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B 26-0265

Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Act of 2025

26th Council Period (2025-2026) Introduced by Phil Mendelson

BC FY2026 Budget Support Act authorizes and adjusts spending to implement the FY2026 budget, including appropriations, revenue changes, and budget language fixes.

Law L26-0055, Effective from Dec 06, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000001
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Bill Summary · B 26-0265

Summary — B 26‑0265: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Act of 2025

Status: Enacted as Act A26‑0148; published in the DC Register (Vol. 72, p. 009825).
Introduced: May 27, 2025. Transmitted to Congress: Sept 10, 2025 (projected law date: Dec 17, 2025).

Main purpose

B26‑0265 is the District of Columbia’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget Support Act. Its primary purpose is to implement, authorize, and make technical adjustments necessary to carry out the FY2026 budget approved by the DC Council and Mayor. Budget support acts typically (and likely here) provide spending authority, make revenue and tax code adjustments, authorize intra‑governmental transfers, and include technical and administrative corrections to budget language to ensure agencies can operate under the new fiscal year.

Key procedural history and timeline

  • May 27, 2025: Introduced by Chairman Mendelson.
  • June 3, 2025: Referred to the Committee of the Whole.
  • July 14, 2025: Committee mark‑up; multiple amendments filed.
  • July 28, 2025: Final Reading; multiple amendments considered (including an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute by Chairman Mendelson) and several oral amendments. Some items were agendized but not considered at members’ requests.
  • Aug 25, 2025: Transmitted to Mayor (response due Sept 9, 2025).
  • Sept 4, 2025: Signed by the Mayor and enacted as Act A26‑0148.
  • Sept 10, 2025: Transmitted to Congress for review; projected law date Dec 17, 2025.
  • Sept 12, 2025: Act published in the DC Register.

Likely substantive components (based on common Budget Support practice)

The bill text is not provided here; however, budget support acts typically include:
- Appropriation and allotment authority to implement the FY2026 operating and capital budgets.
- Technical and conforming amendments to existing law necessary to implement budget decisions.
- Adjustments to local revenues, fees, and tax provisions (rate or credit changes, temporary provisions).
- Allocation or re‑authorization of special funds, restricted receipts, and interagency transfers.
- Implementation language for program expansions, savings measures, or timing shifts in spending.
- Reporting and compliance requirements for agencies to track use of funds.

Who is affected

  • District agencies and instrumentalities (authority to obligate and spend funds for FY2026).
  • DC residents, businesses, nonprofits and other payers if the act contains revenue, fee, or tax changes.
  • Employees and contractors affected by appropriations or program changes.
  • Federal executive and legislative branches during the statutory congressional review period.

Where to find the full text and fiscal details

For precise provisions, dollar amounts, and bill language, consult:
- The enacted Act A26‑0148 text on the DC Council legislation website or
- DC Register, Vol. 72, p. 009825 (publication of the Act), which will include the official text and any fiscal impact statements.

Note: This summary describes the bill’s purpose and procedural history. Because the bill text was not included, readers should review the official Act A26‑0148 to see specific appropriations, revenue changes, and programmatic provisions.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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