KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to District of Columbia

B26-0247 • 2025

Anacostia Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 2025

Anacostia Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 2025

Enacted

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

Sponsor
McDuffie
Last action
2026-05-01
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Anacostia Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 2025

Anacostia Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 2025

What This Bill Does

  • Anacostia Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 2025

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0109, Effective from Apr 16, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006781

  2. 2026-03-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0263 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 003124

  3. 2026-03-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  4. 2026-03-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  5. 2026-03-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0263

  6. 2026-02-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 03, 2026

  7. 2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  9. 2025-12-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0247 by the Business and Economic Development Committee

  10. 2025-12-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Report Filed by the Business and Economic Development Committee, Includes Hearing Record

  11. 2025-12-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary

  12. 2025-12-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0247

  13. 2025-11-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  14. 2025-11-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Business and Economic Development

  15. 2025-05-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee on Business and Economic Development

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

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0247 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  17. 2025-05-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0247 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Anacostia Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED ORIGINAL,
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-263
INTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA
MARCH 2,2026
ToamendtheBusinessImprovementDistrictsActof1996topermittheMayortoapproveapetitionbytheAnacostiaBIDtoexpanditsgeographicareatoincludeexemptrealpropertyowners,includingrealpropertyownedbytheDistrictofColum!
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Thatthis
actmay be citedas the“AnacostiaBusinessImprovementDistrictAmendment Actof 2026”.
Sec.2.Section10oftheBusinessImprovementDistrictsActof1996,effectiveMay29,1996 (D.C. Law 11-134;D.C. OfficialCode § 2-1215.09),isamended by adding a new
subsection(4)toreadasfollows:
“(@)Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionofthisact,theMayormayapproveapetitionbytheAnacostiaBIDtoexpanditsgeographicareatoincluderealpropertyownedbytheDistrictofColumbiaadjacenttoorabuttingtheAnacostiaBID'sgeographicalareaasdelineatedinsection209;provided,thattheexpandedBID’sgeographicareashallnotbecomeeffectiveuntiltheeffectivedateofanactoftheCouncilapprovingsuchBIDgeographicexpansion;andprovidedfurther,thatinitialBIDtaxesforsuchexpandedarea,totheextentitincludestaxableproperty,shallbecollectedatthenextpracticableregularlyscheduledbillingpursuanttosection16.".
Sec,3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat,2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).

Sec.4.Effectivedate.ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewas

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
providedinsection602(c)(1)of theDistrictof Columbia Home Rule Act,approved December
24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-206.02(c)(1)).
Chairman
Councilofthe DistrictofColumbia

MARCH 2, 2026

[ITEMONCONSENTCALENDAR
ACTION
COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004
FirstReading,CC

[x1voTEpate January6,2026
[x1V01cevore ‘Approved
RECORDEDVOTEONREQUEST
ABSENT
[TROLLCALLVOTE—Resuit
[caunctMember[Aye[Nay|wv[AB[Rec[CouncMember[Aye[Nay|NV[AB[Rec]CounciMember[Aye[Nay[NV[AB[ReoCaimanMendelson]x Henderson|x R.White
‘len x LewisGeorge_[x T.witeBons x Nadeau x
Felder x Parker x
Frumin x Pinto x
X-IndicateVote ‘AB-Absent NV-Present,NotVoting Rec-Recused
CERTIFICATIONRECORD
2-)0- 34SecretarytotheCounal Date
DocketNo.B26-0247
[1TEMONCONSENTCALENDAR
(x1AcTION FinalReading,CC
(x1VOTEpate February32026
[X1VOIGEvote ‘Approved
RECORDEDVOTEONREQUEST
ABSENT Pinto
[]ROLLCALLVOTE -Result
CouncMember NeyNv[AB[Rec|CounciMember[Aye[Nay[NV[AB[RecCouncMember[Aye]Nay|NV[AB[ReoCarmanMendelson]Xx Frumin x Pinto xAlen x Henderson|x Wh
Bonds x LewisGeowe|x Tite
Doni x Nadeau x
Felder x Parker x
X-IndicateVote {AB~Absent NVPresent,NotVoting RecRecused
CERTIFICATIONRECORO

‘SecretarytotheCounc D103
Date