiative. It would allow the Metropolitan Police Department to hire civilian personnel to respond to and investigate certain property crimes and cold cases. The Sentencing Commission is required to publish a biannual report on repeat violent offenders in the District and authorizes the Mayor to take corrective actions to remediate criminal blight at properties in the District. It would require the Director of the Department of Healthcare Finance to submit an amendment to the Medicaid state plan to make community violence prevention services available to Medicaid beneficiaries.
As introduced, Bill 26-326 would make several changes to the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, including modifying the definition of “eligible employee”, reducing the number of paid leave workweeks for qualifying family leave events from 8 to 2, and requiring a non-probationary employee to enter into a continuation of service agreement and continue to serve as a District employee for 12 weeks after use of paid parental, family, or medical leave.
As introduced, Bill 26-326 would make several changes to the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, including modifying the definition of “eligible employee”, reducing the number of paid leave workweeks for qualifying family leave events from 8 to 2, and requiring a non-probationary employee to enter into a continuation of service agreement and continue to serve as a District employee for 12 weeks after use of paid parental, family, or medical leave.
As introduced, Bill 26-328 would require the establishment of safety standards for roadway barriers used during temporary street closures and ensure that barriers used for street closures are covered by the litigation management protections of Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology as certified by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
As introduced, Bill 26-328 would require the establishment of safety standards for roadway barriers used during temporary street closures and ensure that barriers used for street closures are covered by the litigation management protections of Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology as certified by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
As introduced, Bill 26-113 would expand the regular operating hours of all facilities managed and operated by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
As introduced, Bill 26-113 would expand the regular operating hours of all facilities managed and operated by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
As introduced, Bill 26-112 would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to establish a program with the District of Columbia Public Schools for use of DCPS outdoor fields by certified, community-based youth sports organizations. It would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to create a new permit program for outdoor field use by certified community-based youth sports organizations in the District. It would also reorder the priority level of permitted uses for recreational spaces.
As introduced, Bill 26-112 would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to establish a program with the District of Columbia Public Schools for use of DCPS outdoor fields by certified, community-based youth sports organizations. It would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to create a new permit program for outdoor field use by certified community-based youth sports organizations in the District. It would also reorder the priority level of permitted uses for recreational spaces.
As introduced, Bill 26-132 would require the Department of Parks and Recreation and District of Columbia Public Schools to expand community access to recreational facilities in every ward on evenings and weekends, outside of the hours in which the facilities are in active use by the schools and student activities.
As introduced, Bill 26-132 would require the Department of Parks and Recreation and District of Columbia Public Schools to expand community access to recreational facilities in every ward on evenings and weekends, outside of the hours in which the facilities are in active use by the schools and student activities.
As introduced, Bill 26-491 would direct local education agencies to adopt and implement a model AI literacy policy addressing appropriate use and instruction of artificial and generative intelligence by students and staff for educational purposes.
As introduced, Bill 26-491 would direct local education agencies to adopt and implement a model AI literacy policy addressing appropriate use and instruction of artificial and generative intelligence by students and staff for educational purposes.