District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia B828: Porchfest Permitting Temporary Amendment Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 26, 2026
What the bill says
To amend, on a temporary basis, 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. act may be cited as the "Porchfest Permitting Temporary 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.
From the enrolled text, October 20, 2026:
To amend, on a temporary basis, 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. act may be cited as the "Porchfest Permitting Temporary 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) It is the policy of the District to approve block parties, including porchfests.". Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as …
Sponsors
- Lewis George, Janeese (D) · primary sponsor