List of Co-Sponsored Legislation

Bills Councilmember Bonds has co-sponsored in 2013:

Bill No. Name of Bill Date of Introduction

Introducers Other Co-sponsors

Summary Status

B20-0627 Post-Employment Benefits Trust Fund Jurisdiction Amendment Act of 2013

12-17-13 PMendelson Orange, Evans, Bowser

This bill seeks to amend the Police Officers, Fire Fighters, and Teachers Retirement Benefit Replacement Plan Act of 1998 to entrust the District of Columbia Retirement Board with responsibility for managing the assets of the Annuitants' Health and Life Insurance Employer Contribution Trust Fund, and to require that the same fiduciary obligations and assumptions for other pension funds managed by the Retirement Board be made applicable to the Trust Fund; and to amend the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 to make a conforming amendment.

Introduced; Referred to COW

B20-0626 Virginia Ali Way Designation Act of 2013

12-17-13 Graham Bowser, Cheh, Evans, Catania, Grosso, Alexander, Orange, McDuffie

This bill seeks to symbolically designate the alley located between 12th and 13th Streets, N.W., and U and V 15 Streets, N.W., and directly abutting 1211 U Street, N.W. as "Virginia Ali Way".


B20-0623 Police Officer and Firefighter Retention and Wage Fairness Act of 2013

12-17-13 Wells, Evans Bowser, Orange, Cheh, Graham, Alexander, McDuffie, Grosso

This bill seeks to provide for retroactive cost of living adjustments to the salaries of non-supervisory sworn employees of MPD and sworn employees through the rank of captain of the FEMS Department.


B20-0620 Free Transportation for Summer Youth Amendment Act of 2013

12-17-13 Bowser Alexander, Orange, Wells, Catania, Evans, Cheh, McDuffie, Grosso, Graham

This bill seeks to amend the School Transit Subsidy Act of 1978 to provide free Metrobus and DC Circulator transportation to participants in the Summer Youth Employment Program.

Introduced; Referred to the Committee on T&E

B20-0618 High School Commencement Participation Act of 2013

12-17-13 Alexander, Bowser, Orange

Cheh, Evans, Graham

This bill seeks to require local education agencies to pay for caps, gowns, and tassels for all graduating high school students who qualify for free, reduced-price, and paid meals.

Introduced; Referred to the Committee on Education

PR20- Sense of the Council 12-17-13 Wells, Orange, Evans, This resolution seeks to declare the sense of Introduced;

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0601 for Hearing on the CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel Project Resolution of 2013

Catania Bowser the Council that the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, should hold a hearing on the CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel Project.

Referred to COW

B20-0610 Chuck Brown Memorial Performance Stage at the Lincoln Theatre Designation Act of 2013

12-3-13 Barry Alexander, McDuffie, Orange, Grosso, Evans, Wells, Bowser, Graham, Catania

This bill seeks to name the performance stage at the Lincoln Theatre the “Chuck Brown Memorial Performance Stage” after the late Chuck Brown.


B20-0608 Student Health Care Amendment Act of 2013

12-3-13 Barry, Wells, Cheh, McDuffie

Alexander This bill seeks to amend the Student Health Care Act of 1985 to require all students of District of Columbia public, private, and charter schools to present the required Universal Health Certificate each school year within days of the start of the school year or be prohibited from attending school and to permit school officials to give notice to parents whom fail to submit the health certificate.

Introduced; Referred to the Committee on Education

B20-0600 Child and Adolescent Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013

12-3-13 Alexander Grosso, Cheh, Bowser, Graham, Orange

This bill seeks to reduce the incidence of Type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents by requiring DOH to establish a pilot lifestyle intervention program in District of Columbia Public Schools, to conduct an epidemiological student of the disease in children and adolescents, and to create an action plan to prevent the growth of Type 2 in children and adolescents.

Introduced; Referred to the Committee on Health

B20-0596 Phi Beta Sigma Way Designation Act of 2013

12-3-13 Bowser Alexander, Orange

This bill seeks to symbolically designate the 100 block of Kennedy Street, N.W., between First Street N.W., and Second Street, N.W., as Phi Beta Sigma Way.


PR20-0574

Code of Official Conduct Amendment Resolution of 2013

12-3-13 PMendelson Alexander, Orange, Catania, Wells, Barry, Grosso, McDuffie

This resolution seeks to amend the Council of the District of Columbia, Code of Official Conduct, Council Period 20, to define the phrase "usual and customary constituent services".

Introduced; Retained by the Council

B20-0582 District of Columbia 11-19-13 Orange Cheh, Bowser, This bill seeks to require DOES to produce Introduced;

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Unemployment Profile Act of 2013

Alexander and submit to the Mayor and the Council a complete profile of the District’s unemployed and under-employed residents to aid the city in proving adequate job training for future jobs by 2017.

Referred to the Committee on BCRA

B20-0578 Tax Auction Bidder Reliability Assurance Amendment Act of 2013

11-19-13 Cheh, Evans Orange, Bowser, McDuffie

This bill seeks to amend Title 47 to prohibit entities with delinquent taxes in a United States jurisdiction or an unsatisfactory record of compliance with law or business conduct from bidding at District tax sales.

