D.C. City Council Pending Legislation Last updated February 08, 2005

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This is a partial, incomplete list of legislation that is pending before
the DC City Council. It only includes some of the most important bills that are currently
being considered.

Each bill is identified by number and title. If the DCWatch site contains either a
summary of the bill or the entire bill, the bill’s number (or title, if it has no number)
will link to that information.

Legislation introduced during the past session of the Council, the 13th session of 1999-2000, is
available here.

December 19, 2000 Reorganization of City Council Committees
November
2001
Legislative Agenda, Council Period 14, “At
Work for a Better Washington”
November
13, 2002
Economic Development Action Agenda: A Road
Map for Strong and Sensible Economic Development in the District of
Columbia, presented by Councilmember Harold Brazil
PR 14-1 Rules of Organization and Procedure for the Council of the
District of Columbia, Council Period XIV
Bill 14-2 Misdemeanor Jury Trial Act of 2001
Bill 14-4 Water and Sewer Authority Public Utility Designation Act of
2001
Bill 14-6 Internet Open Access Study Act of 2001
Bill 14-9 Greater Southeast Community Hospital
Corporation and Hadley Memorial Hospital Tax Abatement Act of 2001
PR 14-11 Sense of the Council on Election Administration and Voting
Rights Resolution of 2001
PR 14-14 Director of the Office of Property Management Timothy F.
Dimond Confirmation Resolution of 2000
PR 14-17 District of Columbia Sports and Entertainment Commission Board
of Directors Ronald R. Ross Confirmation Resolution of 2000
Bill 14-19 Public Disclosure of Findings and Information in Cases of
Child Fatality or Near Fatality Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-21 Earned Income Tax Credit Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-22 Local Court Reform Amendment Act of 2001 (Local Selection of
Judges Charter Amendment Act of 2001)
Bill 14-23 Arena Fee Rate Adjustment and Elimination Act of 2001
Bill 14-24 Real Property Tax Assessment Transition Act of 2001
PR 14-24 District of Columbia Sports and Entertainment Commission Board
of Directors Linda Greenan Confirmation Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-25 Consecutive Term Limitation Amendment Act of 2001 [overturns
citizen initiative setting term limits for Councilmember and School Board members
PR 14-25 Chief Medical Examiner, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner,
Jonathan L. Arden, M.D., Confirmation Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-26 Child Support Enforcement Amendment Act of 2001
PR 14-26 Sentencing Reform Congressional Review Emergency Declaration
Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-27 51 Percent District Residents New Hires Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-28 Government Reports Electronic Publication Requirement
Amendment Act of 2001
PR 14-28 Adams Morgan Liquor License Moratorium Approval Resolution of
2001
PR 14-29 Citizens with Mental Retardation Substituted Consent for
Health Care Declaration Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-30 Fee Collection Incentive Act of 2001
PR 14-30 Foster Children’s Guardianship Congressional Review Emergency
Declaration Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-31 Medicaid Community Attendant Services and Supports Act of 2001
PR 14-31 Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Congressional
Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-32 Human Rights Genetic Information Amendment Act of 2001
PR 14-32 Public Disclosure of Findings and Information in Cases of
Child Fatality or Near Fatality Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of
2001
Bill 14-33 Commission on Human Rights Establishment Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-34 District of Columbia Public School Teacher Income Tax
Exemption Amendment Act of 2001
PR 14-34 Sense of the Council Regarding
the Establishment of an Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-35 District of Columbia Public School Teacher Redeployment
Program Act of 2001
PR 14-35 Rental Housing Commission Ruth R. Banks Confirmation
Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-36 District of Columbia Public Schools Free Textbook Amendment
Act of 2001
PR 14-36 Rental Housing Commission Ronald A. Young Confirmation
Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-37 Attendance and School Safety Act of 2001
PR 14-37 Rental Housing Commission Jennifer M. Long Confirmation
Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-38 American Sign Language Recognition Act of 2001
PR 14-38 District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics Benjamin F.
