District of Columbia Legislation

Bill would require health-care providers to report adverse events within 48 hours and submit root cause analyses within 45 days. It also expands ownership reviews under the certificate-of-need process.

Lawmakers would add IT-expertise voting member to Health Benefit Exchange Authority Board. The bill would let the Board set the Director's pay and expand grant powers, effective after mayoral approval.

The Mayor would issue up to $410 million in bonds to finance Nationals Park renovations, secured by the Ballpark Preservation and Improvement Fund.

Bill would give 60 days to respond to District of Columbia traffic and parking notices, replacing the 30-day deadline. Reminders by mail warn of deemed admission.

Resolution would formally recognize Amber Gove for her service to ANC 6A, Ward 6, and the District, taking effect immediately if adopted.

The mayor would appoint an 11-member board to govern Saint Elizabeths Hospital, making it an independent agency with patient-rights protections and quarterly public reporting.

Bill would raise the Mayor's salary to $290,000 starting Jan 2, 2027.

Bill would change how excess cash for Events DC is calculated. It would use the sum of maximum debt service per bond series and include budgeted operating and marketing expenses.

Bill would authorize transfers of about 12.5 acres at Poplar Point to the Navy and acquire Lot 1041, plus exchanges with developers and landholders, with a 10-year completion window.

The bill would let the mayor lease about 15 acres at Poplar Point for a 400,000–600,000-square-foot wellness facility, with a 60-year lease plus a 20-year extension and $1 annual rent.

Council bill would deem broadband provider compliance with federal consumer-label rules as meeting the price-information rule for 225 days, starting Sept. 26, 2026.

Duke District BID would receive a $1 million grant for the Greater Shaw/U Street area from the Fund in FY2027 Q1, subject to mayoral approval and congressional review.

A bill would require licenses for dispatch providers and operators, set minimum insurance, and require wheelchair-accessible service; it replaces for-hire taxes with a vehicle-miles-travelled charge.

A DC Council emergency bill would let residents apply for block party permits to close streets for Porchfests, lasting up to 90 days.

An emergency bill would require net-zero-energy standards for most new District buildings and ban on-site fossil fuel heating, with rules due by year-end and a 90-day term.

Lawmakers would redefine 'private vehicle-for-hire operator' to include drivers using a company's digital dispatch, applying on March 1, 2024, and lasting up to 90 days.

Bill would require the Mayor to issue implementing rules for language access under the Language Access Act, lasting 90 days after enactment.

Council approves a bill to move UDC's ERP to SaaS with Ellucian for $10,157,746. The act lasts up to 90 days after mayoral approval.

The bill would grant a 90-day property tax exemption for Food & Friends' 219 Riggs Road NE property, effective Oct. 1, 2025, pending mayoral approval.

Lawmakers would set an 11% rental-vehicle tax starting October 1, 2026. The emergency amendment lasts up to 90 days.

The bill would reserve up to $49.505 million of FY2027 sports facilities fee revenue for ballpark debt service and RFK reserves, with any excess funds sent to the General Fund.

A bill would create a nine-member Emergency Medical Services Board and require licenses for EMS agencies, training facilities, and emergency vehicles.

A council bill would grant a seven-year property-tax abatement for an apartment building at 4020 Minnesota Avenue NE, up to $230,000 annually and $1.61 million total, starting Oct. 1, 2027.

A bill would bar automated downcoding and require licensed clinicians to review downcoded health claims, with a formal appeal process for providers.