Vacant to Vibrant to Amendment Act of 2025
This bill creates several programs to address vacant and blighted properties in Washington, D.C. It requires the Department of Aging and Community Living to develop a "tangled title" information sheet for heirs inheriting property, which funeral homes must provide to survivors within five days of a death. The bill also establishes tax credits and abatements for renovating Class 3 and 4 properties (typically residential or commercial buildings), creates a single-family home rehabilitation program, and allows payment plans for delinquent real property taxes. These provisions directly affect property owners, heirs, and funeral service providers by streamlining property transfers, reducing blight, and incentivizing rehabilitation of underused buildings.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Council Passage
Jul 2025
Signed into Law
Oct 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Signed Oct 1, 2025
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Engrossment
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill transitioned from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, finalizing its text for the Governor's signature. The most significant substantive change is the correction of the bill's title and scope: the Enrolled version replaces the incorrect reference to amending 'Title 47' regarding tax payment plans with the correct 'Department of Buildings Establishment Act of 2020'. Additionally, the Table of Contents was updated to reflect the corrected scope, and the effective date for the tangled title disclosure was changed from a specific future date to '180 days after the effective date of this subtitle'.
Scope change
The bill's scope was corrected to reference the 'Department of Buildings Establishment Act of 2020' instead of 'Title 47' for the vacant building maintenance plan requirement, and the Table of Contents was updated to match this corrected scope.
SCOPE
Corrected the legislative reference for vacant building maintenance plans from 'Title 47' to the 'Department of Buildings Establishment Act of 2020'.
TIMELINE
Changed the effective date for the tangled title information sheet from a fixed date ('January 13, 2025') to a relative timeframe ('180 days after the effective date of this subtitle').
TECHNICAL
Updated the Table of Contents to reflect the corrected scope and adjusted page numbers throughout the document.
Floor votes · Council Jul 1, 2025
How they voted
12–0
Passed
Total votes 12
Jul 1, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jul 1, 2025
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (12-0)
council
Jun 3, 2025
Introduced
Amendment (Mendelson)
legislature
Jun 3, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee Mark-up of B26-0053 by the Committee of the Whole
legislature
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee of the Whole with comments from the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor
legislature
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
B26-0053 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phil Mendelson
DDemocratic
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