Wilson Confirmation Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-39 Solid Waste Facility Location Amendment Act of 2001
PR 14-39 District of Columbia Board of Library Trustees Marie Harris
Aldridge Confirmation Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-40 Cable Television Theft of Service Prevention Amendment Act of
2001
PR 14-40 District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of
Directors James L. Wareck Confirmation Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-41 Georgia Avenue Facade Improvement Tax Assessment Freeze Act of
2001
PR 14-42 Sense of the Council African American Civil War Memorial
Grimke Museum and Institute Support Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-43 Lead Inspection at Turnover Act of 2001
Bill 14-44 Pit Bull Public Protection Act of 2001
Bill 14-45 Latino Economic Development Commission Confirmation Amendment
Act of 2001
Bill 14-46 Limitations on Nude Dance Bars Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-49 Trash Container Latch Requirement Act of 2001
Bill 14-51 Uniform Electronic Transactions Act of 2001
Bill 14-53 Election Petition Penalty Amendment Act of 2001
PR 14-53 The Advisory Neighborhood Commission Procurement Exclusion
Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2001
PR 14-54 Sense of the Council on the District of Columbia Health and
Hospitals Pubic Benefit Corporation and D.C. General Hospital Emergency Declaration
Resolution of 2001
PR 14-55 Sense of the Council on the District of Columbia Health and
Hospitals Pubic Benefit Corporation (“PBC”) and D.C. General Hospital Emergency
Resolution of 2001
PR 14-57 Health-Care and Community Residence Facility, Hospice, and
Home Care License Act of 1983 Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2001
PR 14-58 Redevelopment Land Agency Board of Directors Timothy F. Dimond
Confirmation Resolution of 2001
PR 14-63 Uniform Per Student Funding Formula for Public Schools and
Public Charter Schools Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2001
PR 14-68 Real Property Tax Assessment Transition Emergency Declaration
Resolution of 2001
PR 14-69 Real Property Tax Clarity and Litter Control Administration
Emergency Declaration of 2001
PR 14-71 Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation Board of
Directors Victor G. Greeman Emergency Appointment Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-72 Health-Care and Community Residence Facility, Hospice, and
Home Care License Act of 1983 Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-78 Sense of the Council to Appoint a District of Columbia
Resident to the Position of United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Resolution
of 2001
Bill 14-80 Uniform Per Student Funding Formula for Public Schools and
Public Charter Schools Emergency Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-86 Director of Human Services Salary Adjustment Emergency
Declaration Resolution of 2001
PR 14-87 Director of Human Services Salary Adjustment Emergency
Approval Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-88 Real Property Tax Assessment Transition Emergency Act of 2001
PR 14-91 Moratorium on the Construction of Certain Telecommunications
Towers Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2001
PR 14-92 Arena Fee Rate Adjustment and Elimination Emergency
Declaration Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-93 Prohibition of Single Sales of Alcoholic Beverages Amendment
Act of 2001
PR 14-93 Director of Human Services Ms. Carolyn W. Colvin Confirmation
Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-94 Dangerous Dog Amendment Act of 2001
Bill
14-95
Residential Permit Parking Area Amendment
Act of 2001
Bill 14-97 Taxicab Insurance Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-98 Taxicab Driver Education Reform Act of 001
PR 14-100 Board of Appeals and Review Joan E. Schaffner Confirmation
Resolution of 2001
PR 14-101 Board of Zoning Adjustment Geoffrey H. Griffis Confirmation
Resolution of 2001
PR 14-103 Commission on Human Rights Daniel H. Wedderburn Confirmation
Resolution of 2001, PR 14-103
Bill 14-106 No Halfway Houses Near Schools Act of 2001
Bill 14-108 Campaign Finance Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-113 Small Business Personal Property Tax Exemption Act of 2001
PR 14-113 District of Columbia Local Business Opportunity Commission
Charlie E. Mahone, Jr. Confirmation Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-115 District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Fairmont I and II
Mortgage Revenue Bonds Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-124 Moratorium on the Construction of Certain Telecommunications
Towers Emergency Act of 2001
Bill 14-130 Mobile Telephone Driving Safety Act of 2001
Bill 14-132 Prohibition of Harassment and Sexual Harassment
Amendment
Act of 2001
Bill 14-133 Contract Review Period Increase Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-134 District of Columbia Emergency Medical Services Agency
Establishment Act of 2001
Bill 14-136 Department of Mental Health Establishment Amendment Act of
2001
Bill 14-137 Ward Redistricting Amendment Act of 2001
Bill
14-137
Subcommittee report on bill 14-137
Bill 14-138 Enforcement of the Prohibition of Tobacco Product Sales to
Minors Act of 2001
Bill 14-139 Warrant Service Act of 2001
PR 14-139 Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia James H.
Hannaham Confirmation Resolution of 2000
PR
14-153
Director of the Office of Contracting and
Procurement Jacques Abadie III Confirmation Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-154 Food Regulation Act of 2001
PR
14-165
Director of the Department of Consumer and
Regulatory Affairs David A. Clark Confirmation Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-167 Housing Preservation, Rehabilitation and Production Omnibus
Amendment Act of 2001
Bill
14-177
Abandoned Property Rehabilitation Incentive
Act of 2001
Bill
14-179
Approval of the Proposal from the Eugene B.