Introduced; Referred to the Committee on Finance & Revenue

B20-0571 Ward 7 Alcohol License Limitations Act of 2013

11-5-13 Alexander N/A This bill seeks to amend Title 25 to impose a moratorium on Class A and Class B alcohol licenses in Ward 7.

Introduced; Referred to the Committee on BCRA

B20-0566 Home Owner Equity Protection Act of 2013

11-5-13 Orange, Graham, Barry

Evans, Bowser, Alexander

This bill seeks to amend Title 47 to require OTR to make certified, in-person contact with the owner of record alerting him or her of a tax deficiency and the potential ramification of the deficiency prior to the sale of theproperty; to ensure that homeowners receive the remaining equity in their property in excess of the amount of taxes due after foreclosure sale; to prohibit the sale of tax liens on homes owned by low-income seniors, veterans or the disabled; and create a tax lien imposed for delinquent taxes owed on real property of $10,000 or less.


PR20-0551

Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Submission Requirements Resolution of 2013

11-5-13 PMendelson Alexander, Bowser, Catania, Cheh, Evans, Graham, Grosso, McDuffie, Wells

This resolution seeks to establish the date by which the Mayor shall submit to the Council the proposed budget for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, to identify information and documentation to be submitted to the Council with the proposed budget for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and to require the Mayor to submit performance plans and accountability reports pursuant to Title XIV-A of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit

Introduced; Retained by the Council

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Personnel Act of 1978.B20-0529 Domestic Violence

Criminal Justice Response Improvement Amendment Act of 2013

10-15-13 Cheh Graham, Barry, Alexander, Evans, Orange

This bill seeks to amend the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia Establishment Act of 2001 to add representatives from the District's domestic violence coalition and the Office of Victim Services to the Council; and to amend the Child Fatality Review Committee Establishment Act of 2001 to add representatives from the District's domestic violence coalition.

Introduced; Referred to the Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety

B20-0501 Conversion Therapy for Minors Prohibition Amendment Act of 2013

10-1-13 Cheh Grosso, Alexander, Wells, Catania, McDuffie, Bowser, Evans, Graham, Orange, PMendelson

This bill seeks to amend the Mental Health Service Delivery Reform Act of 2001 to prohibit the use of practices designed to change the sexual orientation of a minor by a licensed mental health provider.

Introduced; Referred to the Committee on Health

B20-0502 Ready Return Establishment Act of 2013

10-1-13 Bowser Cheh, Wells, Orange

This bill amends Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code to establish an automated tax return program.


B20-0505 Critical Infrastructure Freedom on Information Amendment Act of 2013

10-1-13 McDuffie, PMendelson

Alexander, Cheh, Orange

This bill amends the District’s Administrative Procedure Act to protect certain critical infrastructure information.

Introduced; Referred to the Committee on Gov’t Operations; Public hearing on 10-21-13

B20-0500 Farmer’s Market S Act of 2013

10-1-13 Cheh Bowser, Evans, Wells, Graham, McDuffie

This bill seeks to establish a Farmers’ Market Nutrition Incentive Fund to increase the value of federal nutrition assistance dollars at farmers’ markets; to designate a farmers’ market ambassador to assist farmers’ markets with the permitting process; to require the development of a central registration of farmers’ markets and an advertising campaign to promote farmers’ markets in the District; and to amend Title 12A of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations to allow

Introduced; Referred to Committee on BCRA/Human Services

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farmers’ markets to install permanent and temporary signs promoting farmers’ markets.

B20-0464 Carol Schwartz Sales Tax Holiday Act of 2013

9-17-13 Bowser Graham, Cheh, McDuffie, Wells, Alexander

This bill amends Section 47-2005 of the District of Columbia Official Code to provide for a sales tax holiday beginning at 12:01 am on the 1st Saturday in August and midnight on the 2nd Sunday in August for clothing and school supplies, and to provide a sales tax holiday beginning at 12:01 am on the 4th Friday in November and midnight on the 1st Sunday in December.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Finance & Revenue

B20-0467 Record Sealing For Non-Violent Marijuana

9-17-13 Grosso Bowser, Cheh, McDuffie, Alexander, Barry, PMendelson

This bill is an act to amend the District of Columbia Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1981 to require that all criminal history record information and conviction records for non-violent possession of marijuana be sealed by the Metropolitan Police Department and the District of Columbia Superior Court.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety

B20-0468 Anti-Shackling of Incarcerated Pregnant Women Act of 2013

9-17-13 Grosso Evans, Alexander, Barry, Wells, Graham, Bowser, Cheh, McDuffie, Orange

This bill establishes that no women or youth, who are pregnant while in the custody of the District of Columbia Central Detention Facility, the Correctional Treatment Facility, Halfway Houses, or lock-ups can be shackled at any time while they are pregnant, during labor, transport to a medical facility for treatment related to the birth, during delivery, or during post-partum recovery up to six weeks; requires the Department of Corrections, the Metropolitan Police Department, Halfway Houses, and DYRS to collect and publish data about their shackling practices and provide the appropriate training for their staff and notice to incarcerated persons about this act.


B20-0471 The Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Transparency Amendment Act of

9-17-13 Cheh, Grosso N/A This bill amends the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Act of 1975 to require Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANC) to periodically provide certain records to the Office of the ANC, to give the Office of the

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Gov’t Operations

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2013 ANC authority to ensure the records are provided in a timely manner, and the require the Office of the ANC to make these records publicly accessible on the Internet.

