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B26-0094 • 2025

Society for Science Real Property Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2025

Society for Science Real Property Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2025

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Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
Under Council Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date depends on future steps (Mayor approval, congressional review) that have not yet happened according to the bill status.

Tax Exemption for Society for Science Properties

This bill exempts three specific buildings from real property tax if they are owned or being sold to the Society for Science, Inc., and used by that organization.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a new section called Section 47-1099.13 to District of Columbia law.
  • Exempts three specific properties from real property tax if owned or being sold to Society for Science, Inc.
  • Requires the exemption only while the organization owns and uses the buildings.
  • States this tax break is extra help that does not replace other possible tax relief.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Society for Science, Inc., as the owner or buyer of the properties.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not take effect until approved by the Mayor (or if vetoed, overridden by the Council), followed by a 30-day congressional review and publication in the District of Columbia Register.
  • The text lists only three specific addresses; other properties owned by Society for Science are not mentioned.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Re-Referred to Committee of the Whole

  2. 2026-02-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Re-Referral published.

  3. 2025-02-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0094 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  4. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee on Business and Economic Development

  5. 2025-01-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0094 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Society for Science Real Property Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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Councilmember Brooke Pinto 3
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A BILL 6
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11
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To amend Chapter 10 of Title 47 of the District of Columba Official Code to provide real 15
property tax exemption for properties located at 1719 N St., N.W., in Lot 0062, Square 16
0158, 1723 N St., N.W., Lot 0802, Square 0158, and 800 8th St. NW, Lot 0031, Square 17
0404 owned by or being sold to Society for Science, Inc. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 20
Act may be cited as the “Society for Science Real Property Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 21
2025”. 22
Sec. 2. Chapter 10 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 23
follows: 24
(a) The table of contents is amended by adding a new section designation to read as 25
follows: 26
“Sec. 47-1099.13. Society for Science; Lots 0062 and 0802, Square 0158, and Lot 0031, 27
Square 0404.” 28
(b) A new section 47-1099.13 is added to read as follows: 29
Ҥ 47-1099.13 30
(a) The real properties, and any improvements on the properties, located at 1719 N St., 31
N.W., in Lot 0062, Square 0158, 1723 N St., N.W., Lot 0802, Square 0158, and 800 8th St., 32
N.W., Lot 0031, Square 0404 owned by or being sold to the Society for Science Inc. shall be 33

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exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 8 of this title, so long as the Property is owned and used 34
by Society of Science Inc. 35
(b) The tax exemption provided pursuant to this paragraph shall be in addition to, and not 36
lieu of, any other tax relief or assistance from any other source applicable to Society for Science 37
Inc.” 38
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 39
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 40
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 41
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 42
Sec. 4. Effective date. 43
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 44
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 45
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 46
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 47
Columbia Register. 48