District of ColumbiaD.C. counts qualifying broadband sellers as meeting one local price rule
D.C. counts broadband sellers who follow federal price label rules as they stood on January 1, 2026, as meeting one local price rule from another law's effective date.
What it does
Broadband sellers who follow federal price label rules as they stood on January 1, 2026, count as meeting one D.C. price rule. This emergency act applies from another consumer protection law's effective date and lasts no more than 90 days.
Argument forSellers who follow the federal label rules may find compliance easier because D.C. counts that work as meeting one local price rule.
Argument againstD.C. could keep accepting an older federal label standard even if federal rules later require sellers to give customers more detail.
More detail
D.C. treats a seller that follows the specified federal label rules as meeting one local price rule. It covers merchants that provide broadband internet access in D.C. The seller must follow the federal broadband consumer label rules as they stood on January 1, 2026. The act takes effect after mayoral approval, applies from the effective date of the separate Enhancing Consumer Protection Procedures Amendment Act of 2026, and lasts 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
- 2026
- Oct 23Act A26-0435 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 013504, Expires on Jan 18, 2027Latest
- Oct 20Returned from Mayor
- Oct 20Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0435, Expires on Jan 18, 2027Became Law
- Oct 6Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 21, 2026To Governor
- Sep 22Final ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading. Result: pass.Legislature
- Sep 22Retained by the Council
- Sep 21B26-0782 Introduced by Councilmember Nadeau at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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