Casey Foundation for an Official Residence of the Mayor Resolution of
2001
Bill
14-183
HomeStart Financial Incentives Act of 2001
PR
14-184
HomeStart Regulatory Improvement Amendment
Act of 2001
Bill
14-187
Chesapeake Regional Olympic Games Authority Act of 2001
PR
14-210
Director of the Department of Mental Health
Martha B. Knisley Confirmation Resolution of 2001
Bill
14-213
Correctional Facility Site Selection
Advisory Panel Act of 2001
Bill
14-215
Animal Control Amendment Act of 2001
Bill
14-216
Technical Amendments Act of 2001 (An
Amendment)
PR
14-227
Director of the Child and Family Services
Agency Olivia A. Golden Confirmation Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-228 Board of Trustees of the University of the
District of Columbia Robert Nicolas Confirmation Resolution of 2001
Bill
14-229
Closing of a Public Alley in Square 2837,
S.O. 92-195, Reinstatement Act of 2001
Bill
14-239
Dangerous Vehicle Removal Emergency
Amendment Act of 2001
Bill
14-240
Dangerous Vehicle Removal Temporary
Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-243 Public School Enrollment Integrity Amendment
Act of 2001
Bill
14-245
Police and Fire Senior Management Overtime
Emergency Amendment Act of 2001
Bill
14-247
Independent Budget Office Establishment Act
of 2001
Bill
14-249
Special Signs Act of 2001
Bill
14-250
Parking Limitation for Out of State Vehicles
Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-251 Commercial Vehicle, Bus or Sightseeing
Vehicle in Residential or Other Prohibited Location Parking Amendment
Act of 2001
Bill 14-252 Electronic Signatures Consumer Protection
Act of 2001
Bill 14-253 Automatic Selective Service Registration
Procedures Amendment Act of 2001
Bill
14-254
Independence of the Chief Financial Officer
Establishment Act of 2001
Bill 14-255 District of Columbia Youth Advisory Council
Act of 2001
Bill 14-257 Annual Audited Financial Reports Amendment
Act of 2001
Bill
14-260
Downtown Housing Production Tax Incentives
Act of 2001
Bill 14-261 Compulsory School Attendance Amendment Act
of 2001
Bill 14-262 Preference for District of Columbia Public
Education Facilities Amendment Act of 2001
PR 14-262 Youth Identification Card Resolution
Bill 14-263 Creating Affordable and Diverse Housing Bill
of 2001
Bill 14-272 Unified Residential Parking Zone Regulation
Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-273 Redistricting Residential Parking Regulation
Act of 2001
Bill
14-281
Retail District Management Regulatory Reform
Act of 2001
PR
14-298
Medicaid State Plan Amendment for
Disproportionate Share Hospitals and Expansion of Medical Assistance
Approval Resolution of 2001
PR
14-302
821 Howard Road, S.E., Purchase Approval
Emergency Resolution of 2001
PR 14-306 Reprogramming of $788,527 to the Department
of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Emergency Approval Resolution of
2001
Bill
14-307
Urban Forest Preservation Act of 2001
Bill
14-308
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Act of 2001
PR 14-308 Reprogramming of $1,200,000 within the
Disability Compensation Fund Emergency Approval Resolution of 2001
Bill
14-310
Closing of a Public Alley in Square 236 Act
of 2001
Bill
14-311
Closing of a Street in Square 2604 Act of
2001
Bill
14-313
National Capital Revitalization Act of 1998
Amendment Act of 2001
Bill
14-314
Office of the Inspector General Independence
and Law Enforcement Amendment Act of 2001
Bill
14-315
Off-Duty Service Firearm Authorization
Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-320 District of Columbia Governmental Immunity
Reform Act of 2001
Bill 14-321 Corporation Counsel Subpoena Authority Act
of 2001
Bill 14-327 Automated Traffic Enforcement Amendment Act
of 2001
Bill 14-329 Civil Rights Tax Fairness Act of 2001
Bill 14-330 Sales Tax Holiday Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-331 Sales Tax Reduction Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-332 Inspector General Integrity Committee
Establishment Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-334 Closing of Certain Public Streets and Alleys
in Squares 5880, 5881, 5882, 5883, 5885, and 5890, S.O. 01-2384, Act
of 2001
Bill 14-336 Procurement Practices Small Purchase
Amendment Act of 2001
Bill
14-343
Department of Transportation Establishment
Act of 2001
Bill
14-345
Housing Finance Agency Amendment Act of 2001
PR
14-354
Chief Financial Officer of the District of
Columbia Dr. Natwar M. Gandhi Confirmation Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-358 Mental Health Service Delivery Reform
Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2001
Bill 14-361 Food Regulation Legislative Review Emergency
Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-363 Emergency Economic Assistance Emergency Act
of 2001
Bill
14-368
District of Columbia Emergency Economic
Assistance Temporary Act of 2001
PR 14-369 Citizens with Mental Retardation Substituted
Consent for Health Care Decisions Emergency Amendment Act of 2001
Bill 14-370 Mandatory Autopsy for Deceased Wards of the
District of Columbia and Mandatory Unusual Incident Report Temporary
Act of 2001
PR 14-370 Mental Health Service Delivery Reform
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2001
Bill
14-371
Community Participation Protection Act of
2001
Bill 14-372 Improved Child Abuse Investigations
Amendment Act of 2001
Bill
14-373
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001
Bill 14-377 Unemployment Compensation Terrorist Response
Emergency Amendment Act of 2001
PR 14-377 District of Columbia Emergency Economic
Assistance Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-378 Unemployment Compensation Terrorist Response
Temporary Amendment Act of 2001
PR 14-391 District of Columbia Taxicab Commission
Stanley W. Tapscott Confirmation Resolution of 2001 — withdrawn,
replaced by PR 14-555
PR 14-392 District of Columbia Taxicab Commission
Theresa Nelson Travis Confirmation Resolution of 2001 — withdrawn,
replaced by PR 14-556
PR 14-395 District of Columbia Sports Commission Board
of Directors John L. Richardson Confirmation Resolution of 2001
PR 14-396 Board of Appeals and Review Annie Jackson
Confirmation Resolution of 2001
PR
14-398
District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency
Milton J. Bailey Confirmation Resolution of 2001
PR
14-421
Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors
Alternate Member James L. Wareck Confirmation Resolution of 2001
Bill
14-433
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Regulation
Act of 2001
Bill
14-435
Taxicab Driver Security Revolving Fund Act
of 2001
PR
14-449
Board of Real Property Assessments and
Appeals for the District of Columbia LIbby Kavoulakis Confirmation
Resolution of 2001
PR
14-450
Board of Real Property Assessments and
Appeals for the District of Columbia Todd J. Frye Confirmation
Resolution of 2001
PR
14-451
Board of Real Property Assessments and
Appeals for the District of Columbia Jeffrey S. Hops Confirmation
Resolution of 2001
PR
14-452
Board of Real Property Assessments and
Appeals for the District of Columbia Terrence Boykin Confirmation
Resolution of 2001
PR
14-453
Board of Real Property Assessments and
Appeals for the District of Columbia Harry Schnipper Confirmation
Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-469 Procurement Practices Vendor Payment
Authorization Amendment Act of 2001
Res.
14-494
Establishment of an Office of the District
Attorney Advisory Referendum Approval Resolution of 2002
PR
14-495
Towing Services Rulemaking Authority
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2001
Bill 14-514 Youth Pollworker Act of 2002
Bill
14-516
District of Columbia Election Code Amendment
Act of 2002
Bill 14-524 Freedom of Information Inter-agency
Memoranda Exemption Amendment Act of 2002
PR
14-538
Board of Education of the District of
Columbia Mirian Saez Confirmation Resolution of 2002
PR
14-541
Sense of the Council Vote of No-Confidence
in Inspector General Charles C. Maddox Emergency Declaration
Resolution of 2002
PR
14-542
Sense of the Council Vote of No-Confidence
in Inspector General Charles C. Maddox Emergency Resolution of 2002
Bill 14-551 Involuntary Civil Commitment of Persons Who
Because of Their Mental Retardation are Likely to Injure Others Act of
2002
PR
14-555
District of Columbia Taxicab Commission
Stanley W. Tapscott Confirmation Resolution of 2002
PR
14-556
District of Columbia Taxicab Commission
Theresa Nelson Travis, IV, Confirmation Resolution of 2002
PR
14-557
District of Columbia Taxicab Commission
William Henry Carter, IV, Confirmation Resolution of 2002
PR
14-558
District of Columbia Taxicab Commission
Horace Kreitzman Confirmation Resolution of 2002
Bill 14-559 Religious Organizations Support Amendment
Act of 2002
PR
14-559
District of Columbia Taxicab Commission
Michael O. Smith Confirmation Resolution of 2002
Bill 14-560 Residency Requirement Reinstatement
Amendment Act of 2002
Bill
14-565
Metropolitan Police Department Video
