District of Columbia Council Period 26 Status: Enacted

PR 26-0163 — Department of For-Hire Vehicles Delivery Vehicle Traffic Enforcement Expansion Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Last action — Resolution R26-0085, Effective from Apr 01, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004092

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Bill Text

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37 added · 41 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated resolution now clarifies that the Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV) is authorized to enforce traffic laws against delivery vehicles as part of an emergency declaration. This change is significant because it allows DFHV to continue working to improve road safety for both delivery drivers and the public by issuing citations when necessary. The previous law was set to expire soon, so this amendment ensures that enforcement capabilities remain in place without interruption.

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_____________________________ _____________________________ Councilmember Charles Allen Councilmember Brianne K.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 26-85 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA April 1, 2025 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Department of For-Hire Vehicles Establishment Act of 1985 to authorize the Department of For-Hire Vehicles to enforce traffic laws against carrier-for-hire vehicles.
Nadeau 2 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 5 ______________ 7 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ______________ To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Department of For-Hire Vehicles Establishment Act of 1985 to authorize the Department of For-Hire Vehicles to enforce traffic laws against carrier-for-hire vehicles.
71 DCR 10776), which grants the Department of For-Hire Vehicles the authority to enforce traffic laws and issue citations to delivery vehicles, or “carriers-for-hire”, defined as “a class of transportation service by which a network of private operators, couriers, or carriers provide delivery of parcels, food, or beverages in the District for compensation”.
71 DCR 9325), which grants the Department of For-Hire Vehicles (“DFHV”) the authority to enforce traffic laws and issue citations to delivery vehicles, or “carriers-for-hire”, defined as “a class of transportation service by which a network of private operators, couriers, or carriers provide delivery of parcels, food, or beverages in the District for compensation”.
The Department has exercised this enforcement authority to promote safety for carrier-for-hire operators and customers, and for other road users.
DFHV has exercised this enforcement authority to promote safety for carrier-for-hire operators and customers, and for other road users.
(d) On December 17, 2024, the Council passed the “Carrier-for-Hire Oversight and Enforcement Act of 2024” (D.C.
(d) On December 17, 2024, the Council passed the Carrier-for-Hire Oversight and Enforcement Amendment Act of 2024, effective March 21, 2025 (D.C.
That permanent act is subject to appropriations, which indicates a likely applicability date no earlier than October 1, 2025.
That permanent act is subject to appropriations, which indicates a likely applicability date of no earlier than October 1, 2025.
(e) Additional emergency and temporary measures are necessary to prevent a gap in the Department of For-Hire Vehicles’ authority to conduct street enforcement of carrier-for-hire operators.
(e) Additional emergency and temporary measures are necessary to prevent a gap in DFHV’s authority to conduct street enforcement of carrier-for-hire operators.
The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Department of For-Hire Vehicles Delivery Vehicle Traffic Enforcement Expansion Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.
The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the ENROLLED ORIGINAL Department of For-Hire Vehicles Delivery Vehicle Traffic Enforcement Expansion Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.
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Action History

  1. Resolution R26-0085, Effective from Apr 01, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004092

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R26-0085

  3. Final Reading

  4. Retained by the Council

  5. PR26-0163 Introduced by Councilmember Nadeau at Office of the Secretary

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

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading

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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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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PR 26-0163 is sponsored by Brianne K. Nadeau.
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