B26-0395 • 2025

Entertainment Establishment Employee Safety Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Labor

Enacted

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes claims about ensuring employee safety which are not directly supported by the provided official source material.

Temporary Extension of Entertainment Establishment Employee Safety Rules

This act extends temporary rules allowing certain retail and restaurant establishments to refuse cash payments for employee safety.

What This Bill Does

Extends the current rules that allow retail establishments with valid on-premises Class C or D retailer licenses to refuse cash payments.
Requires these establishments to post clear notices informing customers about their policy of not accepting cash.
Applies this rule to restaurants operating continuously or at least two days a week starting from 3:00 AM.

Who It Names or Affects

Retail establishments with valid on-premises Class C or D retailer licenses.
Restaurants that operate continuously or at least two days a week starting from 3:00 AM.

Terms To Know

Class C or Class D retailer license: A specific type of business permit for retail establishments in the District of Columbia.
Restaurant location: As defined by §25-101(43), a place where food and beverages are served to customers.

Limits and Unknowns

The act will expire on August 13, 2026.
It does not specify the consequences for establishments that do not comply with the notice requirement.

Bill History

2026-01-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Law L26-0077, Effective from Dec 31, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000610, Expires on Aug 13, 2026
2025-11-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Act A26-0195 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 012880
2025-11-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Congress
2025-11-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0195
2025-11-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Returned from Mayor
2025-10-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Nov 12, 2025
2025-10-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-10-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0395 Published in the District of Columbia Register
2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council
2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-10-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
B26-0395 Introduced by Councilmember Henderson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Entertainment Establishment Employee Safety Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-195 !
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
NOVEMBER 10,2025
To amend, on a temporarybasis,section28-5404of theDistrictof Columbia OfficialCode to
allowretailestablishmentswith a validon-premisesClassC orClassD retailerlicense
andcertainrestaurantstorefusecashasaformof payment,
BEITENACTEDBY THECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“EntertainmentEstablishmentEmployeeSafetyExtensionTemporaryAmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2.Section28-5404oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodeisamendedasfollows:(a)Paragraph(3)(C)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“;or”andinsertingasemicoloninitsplace.(b)Paragraph(4)isamendedbystrikingtheperiodandinsertingthephrase“ or”initsplace,(©)A newparagraph(5)isaddedtoreadasfollows:“()Providedthatwritten,conspicuousnoticetothepublicisdisplayedonthedooroftheestablishmentormenuthatcashpaymentsarenotaccepted,to:“(A)A retailestablishmentwithavalidon-premisesClassC orClassDretailerlicense;or “(B)A restaurantlocation,asthattermisdefinedin§25-101(43),thatoperates:
“(i)Twenty-fourhoursaday;or“(il)At3:00amatleast2daysaweek.”.
Sec.3.Applicability.ThisactshallapplyasofOctober18,2025.
Sec4.Fiscalimpactstatement.
‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved
October 16,2006 (120Stat.2038;D.C. OfficialCode§ 1-301.47a).
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
The Counciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementof theBudget Directorasthefiscalimpact
statementrequiredby section4aof theGeneralLegislativeProceduresAct of 1975,approved
October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Effectivedate.
(a)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetoby
theMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(L)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C,OfficialCode§ 1-206.02(¢)(1)).
(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225daysofitshavingtakeneffect.
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