PR 26-0104 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Requirement Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

This resolution prevents a regulatory gap in autonomous vehicle (AV) testing rules by maintaining temporary requirements until permanent legislation takes effect. It requires AV testing companies to obtain a permit for driverless testing on District roadways and notify the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) before permits are available. The resolution ensures continuous safety oversight by DDOT during the transition period between expiring emergency rules (March 24, 2025) and the effective date of permanent AV testing rules (March 27, 2025). It directly affects AV companies conducting testing in Washington, D.C.

Issues: ✓ Technology ✓ Transportation

Sub-Topics: Autonomous Vehicles

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Signed Mar 4, 2025

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This document shows the transition of a legislative bill from its introduction stage to enrolled status. The primary change is the addition of 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL' and page numbering, indicating the bill has been formally approved and is ready for signing into law. The substantive content of the resolution remains the same, with only minor formatting and citation adjustments.

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Added 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL' header and page numbers (1, 2) to indicate formal enrollment of the bill

Changed document title from 'A PROPOSED RESOLUTION' to 'A RESOLUTION' to reflect its enrolled status

Added date 'March 4, 2025' to indicate when the resolution was enrolled

Corrected citation from '72 DCR 13048' to '67 DCR 13048' in section 2(a) for the 2020 Act

Changed 'The Council' to 'The Council of the District of Columbia' in section 3 for formal completeness

Floor votes · Council Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

12–0

Passed

Total votes 12

Mar 4, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 4, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (12-0)

council

Mar 3, 2025

Introduced

PR26-0104 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors