District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia B492: Rodent Abatement and Transparency (RAT) Amendment Act of 2025
Status: In committee, July 13, 2026
As introduced, Bill 26-492 would require the Department of Health to require the development of a rodent abatement dashboard and report on rodent abatement efforts. It would also require the Department of Public Works provide notice to Advisory Neighborhood Commissions before the removal of public trash cans in residential zones and require that sightings of active rodent or vector activity during enforcement activities be referred to the Department of Health.
What the bill says
A bill _________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________ To amend the Rodent Control Act of 2000 to require the Department of Health to require the development of a rodent abatement dashboard and report on rodent abatement efforts and permit treble fines on corrective actions…
From the introduced text, November 19, 2025:
A BILL _________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________ To amend the Rodent Control Act of 2000 to require the Department of Health to require the development of a rodent abatement dashboard and report on rodent abatement efforts and permit treble fines on corrective actions; to amend the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014 to require Department of Public Works provide notice to Advisory Neighborhood Commissions before the removal of public trash cans in residential zones and ensure that any sightings of active rodent or vector activity during the course of enforcement under the act also be referred to the Department of Health; to amend the Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases Control Act of 2004 to repeal the Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases Control Fund which is not in use. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Rodent Abatement and Transparency (RAT) Amendment Act of 2025". Sec. 2. Subtitle B of the Rodent Control Act of 2000, effective February 2, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-172; D.C. Official Code § 2103.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: (a) Sec. 904 (D.C. Official Code § 8-2103.01) is amended to add a new paragraph (7) to read as follows: "(7) "Dashboard" means a publicly accessible, regularly updated online data interface that …
Sponsors
- Lewis George, Janeese (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Public Hearing
- : Referred to Committee on Health, Public Works and Operations
- : Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0492 Published in the DC Register
- : Introduced in Office of the Secretary
Subjects: Public Works and Operations, Permanent Bill, Health
Common questions
- What is B492?
- B492 is a bill in the District of Columbia Legislature (26th Council): Rodent Abatement and Transparency (RAT) Amendment Act of 2025.
- What does B492 do?
- In its own words: A bill _________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________ To amend the Rodent Control Act of 2000 to require the Department of Health to require the development of a rodent abatement dashboard and report on rodent abatement efforts and permit treble fines on corrective actions…
- What is the status of B492?
- In committee as of July 13, 2026. Latest action: Public Hearing (July 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored B492?
- Lewis George, Janeese (D).
- Where is the official record for B492?
- On the District of Columbia Legislature website: https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B26-0492
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