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Rev. Dr. Judy Talbert Way Designation Act of 2025

Rev. Dr. Judy Talbert Way Designation Act of 2025

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Mendelson
Last action
2025-10-01
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date listed in metadata (Oct 01, 2025) appears to be a projected or administrative date; the law itself states it takes effect after Mayor approval and a 30-day Congressional review period.

Rev. Dr. Judy Talbert Way Designation Act of 2025

This law gives a special honorary name to part of Alabama Avenue in Southeast Washington, D.C., to honor Rev. Dr. Judy Talbert.

What This Bill Does

  • Symbolically designates the section of Alabama Avenue SE between Hartford Street SE and Gainesville Street SE as 'Rev. Dr. Judy Talbert Way'.
  • Uses specific sections of the Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act to allow this naming action.
  • Adopts a fiscal impact statement from the committee report regarding costs for this act.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Residents and visitors who use Alabama Avenue SE between Hartford Street SE and Gainesville Street SE

Terms To Know

Symbolically designate
Giving a street an honorary name.
Fiscal impact statement
A report explaining the costs of carrying out the law, as adopted from the committee report.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act takes effect only after approval by the Mayor and a required 30-day review period by Congress.
  • If the Mayor vetoes the bill, it must be overridden by the Council before taking effect.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law Number L26-0045 Effective from Oct 01, 2025

  2. 2025-08-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  3. 2025-08-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0132 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008932

  4. 2025-08-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  5. 2025-08-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0132

  6. 2025-07-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Aug 14, 2025

  7. 2025-07-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2025-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  9. 2025-07-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0280 by the Committee of the Whole

  10. 2025-06-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0280 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  11. 2025-06-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

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

    B26-0280 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Rev. Dr. Judy Talbert Way Designation Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
AUGUST 11, 2025
‘TosymbolicallydesignateAlabamaAvenue,SE,betweenHartfordStreet,SEandGainesville
Street,SE,asRev.Dr.JudyTalbertWay.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“Rev.Dr.JudyTalbertWayDesignationActof2025”.
Sec.2.Pursuanttosections401,403a,and423oftheStreetandAlleyClosingand
AcquisitionProceduresActof1982,effectiveMarch10,1983(D.C.Law4-201;D.C.OfficialCode§§9-204.01,9-204.03a,and9-204.23),theCouncilsymbolicallydesignatesAlabama
Avenue,SE,betweenHartfordStreet,SEandGainesvilleStreet,SE,as“Rev.Dr.JudyTalbert
Way”.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement,
The Counciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscal
impactstatementrequiredby section4aof the GeneralLegislativeProceduresAct of 1975,
approvedOctober16,2006 (120 Stat.2038;D.C. OfficialCode§ 1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewas

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
providedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(c)(1)).
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Councilof theDistrictof Columbia

APPROVEDAUGUST 11, 2025

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