Surveillance Regulations Emergency Act of 2002
Bill
14-566
Metropolitan Police Department Video
Surveillance Regulations Temporary Act of 2002
Bill
14-572
Continuation of Health Coverage
Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2002
Bill
14-573
Tax Parity Rates and Unincorporated Business
Franchise Tax Rate Clarification Emergency Act of 2002
Bill
14-574
Tax Parity Rates and Unincorporated Business
Franchise Tax Rate Clarification Temporary Act of 2002
Bill
14-576
Child and Youth, Safety and Health Omnibus
Emergency Amendment Act of 2002
Bill
14-577
Child and Youth, Safety and Health Omnibus
Temporary Amendment Act of 2002
Bill
14-580
Youth Pollworker Emergency Amendment Act of
2002
PR 14-580 Board of Dentistry Oswald I. Cameron-Morales
Confirmation Resolution of 2002
Bill
14-581
Excepted and Executive Service Domicile
Requirement Emergency Amendment Act of 2002
Bill
14-585
Youth Pollworker Temporary Act of 2002
Bill
14-589
Tax Parity Rates Amendment Act of 2002
Bill
14-591
Government Attorney Certificate of Good
Standing Filing Requirement Amendment Act of 2002
Bill
14-594
Transfer of Promotional Authority from
Boxing and Wrestling Commission to the Sports and Entertainment
Commission Act of 2002
Bill
14-596
Owner-Occupant Residential Tax Credit
Emergency Act of 2002
Bill
14-597
Owner-Occupant Residential Tax Credit
Temporary Act of 2002
Bill 14-602 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2002
PR 14-604 Comprehensive Plan Process Sense of the
Council Resolution of 2002
PR 14-609 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Board of Directors H.R. Crawford Confirmation Resolution of 2002
Bill
14-610
Omnibus Public Safety Agency Reform
Amendment Act of 2002
Bill
14-648
Draft Master Plan for Public Reservation 13
Approval Act of 2002
Bill
14-652
District of Columbia Street Furniture Act of
2002
March
26, 2002
Committee on Government Operations’s
Inspector General Report of the Mayor’s Fundraising Activities
Investigation Authorization Resolution of 2002
Bill
14-675
Vacant and Abandoned Properties Community
Development Act of 2002
Bill
14-709
Abandoned and Vacant
Properties Community Development Disposition Emergency Act of 2002
Bill
14-713
Abandoned and Vacant Properties Community
Development Disposition Temporary Act of 2002
PR 14-a Motor Vehicle Registration and Operator’s
Permit Issuance Enhancement Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2002
Bill
14-b
Motor Vehicle Registration and Operator’s
Permit Issuance Enhancement Temporary Amendment Act of 2002
Bill
14-c
Motor Vehicle Registration and Operator’s
Permit Issuance Enhancement Emergency Amendment Act of 2002
PR
14-786
Director of the Department of Transportation
Daniel M. Tangherlini Confirmation Resolution of 2002
PR
14-787
Public Service Commission of the District of
Columbia Anthony M. Rachal, III Confirmation Resolution of 2002
PR
14-789
Public Service Commission of the District of
Columbia Anthony M. Rachal, III Confirmation Emergency Approval
Declaration Resolution of 2002
PR
14-790
Public Service Commission of the District of
Columbia Anthony M. Rachal, III Confirmation Emergency Approval
Resolution of 2002
PR
14-794
District of Columbia Board of Elections and
Ethics Stephen G. Callas Confirmation Resolution of 2002
PR
14-795
District of Columbia Water and Sewer
Authority Board of Directors Alexander A. McPhail Confirmation
Resolution of 2002
PR
14-807
Director of the Department of Health James
A. Buford Confirmation Resolution of 2002
Bill
14-811
District Anti-Deficiency Act of 2002
PR
14-844
District of Columbia Housing Authority Board
of Commissioners Lynn E. Cunningham Confirmation Resolution of 2002
PR
14-845
District of Columbia Housing Authority Board
of Commissioners Fernando Lemos Confirmation Resolution of 2002
PR
14-847
District of Columbia Housing Authority Board
of Commissioners Marcie Cohen Confirmation Resolution of 2002
PR
14-860
CareFirst, Inc., Economic Assistance Act
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2002
PR
14-0873
Metropolitan Police Department Closed
Circuit Television System Rulemaking Approval Resolution of 2002
Bill 14-1013 District of Columbia Jail Inmate Cap
Amendment Act of 2002
PR 14-1046 Board of Trustees of the University of the
District of Columbia Donald N. Langenberg Confirmation Resolution of
2002
PR 14-1063 Chief of the Fire and Medical Services
Department Adrian H. Thompson Confirmation Resolution of 2002
PR 14-1089 Klingle Road Use Plan Approval Resolution of
2002