Bill > B26-0661

This bill, the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act of 2026, proposes numerous changes across various sectors of District government operations and finances. Key provisions include establishing a unified telework policy for District agencies, limiting the District's liability for damages to $500,000 per incident (or $1 million for intentional wrongful acts), and modifying eligibility and benefit levels for District employees' paid parental, family, and medical leave. It also introduces tax incentives for downtown building conversions and workforce housing, creates a fund for federal property development tax revenue, and modifies tax abatements for WMATA joint development properties. The bill addresses various fees, including those for building permits and corporate filings, and adjusts tax rates for hotels, rental cars, and medical cannabis. It also authorizes tax increment financing (TIF) districts for specific development projects, such as Northeast Heights, Bryant Street Phase 2, and the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center, to fund improvements through future tax revenue generated by these developments. Additionally, the bill modifies the funding formula for public schools and public charter schools, establishes a fund for Advanced Technical Centers, and adjusts the charter school facility allowance. It also includes provisions related to early childhood educator pay equity, school health services, tobacco permits, truancy reduction programs, and emergency rental assistance. In operations and infrastructure, the bill extends tax credits for alternative fuel vehicle conversions and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, exempts publicly accessible EV charging stations from personal property tax, and modifies deadlines for fleet electrification and building energy performance standards. It also establishes new user fees for events on lands managed by the Department of Energy and Environment and adjusts public inconvenience fees for occupying public space. Finally, the bill delays a sales tax increase, modifies hotel and rental car taxes, standardizes contribution frequencies for employee benefit funds, adjusts the medical cannabis tax rate, and makes various changes to income and franchise tax laws, including adjustments to standard deductions and decoupling from certain federal tax provisions. It also addresses pay-as-you-go capital requirements, pass-through entity taxation, and establishes a closeout fund for the United Medical Center, alongside various special fund transfers.