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<num type="act">26-158</num>

<num type="bill">26-119</num>

<heading type="short">Official Sports Capital of the United States Designation Amendment Act of 2025</heading>

<heading type="long">To designate the District of Columbia as the Official Sports Capital of the United States; and to amend Title II of the Washington Convention Center Authority Act of 1994 to require the Washington Convention and Sports Authority to develop and implement a plan to promote, support, and enhance the District's status as the nation's premier destination for sports events, teams, and activities.</heading>

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<introduced>2025-02-06</introduced>

<effective>2025-10-23</effective>

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<citation type="act" url="https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57115/Signed_Act/B26-0119-Signed_Act.pdf?Id=225573">D.C. Act 26-158</citation>

<citation type="register">0 DCR 0</citation>

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<history url="https://lims.dccouncil.us/Legislation/B26-0119">

<vote date="2025-09-17" reading="First"/>

<vote date="2025-10-07" reading="Final"/>

<enacted>2025-10-23</enacted>

<summary>BILL SUMMARY - As introduced, Bill 26-119 would designate the District of Columbia as the “Official Sports Capital of the United States” and it would require the Washington Convention and Sports Authority (Events DC) to develop a plan to promote, support, and enhance the District’s status as the nation’s premier destination for sports events, teams, and activities. </summary>

<committee>Business and Economic Development</committee>

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<text>BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Official Sports Capital of the United States Designation Amendment Act of 2025".</text>

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<prefix>Title</prefix>

<num>I</num>

<heading>Designation of the District as the Official Sports Capital of the United States.</heading>

<section>

<num>101</num>

<heading proof="needed">Short title.</heading>

<text>This title may be cited as the "Sense of the Council on the Designation of the District of Columbia as the Official Sports Capital of the United States Act of 2025".</text>

</section>

<section>

<num>102</num>

<text>The Council finds that:</text>

<para>

<num undesignated="true">(a)</num>

<para>

<num>(1)</num>

<text>The District of Columbia is home to numerous professional, collegiate, and amateur sports teams, including the Washington Wizards, Washington Mystics, Washington Nationals, Washington Capitals, D.C. United, Washington Spirit, D.C. Defenders, Old Glory DC, and DC Breeze.</text>

</para>

<para>

<num>(2)</num>

<text>The District has hosted premier national and international sporting events, including the MLB All-Star Game, NBA All-Star Game, NHL Winter Classic, WNBA All-Star Game, the Mubadala Citi DC Open, World Cup qualifiers, and the Army-Navy Game, showcasing its capacity as a global sports hub.</text>

</para>

<para>

<num>(3)</num>

<text>The District's unique status as the nation's capital, and its accessibility, infrastructure, and sports culture make it the most fitting city to serve as the Official Sports Capital of our nation.</text>

</para>

<para>

<num>(4)</num>

<text>The District continues to invest in world-class sports venues such as the Capital One Arena, Nationals Park, Audi Field, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus, and the CareFirst Arena, further enhancing its reputation as a premier sports destination.</text>

</para>

<para>

<num>(5)</num>

<text>The District plays a critical role in advancing equity and inclusivity in sports, fostering youth participation through programs like the Department of Parks and Recreation's community athletics initiatives, and supporting diversity in sports leadership and opportunities.</text>

</para>

<para>

<num>(6)</num>

<text>Designation of the District as the "Official Sports Capital of the United States" will boost tourism, economic development, and national recognition of the District's rich sports culture and history.</text>

</para>

</para>

</section>

<section>

<num>103</num>

<heading proof="needed">It is the sense of the Council that the District of Columbia shall be designated as the only "Official Sports Capital of the United States".</heading>

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<prefix>Title</prefix>

<num>II</num>

<heading>Plan to promote the District as the Official Sports Capital of the United States.</heading>

<section>

<num>201</num>

<heading proof="needed">Short title.</heading>

<text>This title may be cited as the "Sports Incentives and Marketing Amendment Act of 2025".</text>

