Roland “Fatty” Taylor Way Designation Act of 2025
This bill symbolically designates the 200 block of 62nd Street, NE in Washington, D.C., as "Roland 'Fatty' Taylor Way." It directly affects residents, visitors, and local businesses in that specific neighborhood by changing the street name for commemorative purposes. The bill follows standard District procedures for street naming under the Street and Alley Closing and Acquisitions Procedures Act of 1982, with no associated policy changes or fiscal impact beyond the designation itself. It is a purely commemorative measure with no substantive legislative effect.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Council Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Oct 16, 2025
Signed Aug 7, 2026
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MINOR
The bill text was converted from the 'Engrossed' version to the 'Enrolled' version, marking its final approval by the Council and readiness for the Mayor's signature. The substantive policy content regarding the street designation remains identical, with only minor formatting adjustments to punctuation and spacing.
TECHNICAL
The document header was updated from 'ENGROSSED ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL', indicating the legislative process is complete.
Minor formatting changes were made to the text, such as adjusting commas and quotation marks around the street name and act title.
Signature lines for the Council Chairman and the Mayor were added at the end, which are required for the bill to become law.
Floor votes · Council May 5, 2026
How they voted
13–0
Passed
Total votes 13
May 5, 2026
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
3
May 5, 2026
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (13-0)
council
Mar 31, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee Mark-up of B26-0432 by the Committee of the Whole
legislature
Mar 17, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee Mark-up of B26-0432 by the Committee of the Whole
legislature
Oct 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee of the Whole
legislature
Oct 16, 2025
Introduced
B26-0432 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kenyan McDuffie
IIndependent
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