District of ColumbiaCouncil declares emergency to fast-track broadband pricing measure
The Council declared an emergency so it could adopt a separate measure on broadband price disclosures after one reading.
What it does
The resolution declares an emergency so the Council can adopt a separate measure about how broadband sellers show prices after one reading. It does not set those pricing rules itself.
Argument forActing after one reading could resolve uncertainty sooner for broadband sellers and customers before the broader pricing rule takes effect.
Argument againstUsing a one-reading process could leave less time to examine whether the separate measure keeps broadband prices clear for customers.
More detail
The Council declares emergency circumstances so it can adopt a separate measure after one reading. The declaration concerns broadband service and equipment sellers that advertise a base price and give customers a federally required price breakdown at sale. The Council says the separate measure is needed to settle whether following federal label rules also satisfies the District’s all-in-price rule. This declaration does not itself decide that question or change the price-display rule. The emergency declaration took effect immediately on September 22, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 2Resolution R26-0517, Effective from Sep 22, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 012788Latest
- Sep 22Approved with Resolution Number R26-0517Major
- Vote recorded Final Reading. Result: pass.Legislature
- Sep 22Final ReadingMinor
- Sep 22Retained by the Council
- Sep 21PR26-0787 Introduced by Councilmember Nadeau at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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