</section>

<section>

<num>202</num>

<text>Title II of the Washington Convention Center Authority Act of 1994, effective September 28, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-188; D.C. Official Code § 10-1202.01 <em>et seq.</em>), is amended as follows:</text>

<para>

<num>(a)</num>

<text>Section 203 (D.C. Official Code § 10-1202.03) is amended by adding a new paragraph (10N) to read as follows:</text>

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<para>

<num>(10N)</num>

<text>To direct no less than $500,000 per fiscal year to support the solicitation and selection of a qualified organization to host marquee sports related events designed to attract sports business professionals, including sports media executives, league commissioners, and sports agency professionals;</text>

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<aftertext>.</aftertext>

</para>

<para>

<num>(b)</num>

<text>A new section 203b is added to read as follows:</text>

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<section>

<num>203b</num>

<heading proof="needed">Plan to promote the District as the Official Sports Capital of the United States.</heading>

<para>

<num>(a)</num>

<text>The Authority shall develop and implement a plan to promote and enhance the District's status as the Official Sports Capital of the United States, which shall include:</text>

<para>

<num>(1)</num>

<text>Initiatives to attract and retain major sporting events, conferences, conventions, and tournaments;</text>

</para>

<para>

<num>(2)</num>

<text>Strategies to increase investment in youth sports and community athletic programs;</text>

</para>

<para>

<num>(3)</num>

<text>Partnerships with professional, collegiate, and amateur teams to engage residents and visitors;</text>

</para>

<para>

<num>(4)</num>

<text>Marketing and branding efforts to highlight the District's role as the nation's premier sports hub; and</text>

</para>

<para>

<num>(5)</num>

<text>A dedicated focus on developing the District as the national leader in electronic sports, including support for electronic sports tournaments, career pathway programs into electronic sports, digital infrastructure, and engagement of local youth and emerging talent.</text>

</para>

</para>

<para>

<num>(b)</num>

<text>No later than 120 days after the effective date of the Official Sports Capital of the United States Designation Amendment Act of 2025, passed on 2nd reading on October 7, 2025 (Enrolled version of Bill 26-119), the Authority shall submit to the Council the plan required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.</text>

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<aftertext>.</aftertext>

</para>

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<prefix>Title</prefix>

<num>III</num>

<heading>Standard provisions.</heading>

<section>

<num>301</num>

<heading proof="needed">Fiscal impact statement.</heading>

<text>The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).</text>

</section>

<section>

<num>302</num>

<heading proof="needed">Effective date.</heading>

<text>This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code § 1-206(c)(1)).</text>

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<num type="act">26-159</num>

<num type="bill">26-300</num>

<heading type="short">Streatery Program Endorsement Extension and Medical Cannabis Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025</heading>

<heading type="long">To amend, on a temporary basis, section 25-113 of the District of Columbia Official Code to continue the extension of the Streatery Program endorsements through December 31, 2025, and to clarify endorsement deadlines for certain classes of licensees; and to amend the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 to make a clarifying amendment.</heading>

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<introduced>2025-06-30</introduced>

<effective>2025-10-23</effective>

<temporary/>

<citations>

<citation type="act" url="https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58051/Signed_Act/B26-0300-Signed_Act.pdf?Id=225574">D.C. Act 26-159</citation>

<citation type="register">0 DCR 0</citation>

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<history url="https://lims.dccouncil.us/Legislation/B26-0300">

<vote date="2025-07-01" reading="First"/>

<vote date="2025-10-07" reading="Final"/>

<enacted>2025-10-23</enacted>

<summary/>

<committee>Retained by the Council</committee>

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<text>BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Streatery Program Endorsement Extension and Medical Cannabis Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025".</text>

<section>

<num>2</num>

<text>Section 25-113(a)(6) of the District of Columbia Code is amended as follows:</text>

<para>

<num>(a)</num>

<text>Strike the phrase "2022 and 2023" wherever it appears and insert the phrase "2022, 2023, 2024, and through December 31, 2025" in its place.</text>

