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B26-0676 • 2025

Clarifying Licensing Enriching All Neighbors (CLEAN) Amendment Act of 2026

Clarifying Licensing Enriching All Neighbors (CLEAN) Amendment Act of 2026

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Sponsor
R. White
Last action
2026-05-08
Official status
Under Council Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not explicitly state whether existing licenses are revoked or only new applications are blocked; this remains unclear in the official summary.

Clarifying Licensing Enriching All Neighbors (CLEAN) Amendment Act of 2026

This bill would stop the District from issuing new licenses or permits to applicants who owe $1,000 or more in unpaid fines related to building code violations.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a rule that blocks license and permit issuance if an applicant owes past due money.
  • Sets the debt limit at $1,000 or more in unpaid fines, penalties, or interest.
  • Applies only to debts from notices of infraction issued by the Department of Buildings under the Civil Infractions Act of 1985.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Applicants seeking a license or permit in the District of Columbia
  • People with unpaid fines, penalties, or interest totaling $1,000 or more from building code violations issued by the Department of Buildings

Terms To Know

Notice of infraction
A formal document stating that a person broke a rule and owes money for fines, penalties, or interest.
Department of Buildings
The District agency responsible for issuing notices of infraction related to building code violations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify if it applies to licenses already held before the law starts.
  • The text does not explain how applicants can pay off their debt to become eligible for a license later.
  • The exact date this rule begins depends on approval by the Mayor and a 30-day Congressional review period.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0676 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  2. 2026-05-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  3. 2026-04-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0676 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Clarifying Licensing Enriching All Neighbors (CLEAN) Amendment Act of 2026

Current Bill Text

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Councilmember Anita Bonds Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr 7
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Councilmember Zachary Parker 12
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A BILL 16
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20
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To amend Chapter 28 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code to prohibit the 24
issuance of a license or permit to an applicant who has unpaid fines resulting from a notice of 25
infraction issued by the Department of Buildings. 26
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 28
act may be cited as the “Clarifying Licensing Enriching All Neighbors (CLEAN) Amendment 29
Act of 2026”. 30
Sec. 2. Section 47-2862(a) of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 31
follows: 32
(a) Paragraph (8) is amended by striking the phrase “; or” and inserting a semicolon in its 33
place. 34

(b) Paragraph (9) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; or” in its 35
place. 36
(c) A new paragraph (10) is added to read as follows: 37
“(10) Owes the District $1,000 or more in past due fines, penalties, or interest assessed 38
pursuant to a notice of infraction issued by the Department of Buildings under the Department of 39
Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, effective October 5, 1985 (D.C. 40
Law 6-42; D.C. Official Code § 2-1801.01 et seq.). 41
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 42
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 43
impact statement required by 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 44
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 45
Sec. 4. Effective date. 46
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 47
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and a 30-day period of Congressional review 48
as provided in sections 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved 49
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)). 50