B20-0472 Temporary Protection Order Firearm Relinquishment Amendment Act of 2013

9-17-13 Cheh Catania, Barry, Alexander, Grosso, Wells, Graham, Evans, Bowser, Orange

This bill amends Title 16 of the District of Columbia Official Code to require an individual subject to a temporary protection order to relinquish an individual’s firearms; and to amend An Act to control the possession, sale, transfer, and use of pistols and other dangerous weapons in the District of Columbia to provide penalties, to prescribe rules of evidence, and for other purposes to provide that an individual may not own or keep a firearm in the individual’s possession or under the individual’s control if the individual is subject to a court order requiring the individual to relinquish possession of any firearms.


B20-0474 Jubilee Housing Conversion Fee Exemption Amendment Act of 2013

9-17-13 Graham Cheh, Evans, Barry

This bill amends the Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act of 1980 to exempt the conversion fees assessed against Lots 2007 through 2072 in Square 2669, so long as the owner of the units has qualified for real property tax exemption under the provisions of the Nonprofit Affordable Housing Developer Relief Act.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Econ Dev

B20-0475 Domestic Partnership Termination Recognition Amendment Act of 2013

9-17-13 Graham Wells, Barry, Evans, Cheh, Orange, Alexander, Grosso, McDuffie, PMendelson

This bill amends the Health Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992 to allow couples who initiate domestic partnerships in other jurisdictions to terminate their domestic partnership in the District of Columbia and have that termination recognized by other jurisdictions.


B20-0417 Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights Amendment Act of 2013

7-10-13 PMendelson, Wells

Bowser, Grosso, Cheh, Catania, Graham, McDuffie

This bill seeks to amend the Office of Citizen Complaint Review Establishment Act of 1998 to specify that the jurisdiction of the Police Complaints Board and Office of Police

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Judiciary & Public

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Complaints includes the MPD’s handling of complaints of sexual assault; to amend Title 23 to provide that a sexual assault victim shall have the right to have a sexual assault advocate present at medical examinations and at interviews with law enforcement, prosecutors, and defense attorneys; to amend Title 14 to provide that communications between a sexual assault victim and a sexual assault victim advocate are confidential and privileged; to require that the MPD process sexual assault forensic examination kits in a timely manner; and to provide that hospitals in DC shall not bill a sexual assault victim for a sexual assault forensic examination kit.

Safety

B20-0414 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Cost-of-Living Adjustment Amendment Act of 2013

7-10-13 Barry, Graham

Orange This bill seeks to amend the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982 to reestablish the automatic cost-of-living adjustments to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families payments.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Human Services; Public hearing on 10-3-13

B20-0412 Universal Code of Conduct and BEGA Amendment Act of 2013

7-10-13 McDuffie, Grosso, Cheh, Wells, Bowser, PMendelson

Evans, Catania This bill seeks to amend the BEGA Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011 to subject certain conduct to the Code of Conduct enforceable by BEGA; to clarify that the Code of Conduct applies to the entire District government and its instrumentalities, while excluding the courts; to require the Board to develop a universal Code of Conduct for review and approval by the Council; to allow the Director access to government records w/o a subpoena; to require District employees and public officials to cooperate with official functions of the Board, subject to penalties for knowing or willful false statements; to allow the Director 30 days from the initiation of a formal investigation to present evidence to the Board; to allow the Director to pursue a civil fine and refer matters for criminal

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Gov’t Ops; Public hearing on 11-7-13

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prosecution; to clarify that any failure to obey the order of the court enforcing a penalty imposed by the Board may be treated by the court as contempt; and to create an affirmative obligation for employees and public officials to report conduct that violates the Code of Conduct.

B20-0407 Healthy Tots Act of 2013

7-10-13 Cheh Alexander, McDuffie, Graham, Bowser, Evans

This bill seeks to establish a Healthy Tots Fund to fund certain programs and requirements under this act, to direct OSSE to issue rules that require child development facilities to adopt wellness policies, training and professional development activities, and nutritional and physical activity standards that promote the health of participating children, to promote child development facility physical activities by encouraging joint-use agreements with the Department of Parks and Recreation and the prioritization of maintenance and policing for park areas used by child development facilities, to require evaluation of this act’s effectiveness by OSSE through its child development facility licensing process.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Education; Public hearing on 12-11-13

B20-0367 Department of Aging and Community Living Establishment Amendment Act of 2013

6-26-13 Barry, McDuffie

Bowser, Cheh This bill seeks to amend the DC Act on Aging and Adult Protective Services of 1984, to rename the Office on Aging as the Department on Aging and Community Living and to transfer authority over Adult Protective Services, Elderly and Individuals with Physical Disabilities Waiver Program, Senior Community Service Employment Program, Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Project, from District agencies to the Department on Aging and Community Living.

Introduced; Referred to the Committee on Health/Human Services

B20-0365 Uninsured Motorist Carrier Fairness Amendment Act of 2013

6-26-13 Bowser, Orange

Cheh, Alexander, Graham

This bill seeks to amend the Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of 1982 to require action by an uninsured motorist insurer when liability insurance is exhausted.

