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B26-0589 • 2025

William Brockenberry Way Designation Act of 2026

William Brockenberry Way Designation Act of 2026

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Sponsor
T. White
Last action
2026-02-06
Official status
Under Council Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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William Brockenberry Way Designation Act of 2026

This bill symbolically names two blocks of Livingston Road in Southeast Washington, D.C., to honor William Brockenberry Sr. and Jr.

What This Bill Does

  • Symbolically designates the 4500 Block of Livingston Road, SE as William Brockenberry, Sr. Way
  • Symbolically designates the 4600 Block of Livingston Road, SE as William Brockenberry, Jr. Way
  • Cites this act as the 'William Brockenberry Way Designation Act of 2026'
  • Adopts a fiscal impact statement from the committee report

Who It Names or Affects

  • Residents and visitors on Livingston Road in Southeast Washington, D.C.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act takes effect only after approval by the Mayor (or a veto override) and a 30-day congressional review period.
  • The official text does not state if physical street signs will be installed to show these new names.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0589 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  2. 2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  3. 2025-12-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0589 Introduced by Councilmember T. White at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

William Brockenberry Way Designation Act of 2026

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_______________________________
Councilmember Trayon White, Sr.

A BILL
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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To symbolically designate the 4500 Block of Livingston Road, SE as William Brockenberry, Sr. 1
Way, and to symbolically designate the 4600 Block of Livingston Road, SE as William 2
Brockenberry, Jr. Way. 3
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 5
act may be cited as the “William Brockenberry Way Designation Act of 2026”. 6
Sec. 2. Pursuant to sections 401, 403a, and 423 of the Street and Alley Closing and 7
Acquisition Procedures Act of 1982, effective March 10, 1983 (D.C. Law 4-201; D.C. Official 8
Code §§ 9-204.01, 9-204.03a, and 9-204.23), the Council symbolically designates the 4500 9
Block of Livingston Road, SE as William Brockenberry, Sr. Way, and symbolically designate 10
the 4600 Block of Livingston Road, SE as William Brockenberry, Jr. Way. 11
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 12
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 13
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 14
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 15
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Sec. 4. Effective date. 16
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 17
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review 18
as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 19
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)). 20