District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia B827: Porchfest Permitting Emergency Amendment Act of 2026
Status: Chaptered, October 30, 2026
What the bill says
A bill ___________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _______________ To amend, on an emergency basis, the Block Party Act of 2012 to enable residents hosting a musical performance on their property as part of a Porchfest or other distributed musical festival to apply for block party permits.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL ___________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _______________ To amend, on an emergency basis, the Block Party Act of 2012 to enable residents hosting a musical performance on their property as part of a Porchfest or other distributed musical festival to apply for block party permits. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Porchfest Permitting Emergency Amendment Act of 2026". Sec. 2. The Block Party Act of 2012, effective October 23, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-190, D.C. Official Code § 9-631 et seq.), is amended as follows: (a) Section 2 (D.C. Official Code § 9-631) is amended by adding a new paragraph (5) to read as follows: "(5) "Porchfest" means a distributed neighborhood music festival where musicians perform on a resident's private property, such as their porch or yard, or any abutting public property, and no fee is charged to participants or attendees.". (b) Section 3 (D.C. Official Code § 9-632) is amended by adding a new subsection (b-1) to read as follows: "(b-1) A District resident may submit a block party application requesting that a street on which they reside be closed for the purpose of holding a porchfest.". (c) Section 5(a) (D.C. Official Code § 9-634(a)) is amended to read as follows: "(a) …
Sponsors
- Lewis George, Janeese (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Returned unsigned by the Mayor
- : Transmitted to Mayor
- : Referred to Committee on Retained by the Council
- : Final Reading
- : Introduced in Office of the Secretary
Votes
- Final Reading (October 6, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is B827?
- B827 is a bill in the District of Columbia Legislature (26th Council): Porchfest Permitting Emergency Amendment Act of 2026.
- What does B827 do?
- In its own words: A bill ___________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _______________ To amend, on an emergency basis, the Block Party Act of 2012 to enable residents hosting a musical performance on their property as part of a Porchfest or other distributed musical festival to apply for block party permits.
- What is the status of B827?
- Chaptered as of October 30, 2026. Latest action: Returned unsigned by the Mayor (October 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored B827?
- Lewis George, Janeese (D).
- Where is the official record for B827?
- On the District of Columbia Legislature website: https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B26-0827
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