Introduced; Referred to the Committee on BCRA

B20-0363 Artist Protection 6-26-13 Cheh Bowser, Graham This bill seeks to exempt works of art or other Introduced;

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Amendment Act of 2013

objects of cultural significance from attachment, execution, sequestration, replevin, distress, or any kind of seizure while on exhibit, en route to or from, or in the possession of any organization that displays such works for a cultural, educational, charitable or other purpose not conducted for the exhibitor’s profit.

Referred to the Committee on BCRA

B20-0361 Income Tax Reduction amendment Act of 2013

6-26-13 Orange Evans This bill reduces the tax rates of individual incomes under $350,000 by 2%, the tax rates of individual incomes over $350,000 by 0.45%, and the corporate tax rate by 1.475%.


PR20-0344

Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation Board of Directors Dr. Shannon Hader Reappointment Resolution of 2013

6-18-13 Alexander Barry, Catania, Grosso, Graham, Evans

This bill reappoints Dr. Shannon Hader, MD, MPH to the Board of Directors for the Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation.

Introduced; Referred to COW; Withdrawn on 10-30-13

B20-0346 Public Service Commission and People’s Counsel Terms of Service Harmonization Amendment Act of 2013

6-18-13 Cheh Catania, Barry This bills makes appropriations to provide for the expenses of the DC government for fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, and for other purposes, to change the calculation of the terms for Public Service Commissioners and to provide for a People’s Counsel for the Public Service Commission of DC and for other purposes, to extend the term of the People’s Counsel from 3 years to 4 years.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Gov’t Operations; Public hearing on 10-16-13; Approved 10-2 (1 absent) on 1-7-14 at first reading

B20-0345 Workers’ Compensation Statute of Limitations Amendment Act of 2013

6-18-13 Cheh, Barry Wells This bill amends the “District of Columbia Workers' Compensation Act of 1979” to match federal statute of limitations for private-sector employees who are injured at work.


B20-0324 Traffic Adjudication Amendment Act of 2013

6-4-13 PMendelson, Graham

N/A This bill 1) amends the “District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act” to allow a hearing examiner to vacate a judgment of a traffic infraction notwithstanding the time limit for responding to a notice of refraction, 2) allows

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Trans & Environ; Public hearing on

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a person to provide proof of innocence up to 24 months after an infraction, and 3) amends the “Office of Administrative Hearings Establishment Act” to give the Office of Administrative Hearings jurisdiction over adjudicated cases.

10-8-13

B20-0322 Pretrial and Post-Conviction Supervision Amendment of 2013

6-4-13 PMendelson McDuffie, Cheh This bill allows for searches of individuals on probation, parole, or supervised release by supervision or law enforcement and states that anyone who breaks pretrial release can be held temporarily for up to 72 hours.


B20-0312 Unified Public Education Lottery Act of 2013

6-4-13 Catania Grosso, Evans, McDuffie, Bowser, Cheh, Alexander, Graham, Barry, PMendelson

This bill establishes a unified lottery and common application for DCPS and public charter schools, provides for outreach regarding educational opportunities and directs the OSSE to establish a process for the unified lottery, and amends Title 5 of the District of Columbia to establish a process for the unified lottery.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Education; Public hearings on 7-2-13 and 7-3-13

B20-0311 Focused Student Achievement Act of 2013

6-4-13 Catania Alexander, Grosso, Barry, Cheh, Orange, Evans, Graham, PMendelson

This bill requires local education agencies to develop and administer developmentally appropriate assessments for students in pre-K through 2nd grade, to require OSSE to adopt assessments for students in grades 3-8 and high schools, and to require the establishment of policies governing the administration of assessments; and, to establish student promotion criteria, notice requirements, and remedial education efforts.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Education; Public hearings on 7-2-13 and 7-9-13; Approved 11-0 (2 absent) on 12-3-13 at final reading

B20-0309 Fair Student Funding and School-Based Budgeting Act of 2013

6-4-13 Catania Barry, Grosso, Bowser, Cheh, Alexander, Evans, McDuffie, Orange, PMendelson

This bill amends the “Uniform Per Student Funding Formula for Public Schools and Public Charter Schools Act of 1998” 1) to provide supplements for students eligible for free and reduced meals, for students at schools with low graduation rates, and for students enrolled in career and technical education programs, 2) to provide for at least 80 percent of local funds within DCPS be allocated to schools, 3) to provide for greater principal autonomy in school budget development, 4) to

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Education; Public Hearings on 7-2-13 and 7-11-13; Approved 12-0 (1 absent) on 12-17-13 at final reading

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establish certain school support expenditures that are the responsibility of the Chancellor, 5) to provide for school stabilization of local funding; and 6) to provide for student transportation subsidies.

PR20-0360

Sense of the Council in Support of the Seal of the District of Columbia in the Library of Congress Declaration Resolution of 2013

6-26-13 Evans Graham, Cheh, Barry, Alexander, Grosso, Catania, McDuffie, Bowser, Orange, PMendelson

This resolution seeks to declare the sense of the Council in support of the seal of the District of Columbia be displayed in the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress.


B20-0284 Employment Testing Translation Act of 2013

5-7-13 Graham, Evans, Alexander, McDuffie, Barry

This bill amends the “Language Access Act of 2004” so that DC residents with little or no English proficiency have equal access to and participation in written evaluations for licenses, jobs, or skills for which fluency is not a requirement.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on WCA

B20-0283 Undetectable Firearms Act of 2013

5-7-13 Wells Cheh, Bowser, Orange, Evans, Alexander, Barry, Catania, McDuffie

This bill amends the “Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975” to prohibit the manufacturing or possession of undetectable firearms, firearm receivers, ammunition, and magazine clips.


PR20-0236

Council of the District of Columbia Pro Bono Legal VolunteerProgram Establishment Resolution of 2013

4-30-13 PMendelson McDuffie, Cheh, Evans, Bowser, Alexander, Graham, Orange

This bill authorizes and establishes a Pro Bono Legal Volunteer Program for the Council of the District of Columbia.

Retained by Council; Approved 12-0 on 6-4-13 at final reading

B20-0262 Robert L. Moore Way Designation Act of 2013

4-30-13 Graham Catania, Evans This bill symbolically designates Girard Street, N.W., from 14th Street, N.W., to 15th Street, N.W., in 11 Ward 1 as Robert L. Moore Way.


B20-0261 Lawrence Guyot Way Designation Act of 2013

4-30-13 Graham Evans, Orange, Bowser, Cheh, Wells, Grosso, Alexander, Barry, Catania,

This bill symbolically designates U Street, N.W., from 5th Street, N.W., to 6th Street, N.W., in Ward 1 11 as Lawrence Guyot Way.


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McDuffie, PMendelson

B20-0227 Children’s Oral Health Care Amendment Act of 2013

4-9-13 Cheh Evans, Wells This bill helps to expand the number of children provided with sealant from their dentist through non-profits, Department of Health, and Mayor Gray.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Health; Public hearing on 11-7-13

B20-0237 District of Columbia Summary Action Foreclosure Amendment Act of 2013

4-9-13 Orange Alexander This bill establishes requirements for properties to be considered abandoned or vacant, protocols for lenders to prove the status of a property as vacant or abandoned, to establish additional service or notices requirements for the occupants or mortgagers, and to arrange for the sale of the home 60 days after the foreclosure date.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on BCRA, Judiciary & Public Safety;

B20-0235 Funeral and Memorial Service Leave Amendment Act of 2013

4-9-13 McDuffie Alexander, Grosso, Wells, Bowser, Cheh

This bill amends the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations and the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 so that government employees may have up to three days leave with pay to make arrangements for, or attend the funeral or memorial service of, an immediate relative.

Introduced; Referred to Gov’t Operations; Roundtable on 7-8-13; Approved 11-0 (2 absent) on 12-3-13 at final reading

PR20-0152

Sense of the Council on Scheduling Election Days Resolution of 2013

3-19-13 Orange Alexander This bill requires the Council to remain cognizant of religious holidays when scheduling election dates so that residents do not have to choose between exercising their right to vote and their religious beliefs.


B20-0176 Uniform Electronic Prior Authorization Form Amendment Act of 2013

3-5-13 Alexander, Barry, Cheh, McDuffie

N/A This bill amends the “Uniform Health Insurance Claims Form Act of 1995” 1) to require the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking to develop an electronic prior authorization form for use by every health care service plan and health insurer that provides medical services or prescription drug benefits; 2) to require every prescribing provider, as defined, when requesting electronic prior authorization for medical services or prescription drug benefits,

Introduced; Referred to Committee on BCRA

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3) to submit the electronic prior authorization form to the health care service plan or health insurer, and require those plans and insurers to utilize and accept those electronic prior authorization forms for medical services or prescription drug benefits.

B20-0168 Cottage Food Act of 2013

3-5-13 Cheh Bowser This bill amends the Department of Health Functions Clarification Act of 2001 to allow cottage food business in the District without a license and to allow the Department of Health to inspect these businesses if complaints arise.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Health; Public Hearing on 7-1-13; Approved 13-0 on 10-1-13 at 1st Reading; Approved 13-0 on 11-5-13 at final reading

B20-0180 D.C. Health Corps Act of 2013

3-5-13 Barry Graham, Bowser, Grosso, McDuffie, Alexander, Orange

This bill establishes a DC Health Corp for 11th

and 12th graders at public, private, and charter high schools so that students may gain practical skills for those wanting to enter health professions.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Education

B20-0140 Bicycle Safety Amendment Act of 2013

2-19-13 Cheh, Wells Grosso, PMendelson

This bill promotes increased safety for bikers in DC by requiring an applicant for an operator’s permit to demonstrate knowledge of safely sharing roadways with pedestrians and bicyclists and establish driving record points and civil fines for failure to yield the right-of-way to a bicycle and colliding with a bicycle.

Introduced; Referred to the Committee on T&E; Public hearing on 3-25-13; Approved 13-0 on 7-10-13 at 1st Reading; Approved 13-0 on 10-1-13 at final reading

B20-0142 JaParker Deoni Jones Birth Certificate Equality Amendment Act of 2013

2-19-13 Catania, Wells, McDuffie, Evans, Cheh, Grosso, PMendelson

Bowser, Orange, Graham, Alexander

This bill requires those whom have undergone a transgender operation to get a signed affidavit from their doctor in order to receive a new birth certificate with their new gender on it.

