B 26-0377 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

LIHTC Rent Stabilization Exemption Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

This temporary D.C. bill clarifies that rental units participating in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program are exempt from the District’s rent stabilization rules. It amends the 1985 Rental Housing Act to explicitly include LIHTC units in the exemption, removing ambiguity about their status. The change directly affects housing providers who receive LIHTC tax credits, ensuring they are not subject to rent stabilization requirements. The law expires 225 days after enactment and does not create new policy - it only clarifies an existing exemption.

Issues: ✗ Housing

Sub-Topics: Housing Finance Affordable Housing Renters

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Oct 2025

Signed into Law

Jan 2026

Introduced Oct 2, 2025 Signed Jan 23, 2026

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MINOR

This bill transitioned from its engrossed version to the enrolled version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive policy content remains identical, with only formatting and layout adjustments made to conform to official enrollment standards. No changes were made to the bill's actual provisions or policy impact.

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Header and title formatting changed from 'ENGROSSED ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL' to reflect the bill's final status after legislative approval.

Page numbering and layout were adjusted to match enrollment formatting standards, including repositioning of the Council and Mayor signature lines.

Line breaks and spacing were reorganized throughout the document to conform to official enrolled document formatting requirements.

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 2, 2025

Introduced

B26-0377 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors