District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia PR813: Porchfest Permitting Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026
Status: Passed both chambers, October 6, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution 26-523 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA October 6, 2026 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Block Party Act of 2012 to enable residents hosting a musical performance on their property as part of a porchfest to apply for block party permits. RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Porchfest Permitting Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026". Sec. 2. (a) The Porchfest Permitting Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, effective December 30, 2025 (D.C. Act 26-236; 73 DCR 66), was p.
From the enrolled text, October 6, 2026:
A RESOLUTION 26-523 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA October 6, 2026 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Block Party Act of 2012 to enable residents hosting a musical performance on their property as part of a porchfest to apply for block party permits. RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Porchfest Permitting Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026". Sec. 2. (a) The Porchfest Permitting Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, effective December 30, 2025 (D.C. Act 26-236; 73 DCR 66), was passed by the Council on December 2, 2025 to ensure that porchfest performances hosted by individual residents in Spring 2025 could apply for block party permits. The accompanying temporary legislation, the Porchfest Permitting Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, effective March 6, 2026 (D.C. Law 26-99; 73 DCR 448), was passed by the Council on December 16, 2025, is set to expire on October 17, 2026. (b) Permanent legislation, the Porchfest Permitting Amendment Act of 2025, as introduced on October 7, 2025 (Bill 26-424), is pending before the Council. A hearing was held on September 24, 2026. Emergency legislation is therefore necessary to provide continuity while the permanent legislation proceeds through the Council's legislative process. (c) This fall, two porchfest …