Public hearing on 5-16-13; Approved 12-0 (1 absent) on 6-26-13; Approved 12-0 (1 absent) on 7-10-13 at final reading

B20-0146 Certified Business Enterprise

2-19-13 Orange N/A This bill deems that any bid or proposal that includes in its subcontracting plan a business

Introduced; Referred to

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Subcontracting Plan Requirement Amendment Act of 2013

not certified as a business enterprise as unresponsive.

Committee on BCRA

PR20-0083

Sense of the Council Supporting Mayor Gray’s and Congresswoman Norton’s Efforts to Maintain the FBI Headquarters in the District of Columbia Resolution of 2013

2-6-13 Orange, Evans

Alexander, Catania

This bill expresses the Councilmembers’ support for May Gray’s and Congresswoman Norton’s Initiatives to keep the FBI Headquarters in the District. They pledge to work with the FBI to aid in the development of the land where the FBI is located currently.

Introduced; Referred to COW; Public hearing on 10-17-13

B20-0102 Public School Librarians, Art Teachers, Music Teachers and Physical Education Teachers Act of 2013

2-5-13 Evans Graham, Orange, Barry, Alexander, McDuffie, Grosso

This bill requires each public school have a full-time librarian, art teacher, music teacher and physical education teacher.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Education

B20-0103 Casey Tree Day Establishment Act of 2013

2-5-13 Evans Orange, Catania, Grosso, Alexander, Graham, McDuffie, Bowser, Cheh

The Council designates the first day of Spring as Casey Tree Day in order to protect and augment the number of trees in the District.


B20-0105 Councilmembers Outside Employment Disclosure Act of 2013

2-5-13 Orange Catania, Bowser This bill requires Councilmembers to disclose how many hours and types of compensation they receive if they have another job besides the Council.


B20-0109 Testing Integrity Act of 2013

2-5-13 Catania, Barry, Cheh

Bowser, Orange, Evans, Wells, Alexander, Grosso, McDuffie

This bill protects the integrity of test result for District of Columbia students by ameliorating procedures and protocols through the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

Public Hearing on 4-18-13; Approved 13-0 on 6-4-13 at 1st Reading; Approved 13-0 on 6-26-13 at final reading

B20-0112 False Claims Amendment Act of 2013

2-5-13 Cheh N/A This bill aspires to include false claims within the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985.

Introduced; Referred to COW, Judiciary & Public Safety

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B20-0113 Rent Control Hardship Petition Limitation Amendment Act of 2013

2-5-13 Graham, Barry

Evans, Cheh, Alexander, Grosso, McDuffie, PMendelson

This bill limits the rent increase to a tenant whom has filed a hardship petition for a rent adjustment (and the office has failed to respond within 90 days) to a maximum of a 5% increase on his or her current rent per year.


B20-0117 Prohibition on Government Employee Engagement in Political Activity Amendment Act of 2013

2-5-13 McDuffie Alexander, Grosso, Wells, Cheh, Bowser

This bill amends current law on government employee involvement in political activities through modification of definitions and allowing for more enforcement of the code.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Gov’t Operations; Roundtable on 7-8-13; Approved 11-0 (2 absent) on 12-3-13 at final reading

B20-0120 Public Financing of Political Campaigns Amendment of 2013

2-5-13 Grosso, McDuffie

Catania, Cheh, Wells, Barry, Graham, PMendelson

This bill hopes to reform campaign finance laws and allow for the public funding of political campaigns.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Gov’t Operations;

B20-0122 Video Visitation Modification Act of 2013

2-5-13 Bowser, Evans, Graham, Barry

Orange, Cheh, Wells

This bill reinstates the in-person visitation program with the Department of Corrections. Visitors may also continue to talk to inmates via video as opposed to these in-person visits.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety; Public Hearing on 6-25-13

B20-0124 Income Based Homeownership Tax Abatement Amendment Act of 2013

2-5-13 Alexander, Barry, Evans

McDuffie, Bowser, Cheh, Graham, Wells

This bill increases the income eligibility requirement for first-time homebuyers. This means that the threshold to be considered a low income resident has been raised. That widens the net for those seeking assistance to buy their first home.


B20-0125 Social Impact Financing Amendment Act of 2013

2-5-13 Alexander, Barry, Cheh, Evans, McDuffie

Graham, Grosso, Bowser

This bill establishes that Social Impact Bond contract agreements may be used by the DC government in order to acquire specific social or human services essential to District residents’ needs.

Introduced; Referred to COW; Public Hearing on 6-6-13

PR20-0084

Sense of the Council Clean Air Cities Resolution of 2013

2-5-13 Cheh Alexander, PMendelson

This bill strongly encourages President Obama to enforce the Clean Air Act to reduce carbon in our atmosphere to no more than 350 ppm.

Retained by the Council; Approved 13-0 on 3-5-13 at Final Reading

PR20- Sense of the Council 2-5-13 Evans Orange, Bowser, Through this bill the Councilmembers support Introduced;

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0082 in Supporting the Expansion of the Metrorail System Resolution of 2013

Cheh, Alexander, Grosso, Barry, McDuffie

the $26 billion expansion of the Metrorail system.