</para>

<para>

<num>(b)</num>

<text>Subparagraph (A)(i)(II) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the phrase "annually with the fee for 2025 due by April 1, 2025; except, that an on-premises retailer licensee, class C/T, D/T, C/N, or D/N, or a manufacturer licensee class B, shall pay the fee for 2025 by September 30, 2025;" in its place.</text>

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</section>

<section>

<num>3</num>

<text>Section 7(q)(1) of the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-210; D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.06(q)(1)), is amended to read as follows:</text>

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<para>

<num>(q)</num>

<para>

<num>(1)</num>

<para>

<num>(A)</num>

<text>A retailer or internet retailer shall not locate within any residential district or within 400 feet of a preschool, primary or secondary school, or recreation center; except, that a license holder or an applicant who has applied prior to the effective date of the Medical Cannabis Clarification and Program Enforcement Amendment Act of 2024, effective December 17, 2024 (D.C. Law 25-255; 71 DCR 13505), shall not be permitted to locate within 300 feet of a preschool, primary or secondary school, or recreation center.</text>

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<para>

<num>(B)</num>

<text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, an unlicensed establishment license holder or applicant that applied for a retailer or internet retailer license during the 90-calendar day open application period set forth in section 7a(a)(1) shall be permitted to locate within 300 feet of a preschool, primary or secondary school, or recreation center where the main entrance to the preschool, primary school or secondary school, or recreation center is actually on or occupies ground zoned commercial or industrial according to the official atlases of the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia.</text>

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</para>

</para>

</include>

<aftertext>.</aftertext>

</section>

<section>

<num>4</num>

<heading proof="needed">Repealers.</heading>

<text>The Streatery Program Endorsement Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2024, effective March 7, 2025 (D.C. Law 25-294; 72 DCR 3105), is repealed.</text>

</section>

<section>

<num>5</num>

<heading proof="needed">Fiscal impact statement.</heading>

<text>The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).</text>

</section>

<section>

<num>6</num>

<heading proof="needed">Effective date.</heading>

<para>

<num>(a)</num>

<text>This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1).</text>

</para>

<para>

<num>(b)</num>

<text>This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.</text>

</para>

</section>

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<num type="act">26-160</num>

<num type="bill">26-302</num>

<heading type="short">African American Civil War Museum Limited Grant-Making Authority Temporary Amendment Act of 2025</heading>

<heading type="long">To amend, on a temporary basis, the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Limited Grant-Making Authority Act of 2012 to authorize the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development to issue a grant in Fiscal Year 2025 or 2026 to the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation, Inc. for the purpose of redeveloping the African American Civil War Museum.</heading>

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<introduced>2025-06-30</introduced>

<effective>2025-10-23</effective>

<temporary/>

<citations>

<citation type="act" url="https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58054/Signed_Act/B26-0302-Signed_Act.pdf?Id=225575">D.C. Act 26-160</citation>

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<vote date="2025-07-01" reading="First"/>

<vote date="2025-10-07" reading="Final"/>

<enacted>2025-10-23</enacted>

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<committee>Retained by the Council</committee>

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<text>BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "African American Civil War Museum Limited Grant-Making Authority Temporary Amendment Act of 2025".</text>

<section>

<num>2</num>

<text>Section 2032 of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Limited Grant-Making Authority Act of 2012, effective September 20, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-168; D.C. Code § 1-328.04), is amended by adding a new subsection (kk) to read as follows:</text>

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<para>

<num>(kk)</num>

<text>Notwithstanding the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11 <em>et seq.</em>), the Deputy Mayor may make a grant in Fiscal Year 2025 or 2026 to the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation, Inc. for the purpose of redeveloping the African American Civil War Museum, located at 1925 Vermont Avenue, NW.</text>

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</include>

<aftertext>.</aftertext>

</section>

<section>

<num>3</num>

<heading proof="needed">Fiscal impact statement.</heading>

<text>The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).</text>

</section>

<section>

<num>4</num>

<heading proof="needed">Effective date.</heading>

<para>

<num>(a)</num>

<text>This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)).</text>

</para>

<para>

<num>(b)</num>

<text>This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.</text>

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</section>

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