District of ColumbiaCouncil declares emergency for Food & Friends property tax measure
The Council declared an emergency so a separate 2026 measure concerning Food & Friends’ property tax exemption could be adopted after a single reading.
What it does
The Council declared an emergency so a separate 2026 property tax measure for Food & Friends could be adopted after one reading. This resolution does not grant the exemption.
Argument forActing after one reading could help avoid a break in the temporary tax measure that might disrupt Food & Friends’ operations.
Argument againstA single-reading process may give the Council less time to examine the proposed property tax exemption before voting.
More detail
The Council declares that emergency circumstances make adoption of the separate 2026 amendment after one reading necessary. The separate measure concerns a property tax exemption for Food & Friends at 219 Riggs Road NE, including 97% of the land described in the resolution. The exemption depends on separate legislation; this resolution only declares an emergency. The 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 R26-0511, Effective from Sep 22, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 012776Latest
- Sep 22Approved with Resolution Number R26-0511Major
- Vote recorded Final Reading. Result: pass.Legislature
- Sep 22Final ReadingMinor
- Sep 22Retained by the Council
- Sep 21PR26-0786 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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