B26-0548: Washington Commanders Motor Vehicle Identification Tags Amendment Act of 2025

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A BILL 1 2 26-548 3 4 5 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6 7 __________________ 8 9 10 To amend the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937 to authorize the Mayor to design and 11 issue one or more motor vehicle identification tags with a design, identifying words, or 12 emblem that demonstrates support for the return of the Washington Commanders football 13 team to the District, and to direct that the proceeds be used to support the State Athletic 14 Activities, Programs, and Office Fund; and to make a conforming amendment. 15 16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 17 act may be cited as the “Washington Commanders Motor Vehicle Identification Tags 18 Amendment Act of 2026”. 19 Sec. 2. Title IV of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937, approved August 17, 20 1937 (50 Stat. 679; D.C. Official Code § 50-1501.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 21 (a) A new section 2p is added to read as follows: 22 “Sec. 2p. Issuance of Washington Commanders motor vehicle identification tags. 23 “(a) The Mayor may design and make available for issue one or more Washington 24 Commanders motor vehicle identification tags to demonstrate support for the Washington 25 Commanders football team. 26 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL

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“(b)(1) A resident ordering a Washington Commanders tag shall pay a one-time 27 application fee and a display fee each year thereafter. The application fee shall be $25, and the 28 display fee shall be $20, or such other amounts as the Mayor may establish by rule. 29 “(2) The application and annual display fees shall be deposited into the State 30 Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund, established by section 4033 of the State Athletic 31 Activities, Programs, and Office Fund Act of 2013, effective December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-32 61; D.C. Official Code § 38–2672).”. 33 (b) Section 3 (D.C. Official Code § 50-1501.03) is amended as follows: 34 (1) Subsection (a)(1) is amended by adding a new subparagraph (T) to read as 35 follows: 36 “(T) Any person ordering a Washington Commanders motor vehicle 37 identification tag shall pay the fees set forth in section 2p(b)(1).”. 38 (2) Subsection (d) is amended as follows: 39 (A) Paragraph (16) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a 40 semicolon in its place. 41 (B) Paragraph (17) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; 42 and” in its place. 43 (C) A new paragraph (18) is added to read as follows: 44 “(18) The fees collected for the Washington Commanders motor vehicle identification 45 tag under section 2p shall be deposited into the State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office 46 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL

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Fund, established by section 4033 of the State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund 47 Act of 2013, effective December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 38–2672).”. 48 Sec. 3. Section 4033(c) of the State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund Act of 49 2013, effective December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 38-2672(c)), is 50 amended as follows: 51 (a) Paragraph (2)(E) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a semicolon 52 in its place. 53 (b) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; and” in its 54 place. 55 (c) A new paragraph (4) is added to read as follows: 56 “(4) All fees collected pursuant to section 2p(b)(1) of Title IV of the District of 57 Columbia Revenue Act of 1937, as approved by the Committee on Transportation and the 58 Environment on July 8, 2026 (Committee print of Bill 26-548).”. 59 Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 60 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 61 impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 62 approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 63 Sec. 5. Effective date. 64 This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 65 Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 66 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL

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provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 67 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code § 1-206(c)(1)). 68