Referred to Committee on Econ Dev; Roundtable on 3-8-13; Enacted 6-26-13

B20-0073 Mug Shot Access Act of 2013

1-22-13 Cheh Graham This bill requires the Metro Police Department to release photos

of arrested individuals to the public.


B20-0074 Residential Lease Omnibus Amendment Act of 2013

1-22-13 Cheh Graham, Alexander, McDuffie, Evans

The Rental Housing Act of 1985 will beamended to greater protect the rights oftenants including defense from fee increasesand defining “reasonable notice” and“reasonable time” among other protections.


B20-0077 Rental Housing Consumer Protection Act of 2013

1-22-13 Graham, Alexander, Cheh

McDuffie This bill amends Title 28 of the DC Code sothat tenants now can bring claims against theirhousing providers.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on BCRA

B20-0078 Senior Housing Modernization Grant Fund Amendment Act of 2013

1-22-13 Bowser Cheh, Grosso, McDuffie

This bill authorizes the head of the Department of Housing and Community Development instead of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development to make grants up to $10,000 from the Senior Housing Modernization Grant Fund to qualified seniors in need of making repairs and improvements to where they reside.


B20-0064 Teachers’ Retirement Amendment Act of 2013

1-8-13 Alexander, Orange

This bill allows teachers to retired early without penalty for teachers separated from service.

Enacted on 6-24-13; Approved 13-0 on 5-7-13 at 1st Reading; Public hearing on 4-26-13

PR20-0047

Sense of the Council Regarding the Need for an Affordable Housing Policy at the Washington Metropolitan Area

1-8-13 Bowser Cheh, Orange, McDuffie, Wells, Grosso, Evans, Graham, Alexander, Catania,

This bill proposes that the Council that Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area 18 Transit Authority ("WMATA") should utilize parts of its property for affordable housing projects.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Econ Dev; Approved 13-0 on 6-26-13 at Final

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Transit Authority Resolution of 2013

PMendelson Reading; Roundtable on 3-8-13; Enacted on 6-26-13

B20-0063 Police Monitoring Enhancement Act of 2013

1-8-13 PMendelson, Bowser, Cheh

McDuffie, Grosso

This bill gives the Office of Police Complaints access to information to improve the monitoring and evaluation of the Police Complaints Board.


B20-0062 Large Retailer Accountability Act of 2013

1-8-13 PMendelson Orange, Catania, Alexander, Cheh, Evans, Graham, Bowser, Wells, Barry, Grosso

This bill establishes standards for responsible business practices like providing living wages and benefits to employees.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on BCRA; Public Hearing on 3-20-13; Approved 8-5 on 6-26-13 at 1st Reading; Approved 8-5 on 7-10-13 at final reading; Fail to override Mayor’s veto

B20-0061 Non-Driver’s Identification Card/Driver’s License Amendment Act of 2013

1-8-13 PMendelson, Graham

Cheh, Bowser, Evans, Alexander, McDuffie, Catania, Grosso

This bill states that the Mayor is prohibited from requiring a SSN from someone who does not have a SSN for an operator’s permit or a non-driver’s identification card.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Trans & Environ; Public Hearing on 6-6-13

B20-0060 Eyewitness Identification Procedures Act of 2013

1-8-13 PMendelson, Cheh

McDuffie This bill creates and mandates and eyewitness identification process, requires that identification procedures be documented, and establishes a protocol for violations of these practices.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety; Public hearing on 3-21-13

B20-0055 GALA Hispanic Theatre Real Property Tax Abatement Act of 2013

1-8-13 Graham N/A This bill amends the DC Code to lessen the real property taxes assessed against Lot 79, Square 2837 for the GALA Hispanic Theatre Real.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Finance & Revenue; Public hearing on 3-11-13

B20-0051 LGBTQ Homeless 1-8-13 Cheh, Bowser Alexander, This bill would require the Interagency Introduced;

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Youth Reform Act of 2013

Barry, Grosso, Wells, Catania, Evans, McDuffie, PMendelson

Council on Homelessness to coordinate with the office on LGBT affairs to ascertain the number of LGBT homeless youth, outline policies to reduce homelessness for this portion of the population, and allocate funds specifically to alleviate LGBT youth homeless.

Referred to Committee on Human Services

B20-0049 Workplace Wellness Act of 2013

1-8-13 Cheh, McDuffie

Alexander, Barry This bill serves to establish a workplace wellness policy for the DC government, healthier vending machine options, and establish a healthy retail vendor in the John A. Wilson Building.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Gov’t Operations; Public hearing on 10-10-13

B20-0047 Underground Utility Act of 2013

1-8-13 Cheh, Alexander, Evans, Graham, PMendelson

Grosso This bill prohibits construction and maintenance of overhead utilities in Underground Utilities Districts and to create a trust fund for these districts.


B20-0046 Jobs Training Act of 2013

1-8-13 Graham, Grosso, Alexander, Bowser, Evans, Cheh

This bill revises the District’s job training programs, calls for a change of curricula for DC community colleges, and allocates more funding to job training programs.

Introduced; Referred to COW, WCA; Public Hearing on 7-12-13

B20-0044 Consecutive Term Limit Amendment Act of 2013

1-8-13 Orange McDuffie, Graham

This bill limits the elected office of the Mayor, the Chairman, the Council, the Board of Education, and the Attorney General to two four year terms.

