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D.C. Council advances extended-hours bill after debate on public-safety and neighborhood impacts
Summary
The Council voted to waive committee rules and advance Bill 26-623, which would allow the ABC Board to extend alcohol service hours for qualifying events; Councilmember Pinto recorded a no vote citing public-safety and neighborhood concerns.
The Council of the District of Columbia on March 4 voted to waive Council Rule 2-31(C) and advanced Bill 26-623, the On Premises and On-site Extended Hours Program Amendment Act of 2025, for first reading. The bill would allow the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board to extend hours for sales, service and consumption of alcoholic beverages at sporting and other qualifying events for licensees that register with the extended-hours program.
The measure, presented by Councilmember McDuffie, was reintroduced in Council Period 26 after an initial version in 2024. McDuffie said the Committee on Business and Economic Development held a public hearing and markup and that the committee print incorporates four recommendations from the Advisory Neighborhood Commission/Alcoholic Beverage Control stakeholders (APCA).…
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