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D.C. Council advances a slate of temporary and first‑reading measures, postpones seasonal pricing bill
Summary
Councilmembers removed two items from the consent agenda, postponed the Seasonal Pricing and Price Gouging Amendment Act of 2026, approved technical amendments to a net‑zero buildings bill, advanced a Mu Lambda Foundation tax‑exemption first reading with a recusal, increased subsidies for grandparent caregivers, and approved emergency measures on parish deed tax exemption and rental registry data integrity.
The Council of the District of Columbia on Tuesday handled a range of consent‑agenda and non‑consent items alongside the emergency transparency measures.
Chair Phil Mendelson removed two items from the consent agenda: Bill 206409, the Seasonal Pricing and Price Gouging Amendment Act of 2026, which the council moved to postpone to the next legislative meeting, and Bill 206586, the Net‑Zero Modification and Preservation Temporary Amendment Act of 2026, which was taken off consent for a technical amendment.
Councilmember Lewis George explained the technical amendment to Bill 206586, which sets a…
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