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B26-0630 • 2025

Rate Plan Vacatur Interim Protections Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Rate Plan Vacatur Interim Protections Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Lewis George
Last action
2026-05-01
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

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Rate Plan Vacatur Interim Protections Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Rate Plan Vacatur Interim Protections Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

What This Bill Does

  • Rate Plan Vacatur Interim Protections Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0316 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006842, Expires on Jul 28, 2026

  2. 2026-04-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A26-0316, Expires on Jul 28, 2026

  3. 2026-04-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  4. 2026-04-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Apr 28, 2026

  5. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2026-03-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0630 Introduced by Councilmember Lewis George at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Rate Plan Vacatur Interim Protections Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
ANACT
D.C. ACT 26-316
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
APRIL 29,2026
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,theRetailElectricCompetitionandConsumerProtectionActof
1999todisallowelectricityservicedisconnectioninaperiodoftimeafteranorderapprovedbythePublicServiceCommissionisvacatedandremanded.
BE ITENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA, Thatthisact
maybecitedasthe“RatePlanVacaturInterimProtectionsEmergencyAmendmentActof2026”.
Sec.2.TheRetailElectricCompetitionandConsumerProtectionActof1999,effectiveMay
9,2000(D.C.Law13-107;D.C.OfficialCode§34-1501etseq.),isamendedbyaddinganew
section106btoreadasfollows:“Sec.106b.Disconnectionofserviceduringremandinterimperiodprohibited.
“(a)Forthepurposesofthissection,theterm“remandinterimperiod”meanstheperiodof
timeaftertheissuanceofa judicialordervacatingamulti-yearrateplanapprovedbytheCommission
andbeforeanewrateplanisapprovedandinstituted.“(b)Anelectriccompanymaynotdisconnectelectricservicefornon-paymentofabillorfees
duringtheremandinterimperiodorfor15calendardaysaftertheendoftheremandinterimperiod,
unlessthehouseholdhasanaverageoutstandingbalanceofmorethan$1,000:“(1)Foranysingle-familyresidence,oranyunitwithinamultifamilyresidenceatwhicheachunit’selectricityusagecanbemeasured;or“(2)Perunitforanymultifamilyresidenceatwhicheachunit’selectricityusagecannotbemeasured,tobecalculatedbydividingtheamountofthetotalarrearageassignedtothepropertybythenumberofunitsatthepropertyatthetimeoftheproposeddisconnection,regardlessoftheamountofdebtheldbytheowneroranindividualtenant.”.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredby section4a oftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresAct of 1975,approved
October16,2006 (120Stat.2038;D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
Sec. 4. Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection412(a)of
theDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C.Official
Code § 1-204.12(a)).
bel —airman
Councilofthe Districtof Columbia
UNSIGNED
MayorDistrictof ColumbiaAPRIL 24, 2026
COUNCILOFTHE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

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