District of Columbia Council Period 26 Status: Enacted

PR 26-0104 — Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Requirement Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Last action — Resolution R26-0042, Effective from Mar 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 002663

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The bill now explicitly requires that any testing of driverless autonomous vehicles (AVs) on District roadways must have an AV testing permit, ensuring that safety regulations are followed before testing can commence. Additionally, companies must notify the District Department of Transportation if they are testing AVs with a test operator while waiting for that permit. This change is important because it aims to better regulate the fast-growing field of autonomous vehicles and ensure public safety on city streets.

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_______________________________ Councilmember Charles Allen 4 6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 8 ________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ________________ To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend the Autonomous Vehicle Act of 2012 to prohibit driverless testing of autonomous vehicles (“AV”) on District roadways without an AV testing permit and to require any person or entity testing AVs with a test operator before an AV testing permit becomes available to provide notice to the District Department of Transportation.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 26-42 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA March 4, 2025 To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend the Autonomous Vehicle Act of 2012 to prohibit driverless testing of autonomous vehicles (“AV”) on District roadways without an AV testing permit, and to require any person or entity testing AVs with a test operator before an AV testing permit becomes available to provide notice to the District Department of Transportation.
(a) The Autonomous Vehicle Testing Program Amendment Act of 2020, effective December23,2020(D.C.Law23-156;D.C.OfficialCode§50-2351etseq.),allowedautonomous vehicle (“AV”) companies to test AVs on District roadways without an AV testing permit until the District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”) makes the permit application available, after which the AV company must apply for an AV testing permit or cease testing.
(a) The Autonomous Vehicle Testing Program Amendment Act of 2020, effective December 23, 2020 (D.C.
Law 23-156;
67 DCR 13048), allowed autonomous vehicle (“AV”) companies to test AVs on District roadways without an AV testing permit until the District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”) makes the permit application available, after which the AV company must apply for an AV testing permit or cease testing.
72 DCR 1085) (“permanent law”) incorporates and makes permanent provisions from the emergency and temporary legislation.
72 DCR 1085) (“permanent law”), incorporates and makes permanent provisions from the emergency and temporary legislation.
The projected law date for the permanent act is also March 27, 2025.
The projected law date for the permanent law is also March 27, 2025.
(e) This congressional review emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between the expiration emergency legislation and the effective date of the temporary legislation and permanent law.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL (e) This congressional review emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between the expiration emergency legislation and the effective date of the temporary legislation and permanent law.
The Council finds that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Requirement Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.
The Council of the District of Columbia finds that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Requirement Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.
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Action History

  1. Resolution R26-0042, Effective from Mar 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 002663

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R26-0042

  3. Final Reading, CC

  4. Retained by the Council

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

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on

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Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading, CC

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
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 — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Wendell Felder — Yea
Zachary Parker — Yea

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