Bill > B26-0245

This bill amends the Personal Delivery Device Act of 2018 in the District of Columbia to increase the maximum allowable weight for personal delivery devices (often referred to as PDDs, which are autonomous robotic devices used on sidewalks to deliver food, packages, and other goods). Specifically, the legislation updates the law to allow these delivery robots to weigh up to 275 pounds—not including the weight of the cargo they are carrying—while also granting the local Department the authority to establish even higher weight limits in the future through official rulemaking. Additionally, the bill repeals an earlier temporary law that had previously addressed these weight limits, officially replacing it with this permanent statute.