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B26-0139 • 2025

Gallery Court Designation Act of 2025

Gallery Court Designation Act of 2025

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Allen
Last action
2026-01-23
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on how the name change will be implemented or enforced, nor does it specify any changes to the area beyond naming it Gallery Court.

Gallery Court Designation Act of 2025

This act officially designates a public alley system in Square 775 as Gallery Court.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates the public alley system in Square 775, bounded by 3rd Street NE, K Street NE, 4th Street NE, and I Street NE, as Gallery Court.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who use or live near Square 775 in Washington D.C.
  • City officials responsible for street designations

Terms To Know

Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act
A law that sets rules for closing, acquiring, or changing streets and alleys.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not specify how the name change will be implemented or enforced.
  • It is unclear what specific changes this designation might bring to the area beyond naming it Gallery Court.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0064, Effective from Dec 31, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000597

  2. 2025-11-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0181 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 012848

  3. 2025-11-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  4. 2025-11-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0181

  5. 2025-11-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  6. 2025-10-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Nov 12, 2025

  7. 2025-10-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2025-10-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Report Filed by the Committee of the Whole

  9. 2025-10-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary

  10. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  11. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0139 by the Committee of the Whole

  12. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

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

    Public Hearing on B26-0139 View Public Hearing Record

  14. 2025-06-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  15. 2025-06-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole

  16. 2025-03-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0139 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  17. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  18. 2025-02-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0139 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Gallery Court Designation Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-181
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOVEMBER 10, 2025,
ToofficiallydesignatethepublicalleysysteminSquare775,boundedby3rdStreet,NE,KStreet,NE,4thSireet,NE,andI Street,NE,asGalleryCourt.
BEIT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedasthe “GalleryCourt DesignationActof 2025”,
Sec.2.Pursuanttosections401,403,and421,andnotwithstandingsection421(f)ofthe
StreetandAlleyClosingandAcquisitionProceduresActof1982,effectiveMarch10,1983(D.C.Law4-201;D.C.OfficialCode§§9-204.01,9-204.03,9-204.21,and9-204.21(f),theCouncilofficiallydesignatesthepublicalleysysteminSquare775,boundedby3rdStreet,NE,KStreet,NE,4thStreet,NE,andIStreet,NE,asdepictedbytheplatinthecommitteereport,as“GalleryCourt”.
Sec.3,Fiscalimpactstatement.
The Counciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscal
impactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,
approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).

Sec.4.Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreview
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
asprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(¢)(1))..
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NOVEMBER 10, 2025

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FirstReading,CC
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FinalReading,CC
October24,2025
‘Approved

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