B 26-0127 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Closing of a Public Alley in Square 5624, S.O. 17-21054, Act of 2025

This bill would close a 12-foot-wide, unused public alley (a "paper alley") within Lee Montessori East End campus in Ward 8. It transfers the land title to the school to enable development of a student play space in the center of its newly expanded campus. The alley currently serves no practical purpose and occupies space the school wants to use for outdoor learning and recreation. The bill follows standard procedures for closing unnecessary alleys under District law.

Issues: ✓ Education

Sub-Topics: Higher Education

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Oct 2025

Council Passage

Oct 2025

Signed into Law

Jan 2026

Introduced Feb 14, 2025 Signed Jan 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossment → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final certified copy signed by the Council Chairman and the Mayor. The substantive legal content regarding the closure of a public alley in Square 5624 remained unchanged, but the document now includes the necessary signatures and a specific citation for the effective date.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated from 'ENGROSSED ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL', indicating the bill has passed all final stages of the legislative process.

Signature lines for the Chairman of the Council and the Mayor of the District of Columbia were added to certify the final version of the act.

The effective date section was slightly updated to include the full statutory citation for the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.

Floor votes · Council Oct 21, 2025

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Oct 21, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Oct 21, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Oct 7, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Committee Mark-up of B26-0127 by the Committee of the Whole

legislature

Feb 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee of the Whole

legislature

Feb 14, 2025

Introduced

B26-0127 Introduced by Councilmember Henderson at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors