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B26-0035 • 2025

Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statement Forms Amendment Act of 2025

Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statement Forms Amendment Act of 2025

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2026-02-27
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

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Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statement Forms Amendment Act of 2025

Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statement Forms Amendment Act of 2025

What This Bill Does

  • Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statement Forms Amendment Act of 2025

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0085, Effective from Feb 03, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 002675

  2. 2025-12-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  3. 2025-12-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0202 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 013490

  4. 2025-11-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  5. 2025-11-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0202

  6. 2025-11-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Dec 02, 2025

  7. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2025-10-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  9. 2025-10-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Report Filed by the Business and Economic Development Committee, Includes Hearing Record

  10. 2025-10-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0035 by the Business and Economic Development Committee

  11. 2025-10-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary

  12. 2025-03-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0035

  13. 2025-03-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  14. 2025-02-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary

  15. 2025-01-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0035 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  16. 2025-01-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee on Business and Economic Development

  17. 2025-01-09 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0035 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statement Forms Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT

ACT 26-202
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
NOVEMBER 24, 2025
To amend theUniform Commercial Code toprovidethattheRecorder of Deeds may notrefuse
to accepta writteninitialfinancingstatementintheform providedby theInternational
Associationof Commercial Administratorsor ina form adoptedby theChief Financial
OfficerbyruleandtopermittheChiefFinancialOfficertopromulgaterulessettingfees
forfilingandindexingofinitialfinancingstatements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedas the“Uniform Commercial Code FinancingStatementForms Amendment Act
of 2025”.
Sec.2.Article9ofSubtitleIofTitle28oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodeis
amendedasfollows:
(a)Section28:9-521isamendedtoreadasfollows:
Ҥ28:9-521.Uniformformofwrittenfinancingstatementandamendment.
“Exceptforareasonsetforthin§28:9-516(b),afilingofficethatacceptswrittenrecords
maynotrefusetoacceptawrittenrecordforafilingauthorizedbythisarticleiftherecord
conformstoaformatthatis:“(1)Currentlyapprovedby theInternationalAssociationofCommercial
Administrators;or“(2)AdoptedbyruleissuedbytheChiefFinancialOfficerpursuantto§28:9-
526".(b)Section28:9-525(a)isamendedbystrikingtheword“Mayor”andinsertingthe
phrase“ChiefFinancialOfficer”initsplace.
(©)Section§28:9-526isamendedbystrikingtheword“Mayor”bothtimesitappears.
andinsertingthephrase“ChiefFinancialOfficer”initsplace.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscal
impactstatementrequiredbysection602(c)(3)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,
1
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(c)(3)).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetoby
theMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressional
reviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,
approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(6)(1)).
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Councilofthe Districtof Columbia

DistrigtofColumbiaAPPROVED
NOVEMBER 24, 2025

COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

DocketNo.826-0035
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