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B26-0548 • 2025

Washington Commanders Motor Vehicle Identification Tags Amendment Act of 2025

Washington Commanders Motor Vehicle Identification Tags Amendment Act of 2025

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Sponsor
McDuffie
Last action
2026-07-14
Official status
Under Council Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text cites itself as an Act of 2026 in Section 1, while the metadata lists it as a 2025 act; this discrepancy remains unresolved.

Washington Commanders Motor Vehicle Identification Tags Amendment Act of 2025

This bill allows the Mayor to create special license plates showing support for the Washington Commanders football team, with fees going into a specific sports fund.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizes the Mayor to design and issue one or more motor vehicle tags that demonstrate support for the Washington Commanders football team.
  • Sets a $25 application fee and a $20 annual display fee for residents who order these tags, unless the Mayor changes them by rule.
  • Requires that all money collected from these fees goes into the State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund.

Who It Names or Affects

  • District of Columbia residents who want to buy a Washington Commanders license plate
  • The Mayor's office regarding tag design and fee rules
  • The State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund which receives the money

Terms To Know

Motor vehicle identification tags
Official license plates attached to cars or trucks.
State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund
A specific government account that holds money for sports programs in the District of Columbia.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not say exactly what picture or words will appear on the license plates.
  • The final fees could change if the Mayor sets new amounts by rule later.
  • This law cannot take effect until after a 30-day review period by Congress.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  2. 2026-07-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0548 by the Transportation and the Environment Committee

  3. 2026-06-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0548

  4. 2026-05-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  5. 2026-05-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Transportation and the Environment

  6. 2025-12-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0548 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  7. 2025-12-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee on Transportation and the Environment

  8. 2025-12-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0548 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Washington Commanders Motor Vehicle Identification Tags Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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COMMITTEE PRINT
B26-0548
Committee on Transportation and the Environment
July 8, 2026
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A BILL 3
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8
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To amend the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937 to authorize the Mayor to design and 13
issue one or more motor vehicle identification tags with a design, identifying words, or 14
emblem that demonstrates support for the return of the Washington Commanders football 15
team to the District, and to direct that the proceeds be used to support the State Athletic 16
Activities, Programs, and Office Fund; and to make a conforming amendment. 17
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 19
act may be cited as the “Washington Commanders Motor Vehicle Identification Tags 20
Amendment Act of 2026”. 21
Sec. 2. Title IV of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937, approved August 17, 22
1937 (50 Stat. 679; D.C. Official Code § 50-1501.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 23
(a) A new section 2p is added to read as follows: 24
“Sec. 2p. Issuance of Washington Commanders motor vehicle identification tags. 25
“(a) The Mayor may design and make available for issue one or more Washington 26
Commanders motor vehicle identification tags to demonstrate support for the Washington 27
Commanders football team. 28
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“(b)(1) A resident ordering a Washington Commanders tag shall pay a one-time 29
application fee and a display fee each year thereafter. The application fee shall be $25, and the 30
display fee shall be $20, or such other amounts as the Mayor may establish by rule. 31
“(2) The application and annual display fees shall be deposited into the State 32
Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund, established by section 4033 of the State Athletic 33
Activities, Programs, and Office Fund Act of 2013, effective December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-34
61; D.C. Official Code § 38–2672).”. 35
(b) Section 3 (D.C. Official Code § 50-1501.03) is amended as follows: 36
(1) Subsection (a)(1) is amended by adding a new subparagraph (T) to read as 37
follows: 38
“(T) Any person ordering a Washington Commanders motor vehicle 39
identification tag shall pay the fees set forth in section 2p(b)(1).”. 40
(2) Subsection (d) is amended as follows: 41
(A) Paragraph (16) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a 42
semicolon in its place. 43
(B) Paragraph (17) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; 44
and” in its place. 45
(C) A new paragraph (18) is added to read as follows: 46
“(18) The fees collected for the Washington Commanders motor vehicle identification 47
tag under section 2p shall be deposited into the State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office 48
Fund, established by section 4033 of the State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund 49
Act of 2013, effective December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 38–2672).”. 50
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Sec. 3. Section 4033(c) of the State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund Act of 51
2013, effective December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 38-2672(c)), is 52
amended as follows: 53
(a) Paragraph (2)(E) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a semicolon 54
in its place. 55
(b) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; and” in its 56
place. 57
(c) A new paragraph (4) is added to read as follows: 58
“(4) All fees collected pursuant to section 2p(b)(1) of Title IV of the District of 59
Columbia Revenue Act of 1937, as approved by the Committee on Transportation and the 60
Environment on July 8, 2026 (Committee print of Bill 26-548).”. 61
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 62
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 63
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 64
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 65
Sec. 5. Effective date. 66
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 67
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 68
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 69
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code § 1-206(c)(1)). 70