District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia B863: Mayoral Transition Emergency Amendment Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 28, 2026
What the bill says
To amend, on an emergency basis, the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011 to clarify that a transition committee may be organized on behalf of the Mayor-elect and to adopt the definition of "Mayor-elect" provided in the Mayoral Transition Act of 2026; and to amend the Official Correspondence Regulations to adopt the same definition of "Mayorelect". act may be cited as the "Mayoral Transition Emergency Amendment Act of 2026". Sec. 2. Section 101 of the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Com.
From the enrolled text, October 20, 2026:
To amend, on an emergency basis, the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011 to clarify that a transition committee may be organized on behalf of the Mayor-elect and to adopt the definition of "Mayor-elect" provided in the Mayoral Transition Act of 2026; and to amend the Official Correspondence Regulations to adopt the same definition of "Mayorelect". act may be cited as the "Mayoral Transition Emergency Amendment Act of 2026". Sec. 2. Section 101 of the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011, effective April 27, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-124; D.C. Official Code § 1-1161.01), is amended as follows: (a) Paragraph (33C) is redesignated as paragraph (33D). (b) A new paragraph (33C) is added to read as follows: "(33C) "Mayor-elect" means the person who is certified as the successful candidate for the office of Mayor by the Board of Elections following the 2026 general election held to determine the Mayor or, prior to such certification, the person announced and published by the Board of Elections as the unofficial winner of the 2026 general election for Mayor; provided, that such person was announced as the unofficial winner with a margin of victory of at least 2% of the votes cast.". (c) Paragraph (52) is amended …