Introduced; Referred to COW, Gov’t Operations

B20-0040 Organ Donors Save Lives Act of 2013

1-8-13 Catania, Bowser, Orange, Cheh, McDuffie, Wells, Grosso, Evans, Graham

This bill provides tax incentives to those who donate live organs and gives them medical leave.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Finance & Revenue, WCA

B20-0039 Parkway Overlook Affordable Housing Real Property Tax Abatement Act of 2013

1-8-13 Barry Bowser, Orange, Alexander

This bill provides real property tax abatement for the real property referred to as the Parkway Overlook Apartments, located in Ward 8, and described as Lots 38-42 of Square 5875.


B20-0038 Trinity Plaza Affordable Housing Project Real Property

1-8-13 Barry Alexander This bill amends the DC Code to make the following low income housing units exempt from real property taxation: 3927-37 South

Introduced; Referred to Committee on

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Tax Exemption Act of 2013

Capitol Street 15 SW; 17-19, 21 Atlantic Street SW; and 3939 South Capitol Street SW, and 16 described as Lot 8 of Square 6150.

Finance & Revenue

B20-0036 Temporary and Small Business Entrepreneurship Amendment Act of 2013

1-8-13 Wells Catania, Barry, McDuffie, Evans, Bowser, Cheh

This bill expedites the process for Mayor Gray to expedite the approval process for a temporary certificate of occupancy, to establish that a property that is occupied by a temporary use for at least 60 days per 6-month property tax period shall not be classified as vacant property, and to require the Mayor to establish a database of government-owned property available for temporary commercial activity.

Introduced; Referred to COW, BCRA; Public Hearing on 2-7-13

B20-0035 Domestic Violence Hotline Establishment Act of 2013

1-8-13 Wells Cheh, Bowser, Graham, McDuffie, Grosso, Catania, Barry, Alexander, Evans, Orange

This bill mandates that the Office of Victim Services establish and maintain a 24-hour toll free hotline for victims or potential victims of domestic violence.


B20-0034 Office of the Chief Financial Officer Audit Report Transparency Act of 2013

1-8-13 Catania, Barry, Graham, McDuffie, Evans, Cheh, Orange, Wells, PMendelson

Grosso, Alexander, Bowser

This bill requires the CFO to submit audits and reports to the Mayor, Council, and Office of Integrity and Oversight in order to increase transparency in the district’s finances. This bill also limits a CFO’s appointed term to five years.


B20-0033 Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2013

1-8-13 Catania, Barry

Cheh, Evans, Bowser, Orange, Grosso, Barry, Alexander, McDuffie, PMendelson

This bill protects DC residents by requiring police to obtain a warrant before an electronic communication provider discloses details of a person’s electronic communications.


B20-0032 Surrogacy Parent Agreement Act of 2013

1-8-13 Catania Graham, McDuffie, Evans, Alexander, Cheh, Bowser, Grosso, Orange,

This bill helps to allow surrogate parenting contracts within the District and to help them establish a relationship between parents and child.


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Barry, Wells, PMendelson

B20-0031 District of Columbia Fire and Casualty Amendment Act of 2013

1-8-13 McDuffie Alexander This bill requires homeowners’ insurance to state clearly what incidents it does not cover including flood insurance.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on BCRA; Approved 13-0 on 6-4-13 at final reading

B20-0029 District of Columbia Distillery Pub Licensure Act of 2013

1-8-13 McDuffie, Wells, Grosso

Cheh, PMendelson

This bill allows for a distillery pub permit for the on-site production of distilled spirits for consumption on-premises and authorizes the sale in sealed containers for off-premise consumption private label brands of distilled spirits.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on BCRA; Public hearing on 7-9-13; Approved 11-0 (2 absent) on 12-3-13 at final reading

B20-0026 Long-time Homeowner Incentive and Economic Diversity Act of 2013

1-8-13 Bowser Cheh, Evans, Graham, McDuffie, Barry, Alexander

This bill freezes the property tax for residents who make less than $125,000 per year and claimed the homestead deduction for at least 21 years.


B20-0024 Major Real Property Assessment and Appeals Schedule Revision Act of 2013

1-8-13 Evans Grosso, Bowser This bill amends the DC Code to make large real properties more accurately reflect their current price by taking into account previous years’ income and expenditures.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Finance & Revenue; Public Hearing on 3-11-13

B20-0023 Residential Real Property Equity and Transparency Act of 2013

1-8-13 Evans, Grosso

Cheh, Bowser, Orange, Alexander, Barry, Catania, McDuffie, PMendelson

This bill amends the DC Code to make property tax and sale procedures more equitable and transparent for example by expanding pre-sale notice requirements and permitting homeowners to enter an installments agreement with the Office of Tax and Revenue.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Finance & Revenue; Public hearing on 10-17-13

B20-0022 Residential Real Property Tax Relief Act of 2013

1-8-13 Evans Bowser, Cheh, Alexander, McDuffie, Orange

This bill lowers the real property assessment increase cap from 10% to 5% per year and establishes that the real property assessment cannot assess a home at a minimum of 40% of its value.

Introduced; Referred to Committee on Finance & Revenue; Public hearing on 3-11-

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