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B26-0222 • 2025

Alfred Dudley Sr. Way Designation Act of 2025

Alfred Dudley Sr. Way Designation Act of 2025

Enacted

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms the effective date depends on specific procedural steps (Mayor approval and congressional review) rather than a fixed calendar date in the final enactment summary provided.

Alfred Dudley Sr. Way Designation Act of 2025

This law gives the honorary name Alfred Dudley Sr. Way to a specific section of Mills Avenue in Northeast Washington, D.C.

What This Bill Does

  • Symbolically designates part of Mills Avenue as Alfred Dudley Sr. Way between Hamlin Place and Rhode Island Avenue in Northeast D.C.
  • Uses rules from the Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act to make this change
  • Adopts a fiscal impact statement that was included in the committee report

Who It Names or Affects

  • Residents who live near Mills Avenue between Hamlin Place and Rhode Island Avenue
  • The Council of the District of Columbia

Terms To Know

Symbolically designate
Giving a street an honorary name without changing its official address for mail delivery.
Fiscal impact statement
A report that explains how much money the law will cost or save, as required by legislative rules.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act takes effect only after approval by the Mayor and a 30-day period of congressional review.
  • If the Mayor vetoes the bill, the Council must take action to override the veto before it becomes law.

Bill History

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

    Law L26-0068, Effective from Dec 31, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000601

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

    Act A26-0185 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 012856

  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 A26-0185

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

    Legislative Meeting

  9. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0222 by the Committee of the Whole

  10. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  11. 2025-07-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0222 View Public Hearing Record

  12. 2025-06-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  13. 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

  14. 2025-04-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  15. 2025-04-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0222 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  16. 2025-04-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0222 Introduced by Councilmember Parker at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Alfred Dudley Sr. Way Designation Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C.ACT 26-185

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
NOVEMBER 10, 2025
To symbolicallydesignateMillsAvenue, NE, between Hamlin Place,NE, and Rhode Island
Avenue,NE, asAlfredDudleySr.Way.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedasthe“AlfredDudley Sr.Way DesignationAct of 2025”.
Sec.2.Pursuanttosections401,403a,and423oftheStreetandAlleyClosingandAcquisitionProceduresActof1982,effectiveMarch10,1983(D.C.Law4-201;D.C.Official
Code§§9-204.01,9-204.03a,and9-204.23),theCouncilsymbolicallydesignatesMillsAvenue,NE,betweenHamlinPlace,NE,andRhodeIslandAvenue,NE,as“AlfredDudleySr.Way”.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscal
impact statementrequiredby section4a of theGeneralLegislativeProceduresAct of 1975,
approved October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate,
‘ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreview
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