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B26-0098 • 2025

Home Purchase Assistance for Transit Workers Amendment Act of 2025

Home Purchase Assistance for Transit Workers Amendment Act of 2025

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Nadeau
Last action
2026-05-01
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

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Home Purchase Assistance for Transit Workers Amendment Act of 2025

Home Purchase Assistance for Transit Workers Amendment Act of 2025

What This Bill Does

  • Home Purchase Assistance for Transit Workers Amendment Act of 2025

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0107, Effective from Apr 14, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006779

  2. 2026-03-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  3. 2026-02-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0258 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 002685

  4. 2026-02-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A26-0258

  5. 2026-02-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  6. 2026-02-09 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 24, 2026

  7. 2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  9. 2025-12-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Report Filed by the Housing Committee

  10. 2025-12-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0098 by the Housing Committee

  11. 2025-12-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary

  12. 2025-12-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary

  13. 2025-10-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0098 View Public Hearing Record

  14. 2025-10-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  15. 2025-10-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Housing

  16. 2025-02-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0098 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  17. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee on Housing with comments from the Committee on Transportation and the Environment

  18. 2025-01-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0098 Introduced by Councilmember Nadeau at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Home Purchase Assistance for Transit Workers Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT

ACT 26-258
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FEBRUARY 25, 2026
ToamendtheGovernmentEmployer-AssistedHousingAmendmentActof1999todesignatepublictransitemployeesaseligiblerecipientsfortheGovernmentEmployer-AssistedHousingProgram.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedas the“Home PurchaseAssistanceforTransitWorkers Amendment Act of
2026”.
Sec,2.The Government Employer-AssistedHousing Amendment Actof 1999,effective
May 9,2000 (D.C.Law 13-96;D.C. OfficialCode § 42-2501 etseq.),isamended as follows:
(a)Section2(D.C.OfficialCode§42-2501)isamendedbyaddinganewparagraph(11)
toreadasfollows:
“(11)“Publictransitemployee”meansapersonemployedbyapublicly-owned
mass transitsystemthatiseitherowned orsubsidizedby theDistrict.”.
(b)Section4 (D.C. OfficialCode § 42-2503)isamended as follows:
(1)Subsection(a)(1)isamended toreadas follows:
“(1)A Districtof Columbia government employee,a first-responder,an educator,
orapublictransitemployee;and”,
(2)Subsection(c)isamended by strikingthephrase“withtheDistrictof
Columbia or as an educator”and insertingthephrase“with theDistrictof Columbia, as an
educator,orasapublictransitemployee”initsplace.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement,
The Counciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommittee reportas thefiscal
impactstatementrequiredby section4a oftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof 1975,
approvedOctober 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.4,Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectafterapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember
24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(c)(1)).
feChairman
Councilofthe Districtof Columbia
UNSIGNED
MayorDistrictofColumbiaFEBRUARY 13, 2026

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COUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004
FirstReading
January6,2026
‘Approved
‘Mendelson

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Bonds x Nadeau x
Felder x Parker x
Frumin x Pinto x
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CERTIFICATIONRECORD
Does‘SesretaryttheCouns Date
DocketNo.B26-0098
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(XIVOTEDATE February3,2026
(XIVOICEVOTE ‘Approved
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Bonds x LewisGeorge| x T.wite
Don! Nadeau x
Felder Parker x
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CERTIFICATIONRECORD a0 peSecretarytotheCouncil Date