B 26-0033 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Contract No. CW122630 with Patriot Harley Davidson Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025

This bill authorizes the District of Columbia to approve and pay for a contract with Patriot Harley Davidson to purchase 30-35 police motorcycles with sidecars for the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Special Operations Division. It bypasses standard procurement rules due to an emergency need: the motorcycles are required for the 2024 Presidential Inauguration motorcade, and no other dealership can supply identical vehicles meeting MPD’s specifications. The contract has a maximum value of $1,686,086.89 for the motorcycles and required accessories, to be paid from October 2024 through September 2025. As a procedural payment authorization, it does not create new policy but enables immediate procurement.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Sub-Topics: Policing

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2025

Council Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Feb 2025

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed Feb 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a draft version with Mayor Bowser's signature and cover letter to an enrolled version ready for official publication. The substantive policy content, including the contract approval, funding amounts, and emergency provisions, remains unchanged. The primary difference is the removal of the cover letter and addition of formal enrollment markings.

TECHNICAL

Removed Mayor Bowser's signature block, cover letter, and introductory text that was part of the draft submission but not part of the final enrolled bill text.

Added enrollment markings including 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL' headers, signature lines for the Council Chairman and Mayor, and page numbering consistent with official enrolled legislation.

Reformatted the contract summary section from a detailed multi-part layout to a more condensed format, though all substantive contract details (contract number, contractor, amounts, and justification) remain identical.

Floor votes · Council Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

12–0

Passed

Total votes 12

Feb 4, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Feb 4, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (12-0)

council

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

legislature

Jan 8, 2025

Introduced

B26-0033 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors