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PR26-0105 • 2025

Driver License and Identification Card Renewal Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Driver License and Identification Card Renewal Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Allen
Last action
2025-03-14
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on which requirements are waived for renewing IDs, leaving this as an unknown.

Driver License and ID Renewal Emergency Resolution

This resolution declares an emergency to allow the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles in Washington, D.C., to waive certain requirements for renewing driver licenses and identification cards.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares that there is an emergency situation related to congressional review.
  • Allows the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles to waive some rules about renewing driver licenses and ID cards.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Residents of Washington, D.C., who need to renew driver licenses or ID cards.
  • The Department of Motor Vehicles in Washington, D.C.

Terms To Know

Emergency Legislation
A law passed quickly during a crisis situation.
Congressional Review
When Congress reviews and possibly changes laws or regulations made by other government bodies.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution only applies to Washington, D.C., not the entire United States.
  • It does not specify exactly which requirements can be waived for renewing IDs.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0043, Effective from Mar 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 002665

  2. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  3. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0043

  5. 2025-03-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0105 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Driver License and Identification Card Renewal Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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A RESOLUTION

26-43

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

March 4, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend section 110 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations to
authorize the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles to waive requirements related
to renewal of driver licenses and identification cards; and to amend the District of
Columbia Traffic Act, 1925 to make a conforming amendment.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Driver License and Identification Card Renewal Congressional
Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) Proof of identity is regularly required to obtain housing, employment, or
education. The Council, therefore, recognizes the importance of ensuring that residents can
quickly and easily obtain and renew identification documents such as driver's licenses and
identification cards.
(b) Current District regulations restrict and place conditions on driver license and
identification card holders’ ability to renew their identifying documents before their expiration
date, creating an unnecessary barrier to the timely renewal of these identifying documents.
(c) To ensure that District residents maintain access to driver licenses and identification
cards, the Council passed the Driver License and Identification Card Renewal Emergency
Amendment Act of 2024, effective December 24, 2024 (D.C. Act 25-676; 72 DCR 19)
(“emergency legislation”). The emergency legislation expires on March 24, 2025. The Council
also passed the Driver License and Identification Card Renewal Temporary Amendment Act of
2024, enacted on January 15, 2025 (D.C. Act 25-709; 72 DCR 834) (“temporary legislation”).
The temporary legislation is projected to take effect on March 27, 2025.
(d) This congressional review emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the
law between the expiration of the emergency legislation and the effective date of the temporary
legislation.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Driver
License and Identification Card Renewal Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of
2025 be adopted after a single reading.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.