B26-0089 • 2025

E911 Fund Repeal Amendment Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Mendelson
Last action: 2025-10-08
Official status: Under Council Review
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill status is 'Under Council Review' with a public hearing held on October 8, 2025; it has not yet become law.

E911 Fund Repeal Amendment Act of 2025

This bill changes the rules for a District fund to ensure money is only used for costs needed to provide 911 and 311 systems.

What This Bill Does

Amends Section 603(c) of the Emergency and Non-Emergency Telephone Calling Systems Fund Act of 2000 to state that fund money shall be used only for costs necessary to provide 911 and 311 systems.
Repeals Subsections (d) and (g) of Section 603, which previously allowed other uses such as capital equipment costs.
Repeals the entire Section 604c of the Act.

Who It Names or Affects

Agencies managing the Emergency and Non-Emergency Telephone Calling Systems Fund

Terms To Know

E911 Fund: The official name for the fund created by the Emergency and Non-Emergency Telephone Calling Systems Fund Act of 2000.
Repeal: To officially remove a law or part of a law so it is no longer in effect.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill will not take effect until approved by the Mayor and after a required 30-day congressional review period.
The official text does not specify how much money was previously spent on capital equipment before this change.

Bill History

2025-10-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Public Hearing on B26-0089
2025-09-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register
2025-09-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole
2025-02-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0089 Published in the District of Columbia Register
2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Referred to Committee of the Whole
2025-01-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
B26-0089 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

E911 Fund Repeal Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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Chairman Phil Mendelson 2
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A BILL 5
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9
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To repeal the Emergency and Non-Emergency Telephone Calling Systems Fund since it is no 14
longer being reserved, as originally intended, for capital equipment costs. 15
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 17
act may be cited as the “E911 Fund Repeal Amendment Act of 2025”. 18
Sec. 2. The Emergency and Non-Emergency Telephone Calling Systems Fund Act of 19
2000, effective October 19, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-172; D.C. Official Code § 34-1802 et seq.), is 20
amended as follows: 21
(1) Section 603 (D.C. Official Code § 34-1802) is amended as follows: 22
(A) Subsection (c) is amended to read as follows: 23
“(c) Money in the Fund shall be used to pay for costs necessary to provide the 911 and 24
311 systems.”. 25
(B) Subsections (d) and (g) are repealed. 26
(2) Section 604c (D.C. Official Code § 34-1803.03) is repealed. 27
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 28
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal 29
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 30
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 31
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Sec. 4. Effective date. 32
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 33
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and a 30-day period of congressional review 34
as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 35
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)). 36
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