District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia B871: Elevator Reliability and Maintenance Amendment Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 23, 2026
What the bill says
A bill ________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________ To amend An act to regulate the construction and operation of elevators within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes to require that all elevators installed in a building be maintained in good, working order at all times unless the Department of Buildings issues a permit to take the elevator out of service or place an elevator in temporarily dormant status, and to define when an elevator is deemed to be in good, working order…
From the introduced text, October 16, 2026:
A BILL ________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________ To amend An act to regulate the construction and operation of elevators within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes to require that all elevators installed in a building be maintained in good, working order at all times unless the Department of Buildings issues a permit to take the elevator out of service or place an elevator in temporarily dormant status, and to define when an elevator is deemed to be in good, working order; and to amend An Act to provide for the abatement of nuisances in the District of Columbia by the Commissioners of said District, and for other purposes to allow the Department of Buildings to utilize the Nuisance Abatement Fund to abate elevator issues by defining imminent danger to include situations where there is no working elevator in a building and the outage of one or more elevators lasts longer than 14 consecutive calendar days. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Elevator Reliability and Maintenance Amendment Act of 2026". Sec. 2. An act to regulate the construction and operation of elevators within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, approved March 3, 1887 (24 Stat. 580; D.C. Official Code …
Sponsors
- Charles Allen (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0871 Published in the DC Register
- : Referred to Committee on Committee of the Whole
- : Introduced in Office of the Secretary
Common questions
- What is B871?
- B871 is a bill in the District of Columbia Legislature (26th Council): Elevator Reliability and Maintenance Amendment Act of 2026.
- What does B871 do?
- In its own words: A bill ________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________ To amend An act to regulate the construction and operation of elevators within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes to require that all elevators installed in a building be maintained in good, working order at all times unless the Department of Buildings issues a permit to take the elevator out of service or place an elevator in temporarily dormant status, and to define when an elevator is deemed to be in good, working order…
- What is the status of B871?
- In committee as of October 23, 2026. Latest action: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0871 Published in the DC Register (October 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored B871?
- Charles Allen (D).
- Where is the official record for B871?
- On the District of Columbia Legislature website: https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B26-0871
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