Enforcing Yield-to-Pedestrian and Truck Restricted Routes Amendment Act of 2025

Plain English Breakdown

The bill is currently under Council Review; it has not yet been enacted or received an effective date.

Enforcing Yield-to-Pedestrian and Truck Restricted Routes Amendment Act of 2025

This bill amends a 2012 law to require the Mayor to install at least 30 automated cameras for truck routes and 15 for pedestrian yield violations by January 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

• Amends the Safety-Based Traffic Enforcement Amendment Act of 2012
• Requires the Mayor to have at least 30 operating automated enforcement cameras on truck restricted routes by January 1, 2026
• Mandates that 15 of the truck route cameras be located in the Ward with the highest concentration of land zoned for production, distribution, and repair
• Requires the installation of at least 15 automated enforcement cameras to catch drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians

Who It Names or Affects

• The Mayor of Washington, D.C.
• Truck drivers using restricted routes in specific areas
• Drivers approaching crosswalks with yield signs

Terms To Know

Automated enforcement cameras

Cameras used to automatically enforce traffic rules on truck routes and pedestrian yields.

Truck restricted routes

Roads where trucks are subject to specific restrictions enforced by the new camera system.

Ward

A district within Washington, D.C. used for government planning and zoning analysis.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not state the specific cost or funding source for buying and running these cameras.
• The law has no official effective date yet because it must still be approved by the Mayor, undergo a congressional review period, and be published in the District of Columbia Register.

Official Summary Text

Enforcing Yield-to-Pedestrian and Truck Restricted Routes Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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Councilmember Matthew Frumin Councilmember Zachary Parker 3
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A BILL 6
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10
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To amend the Safety-Based Traffic Enforcement Amendment Act of 2012 to require the Mayor 15
to bolster automatic enforcement of truck restricted routes and yield-to-pedestrian signs. 16
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may 18
be cited as the “Enforcing Yield-to-Pedestrian and Truck Restricted Routes Amendment 19
Act of 2025”. 20
Sec. 2. Section 103(b) of the Safety-Based Traffic Enforcement Amendment Act of 2012 21
(D.C. Law 19-307; D.C. Official Code § 50–2209.11), effective May 1, 2021, is amended 22
by adding a new subparagraph (1)(C) to read as follows: 23
“(C) By January 1, 2026, the Mayor shall have operating at least: 24
“(1) 30 truck restricted route automated enforcement cameras, 15 of which shall 25
be located in the Ward with the highest concentration of land zoned for production, distribution, 26
and repair; and 27
“(2) 15 failure-to-yield-to-pedestrian automated enforcement cameras.” 28
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 29
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 30
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 31

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approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 32
Sec. 4. Effective date. 33
This act shall take effect after approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 34
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 35
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 36
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 37
Columbia Register. 38