District of ColumbiaFood & Friends property tax break required ownership and charitable food services
A signed emergency act offered a temporary property tax break at 219 Riggs Road, NE, if Food & Friends owned it and charitable food services continued there.
What it does
If Food & Friends owned its Riggs Road site and it or a tenant kept providing charitable food services there, the emergency act exempted what was built on the site and 97% of its land from property tax. The other 3% remained taxable.
Argument forIf Food & Friends owned the site and charitable food services continued, the tax break could leave more money for its food work.
Argument againstIf Food & Friends owned the site and charitable food services continued, the exemption could reduce the District’s property tax collections from it.
More detail
The act provided a property tax exemption when its ownership and use conditions were met. The break covered 97% of the land at 219 Riggs Road, NE, and what was built on it. The other 3% of the land remained taxable. Food & Friends had to own the property. Food & Friends or a tenant had to keep using it to distribute food as a charity or provide related services. Food & Friends could receive this break alongside other tax help or aid available to it. The exemption applied as of October 1, 2025, once the act took effect following the Mayor’s approval on November 24, 2025. The emergency act could remain in effect for no more than 90 days.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Dec 5Act A26-0211 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 013678, Expires on Feb 22, 2026Latest
- Nov 25Returned from Mayor
- Nov 24Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0211, Expires on Feb 22, 2026Became Law
- Nov 17Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Dec 02, 2025To Governor
- Nov 4Final ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading. Result: pass.Legislature
- Nov 4Retained by the Council
- Nov 3B26-0451 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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