B 26-0333 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Housing Authority Resident Empowerment Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This bill restructures the governing board of the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) by adding two resident-elected seats to its nine-member board, directly affecting public housing residents through greater representation. It requires the Mayor to appoint seven board members with specific expertise (e.g., federal housing law, affordable development) every three years, while updating reporting requirements from monthly to quarterly. The bill also revises definitions (like "dwelling unit") and updates terminology to align with current housing authority structure. These changes aim to enhance resident input and governance clarity under the DCHA Act of 1999.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Sub-Topics: Property Development

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Jul 2025

Signed into Law

Sep 2025

Introduced Jul 23, 2025 Signed Sep 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was converted from a Council draft version to an enrolled version after passing the Council. The enrolled version contains minor formatting and text adjustments, including adding 'District of Columbia' before 'Housing Authority' in several places for clarity, and updating some terminology like 'laws and regulations' instead of 'law and regulation'. The substantive policy content regarding the Housing Authority board structure, election timing, and commissioner qualifications remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added 'District of Columbia' before 'Housing Authority' in the bill title and summary for consistency and clarity.

Changed 'law and regulation' to 'laws and regulations' in section 4a(c)(1)(A) for grammatical consistency.

Updated 'section 12(k) of this Act' to 'section 12(k)' in section 4a(b) for formatting consistency.

Changed 'the Council' to 'the Council, in accordance with section 2(e)' in section 4a(c) introduction for procedural clarity.

Adjusted 'one such Commissioner' to 'one such Commissioner to take office' in section 4a(b) for clarity on when the position becomes active.

Floor votes · Council Jul 28, 2025

How they voted

8–1

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 12

Jul 28, 2025

D Democratic10

7 Yea 1 Nay 2

70% Yea

I Independent2

1 Yea 1

50% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jul 28, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (8-1-3)

council

Jul 23, 2025

Introduced

B26-0333 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors