B 26-0160 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Closing of a Cul-de-Sac and Dedication of Land for Alley Purposes in Square 4350, S.O. 22-05506, Act of 2025

This bill authorizes the closing of a dead-end street (cul-de-sac) and the dedication of a portion of land for a public alley at the Bladensburg Bus Garage property (Square 4350, Lot 0006). The change is required to support WMATA’s modernization of the garage, enabling relocation of the main entrance and expansion of bus and employee parking spaces. The new alley, maintained through a public easement, replaces the closed section of Douglas Street. This procedural bill facilitates infrastructure improvements without altering the garage’s core operations.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Sub-Topics: Public Transit

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 28, 2025 Signed Jan 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossment → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized and prepared for the Governor's signature by changing the status from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled'. This process added a signature line for the Mayor and removed the placeholder signature for the Council Chairman, while reorganizing the text to remove internal line numbers and formatting codes. No substantive policy, funding, or legal requirements were altered.

TECHNICAL

The document status was updated from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', indicating the bill has passed all legislative stages and is ready for the executive branch.

A signature line for the Mayor was added to the bottom of the document, replacing the placeholder signature for the Council Chairman.

Line numbers and internal markup codes used during the legislative drafting process were removed to create the final clean version.

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

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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 B26-0160 by the Committee of the Whole

legislature

Feb 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee of the Whole

legislature

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

B26-0160 Introduced by Councilmember Parker at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors