District of Columbia Council Period 26 Status: Enacted

PR 26-0341 — Entertainment Establishment Employee Safety Extension Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Last action — Resolution R26-0211, Effective from Oct 07, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 011423

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The amendment to Bill PR 26-0341 now includes provisions allowing certain restaurants and retail establishments holding specific licenses to refuse cash payments. This is an extension of earlier legislation acknowledging the rise in digital payments since the pandemic and aims to address safety concerns for businesses operating late at night. By requiring businesses to display notices if they do not accept cash, the bill seeks to balance consumer needs and safety during this transition period.

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______________________________ Councilmember Christina Henderson 4 6 8 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION _________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________ To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend, on an emergency basis, the District of Columbia Official Code to allow retail establishments with valid on- premises Class C and Class D retailer license to refuse cash as a form of payment.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 26-211 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA October 7, 2025 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend section 28-5404 of the District of Columbia Official Code to allow retail establishments with a valid on- premises Class C and Class D retailer license and certain restaurants to refuse cash as a form of payment.
RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Entertainment Establishment Employee Safety Extension Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025.”.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Entertainment Establishment Employee Safety Extension Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.
(a) This amendment would permit a retail establishment with a valid on-premises Class C or Class D retailer license or a restaurant location that operates 24 hours a day or operates at 3:00 am at least 2 days a week would be able to refuse cash as a form of payment, provided that such establishments display written, conspicuous notice to the public that cash payments are not accepted on the door of the establishment or menu.
(a) Emergency legislation is needed to permit a retail establishment with a valid on-premises Class C or Class D retailer license or a restaurant location that operates 24 hours a day or operates at 3:00 am at least 2 days a week to refuse cash as a form of payment;
(b) This measure was introduced and approved in Council Period 25 in recognition of the changes in consumer use of payment forms post-pandemic and to balance unbanked individuals’ reliance on cash as a form of payment to obtain necessary goods and services with the safety concerns of particularly vulnerable businesses.
provided, that such establishments display written, conspicuous notice to the public that cash payments are not accepted on the door of the establishment or menu.
The emergency and temporary measures are identical to those approved by the Council on December 17, 2024.
(b) Identical emergency and temporary legislation were introduced and approved in Council Period 25 in recognition of the changes in consumer use of payment forms post- pandemic and to balance unbanked individuals’ reliance on cash as a form of payment to obtain necessary goods and services with the safety concerns of particularly vulnerable businesses.
It is necessary to extend this measure’s applicability while the permanent measure is pending in committee.
(c) It is necessary to extend these measures’ applicability while the permanent legislation is pending in committee.
The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Entertainment Establishment Employee Safety Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.
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Action History

  1. Resolution R26-0211, Effective from Oct 07, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 011423

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R26-0211

  3. Final Reading

  4. Retained by the Council

  5. PR26-0341 Introduced by Councilmember Henderson at Office of the Secretary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading

Passed 12 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12100
Total 12100
% of votes cast 92%8%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Brooke Pinto — Yea
Charles Allen — Yea
Christina Henderson — Yea
Janeese Lewis George — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Matthew Frumin — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Nay
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Trayon White, Sr. — Yea
Wendell Felder — Yea
Zachary Parker — Yea

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PR 26-0341 is sponsored by Christina Henderson.
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