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B26-0432 • 2025

Roland “Fatty” Taylor Way Designation Act of 2025

Roland “Fatty” Taylor Way Designation Act of 2025

Enacted

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

Sponsor
McDuffie
Last action
2026-06-05
Official status
Under Congressional Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Roland 'Fatty' Taylor Way Designation Act of 2026

This law gives a special honorary name to part of 62nd Street in Northeast Washington, D.C., to honor Roland 'Fatty' Taylor.

What This Bill Does

  • Symbolically designates the section of 62nd Street NE between Banks Street NE and Clay Street NE as Roland 'Fatty' Taylor Way.
  • Adopts a fiscal impact statement from the committee report regarding any costs related to the law.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Residents who live on or near 62nd Street NE between Banks Street NE and Clay Street NE

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act takes effect only after approval by the Mayor (or a Council override of a veto) and completion of a 30-day congressional review period.
  • The official text does not state if physical street signs will be installed or how much that might cost.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0326 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 008173

  2. 2026-06-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress, Projected Law Date is Jul 18, 2026

  3. 2026-05-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  4. 2026-05-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0326

  5. 2026-05-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on May 29, 2026

  6. 2026-05-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0432 by the Committee of the Whole

  8. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  9. 2026-03-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0432 by the Committee of the Whole

  10. 2026-01-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0432 View Public Hearing Record

  11. 2025-12-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  12. 2025-12-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole

  13. 2025-10-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0432 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  14. 2025-10-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  15. 2025-10-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0432 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Roland “Fatty” Taylor Way Designation Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-326D.C. ACT 26-328
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
MAY 28, 2026
‘Tosymbolicallydesignate62nd Street,NE, between Banks Street,NE, and ClayStreet, NE, as
Roland“Fatty”TaylorWay.
BEIT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
act may be citedas the “Roland “Fatty”Taylor Way Designation Act of 2026”.
403a,and423oftheStreetandAlleyClosingand
‘veMarch10,1983(D.C.Law4-201;D.C.Official
runcilsymbolicallydesignates62ndStreet,
“fatty”TaylorWay”.
Sec.2.Pursuantto sections401,
AcquisitionProceduresActof1982,effectir
Code §§ 9-204.01,9-204.03a,and 9-204.23),the Co
NE, betweenBanks Street,‘NE,and Clay Street,NE, as “Roland
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscal
impactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,
approved October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.
‘ThisactshaltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
30-dayperiodofcongressionalreview
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)and

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