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PR26-0516 • 2025

Parking Enforcement Modernization Technical Correction Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Parking Enforcement Modernization Technical Correction Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Budget
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Nadeau
Last action
2026-02-13
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on who specifically is affected beyond mentioning departments and general public.

Emergency Parking Law Fix

This law fixes parts of an earlier parking enforcement and vehicle tag regulation to ensure timely implementation within the same fiscal year.

What This Bill Does

  • Fixes a part of the Fraudulent Vehicle Tag and Parking Enforcement Modernization Amendment Act of 2024.
  • Ensures that all funded provisions are in effect within the fiscal year they were paid for.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia government, especially departments like Public Works and Motor Vehicles.
  • People who park cars or use vehicle tags in Washington D.C.

Terms To Know

Emergency Declaration
A decision made by the government to quickly fix a problem that needs immediate attention.
Fiscal Year
The period of time used for budget planning and financial reporting, usually from October 1st to September 30th.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It does not change the main rules about parking enforcement or vehicle tags.
  • It only fixes a small part of an existing law that was already approved.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0335, Effective from Feb 03, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 001430

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

    Retained by the Council

  3. 2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0335

  5. 2026-02-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0516 Introduced by Councilmember Nadeau at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Parking Enforcement Modernization Technical Correction Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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A RESOLUTION

26-335

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

February 3, 2026

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Fraudulent
Vehicle Tag and Parking Enforcement Modernization Amendment Act of 2024 to amend
the subject to appropriations provision.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Parking Enforcement Modernization Technical Correction
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026”.

Sec. 2. (a) On December 17, 2024, the Council approved on final reading Bill 25-435, the
Fraudulent Vehicle Tag and Parking Enforcement Modernization Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C.
Law 25-325; 72 DCR 1284) (“Act”). Along with updating statutes that govern parking
enforcement procedures, the Act enhances the District’s ability to conduct enforcement against
vehicles that use fraudulent or obscured vehicle tags and prioritizes the immobilization and
impoundment of abandoned, unidentifiable, and dangerous vehicles.
(b) Through a combination of funds secured by the Committee on Public Works and
Operations, the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, and the Committee of the
Whole, nearly the entirety of the fiscal impact of the Act was fully funded in the Council’s
approved Fiscal Year 2026 budget at approximately $10 million across the financial plan,
primarily in the Department of Public Works and the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(c) However, certain sections of the Act that are now funded continue to be referenced in
the subject to appropriations section, including provisions that require the Mayor to establish
rules by a date certain.
(d) Emergency legislation is necessary to ensure that all funded provisions of the Act are
in effect within the fiscal year they have been funded, to enable timely implementation of the
law.

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
Parking Enforcement Modernization Technical Correction Emergency Amendment Act of 2026
be adopted after a single reading.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.