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B26-0180 • 2025

Rev. A. Knighton Stanley Way Designation Act of 2025

Rev. A. Knighton Stanley Way Designation Act of 2025

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Lewis George
Last action
2025-09-12
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Rev. A. Knighton Stanley Way Designation Act of 2025

This act designates a section of Iowa Avenue in Washington, D.C., as Rev. A. Knighton Stanley Way.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates the portion of Iowa Avenue between Arkansas Avenue and 13th Street in Northwest Washington, D.C., as Rev. A. Knighton Stanley Way.
  • Requires this symbolic designation to follow specific procedures outlined in the Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act of 1982.
  • Includes a fiscal impact statement adopted by the Council.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The residents, businesses, and visitors who use Iowa Avenue between Arkansas Avenue and 13th Street in Northwest Washington, D.C.

Terms To Know

Symbolic designation
A name given to a street or area for honor or recognition without changing the official address or map.
Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act of 1982
The law that sets out rules for closing, renaming, or acquiring streets and alleys in Washington, D.C.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act does not change the physical layout or address system of Iowa Avenue.
  • It is unclear how this designation will be marked on signs or maps.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0028, Effective from Aug 23, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009567

  2. 2025-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  3. 2025-07-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0096 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007668

  4. 2025-07-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  5. 2025-07-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0096

  6. 2025-06-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 10, 2025

  7. 2025-06-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Report Filed by the Committee of the Whole

  8. 2025-06-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  9. 2025-06-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0180 by the Committee of the Whole

  10. 2025-06-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  11. 2025-06-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary

  12. 2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  13. 2025-03-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0180 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  14. 2025-03-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0180 Introduced by Councilmember Lewis George at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Rev. A. Knighton Stanley Way Designation Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
ANACT.
D.C. ACT 26-96

INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA.
JULY 7, 2025
TosymbolicallydesignatelowaAvenue,NW,betweenArkansasAvenue,NW,and13thStreet,‘NW,asRev.A.KnightonStanleyWay.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmaybecitedasthe“Rev.A.KnightonStanleyWayDesignationActof2025”,
Sec.2.Pursuanttosections401,403a,and423oftheStreetandAlleyClosingandAcquisitionProceduresActof1982,effectiveMarch10,1983(D.C.Law4-201;D.C.OfficialCode§§9-204.01,9-204.03a,and9-204.23),theCouncilsymbolicallydesignatesIowaAvenue,
‘NW,betweenArkansasAvenue,NW,and13thStreet,NW,as“Rev.A.KnightonStanleyWay”.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.TheCouneiladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreview

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