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B26-0234 • 2025

Henry E. Baker Alley Designation Act of 2025

Henry E. Baker Alley Designation Act of 2025

Enacted

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

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Henry E. Baker Alley Designation Act of 2025

This law officially names the public alley system in Square 2857 as Henry E. Baker Alley.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates the public alley system in Square 2857, bounded by Harvard Street NW, Sherman Avenue NW, Girard Street NW, and 11th Street NW, as 'Henry E. Baker Alley'.
  • References a plat (map) included in the committee report to show the exact location of the named alley.
  • Adopts the fiscal impact statement from the committee report.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The public using the alleys in Square 2857
  • The Council of the District of Columbia

Terms To Know

Square 2857
A specific numbered area or block within Washington, D.C., where this alley is located.
Designation Act
A law that gives an official name to a place, street, or building.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact shape of the alley depends on a map in the committee report which is not included here.
  • This act takes effect after approval by the Mayor and a 30-day period of congressional review.

Bill History

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

    Law L26-0069, Effective from Dec 31, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000602

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

    Act A26-0186 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 012858

  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 A26-0186

  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 B26-0234 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 B26-0234 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. 2025-05-09 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0234 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  15. 2025-05-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  16. 2025-04-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0234 Introduced by Councilmember Nadeau at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Henry E. Baker Alley Designation Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-186
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOVEMBER 10, 2025
ToofficiallydesignatethepublicalleysysteminSquare2857,boundedbyHarvardStreet,NW,ShermanAvenue,NW,GirardStreet,NW,and11thStreet,NW,asHenryE.Baker
Alley.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedasthe“Henry E, Baker AlleyDesignationAct of 2025”.
Sec.2.Pursuanttosections401,403,and421oftheStreetandAlleyClosingand
AcquisitionProceduresActof1982,effectiveMarch10,1983(D.C.Law4-201;D.C.OfficialCode§§9-204.01,9-204.03,and9-204.21),theCouncilofficiallydesignatesthepublicalleysysteminSquare2857,boundedbyHarvardStreet,NW,ShermanAvenue,NW,GirardStreet,NW,and1thStreet,NW,asdepictedbytheplatinthecommitteereport,as“HenryE.Baker
Alley”.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpact statementinthecommittee reportas thefiscal
impactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,
approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Bifectivedate.
‘ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreview

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
asprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember
24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(c)(1)).
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