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B26-0245 • 2025

Personal Delivery Device Weight Limit Amendment Act of 2025

Personal Delivery Device Weight Limit Amendment Act of 2025

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Sponsor
Allen
Last action
2026-07-14
Official status
Under Council Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text refers to 'the Personal Delivery Device Act of 2018' but does not define what a PDD is, so no definition was added.

Personal Delivery Device Weight Limit Amendment Act

This bill changes D.C. law to set a maximum weight limit of 275 pounds for personal delivery devices, not counting any items they are carrying.

What This Bill Does

  • Sets the maximum weight for a personal delivery device at 275 pounds, excluding any property being carried by the device.
  • Allows the Department to set a higher weight limit through official rulemaking if needed.
  • Removes an older temporary law that previously changed these weight limits.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who own or operate personal delivery devices in Washington, D.C.
  • The Department of Transportation regarding its ability to set rules for device weights

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill does not take effect until approved by the Mayor, reviewed by Congress for 30 days, and published in the District Register.
  • The text does not state what specific weight limit existed before this change was made.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  2. 2026-07-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0245 by the Transportation and the Environment Committee

  3. 2025-10-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0245 View Public Hearing Record

  4. 2025-10-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0245

  5. 2025-09-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  6. 2025-09-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  7. 2025-09-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Revised Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Transportation and the Environment

  8. 2025-09-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Transportation and the Environment

  9. 2025-05-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0245 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  10. 2025-05-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee on Transportation and the Environment

  11. 2025-05-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0245 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Personal Delivery Device Weight Limit Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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Committee Print
B26-0245
Committee on Transportation and the Environment
July 8, 2026

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A BILL 4
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9
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To amend the Personal Delivery Device Act of 201 8 to increase the weight limit for personal 14
delivery devices. 15
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 17
act may be cited as the “Personal Delivery Device Weight Limit Amendment Act of 2026”. 18
Sec. 2. The Personal Delivery Device Act of 2018, effective July 17, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-19
137; D.C. Official Code § 50–110.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 20
(a) Section 2(8)(B) (D.C. Official Code § 50–110.01(8)(B)) is repealed. 21
(b) Section 4(b) (D.C. Official Code § 50–110.03(b)) is amended as follows: 22
(1) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a 23
semicolon in its place. 24
(2) Paragraph (5) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; and” 25
in its place. 26
(3) A new paragraph (6) is added to read as follows: 27
“(6) Not exceed 275 pounds in weight, excluding any property being carried 28
by the PDD, or a higher weight limit established by the Department through rulemaking.”. 29
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 30
Committee Print
B26-0245
Committee on Transportation and the Environment
July 8, 2026

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The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact 31
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 32
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 33
Sec. 4. The Personal Delivery Device Weight Limit Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 34
(D.C. Act XX-XXX; XX DCR XXXX) (pending congressional review), is repealed. 35
Sec. 5. Section 4 shall apply as of the effective date of the Personal Delivery Device Weight 36
Limit Amendment Act of 202 6, as approved by the Committee on Transportation and the 37
Environment on July 8, 2026 (Committee Print of Bill 26-245). 38
Sec. 5. Effective date. 39
This act shall take effect after approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, 40
action by the Council to override the veto), a 30 -day period of congressional review as provided 41
in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 42
Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1 -206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia 43
Register. 44