District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia B859: Business Organizations Amendment Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 23, 2026
What the bill says
To amend Chapter 1 of Title 29 of the District of Columbia Official Code to transfer the registration of trade names from Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code…
From the introduced text, October 9, 2026:
To amend Chapter 1 of Title 29 of the District of Columbia Official Code to transfer the registration of trade names from Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code; to amend Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 13 of Title 29 of the District of Columbia Official Code to require registered agents and individuals signing entity filings or forming an entity to be 18 years of age or older, to require electronic filing as the default means to file documents with the Mayor, to update entity filing and entity registration filing requirements, to update the contents of formation documents, to amend the definition of a professional limited liability company, to update the information in trade name applications, to clarify the effective date of entity filings, to standardize the submission of records by the Mayor, to clarify the use of a statement of correction to update a biennial report, to repeal the requirement that Council approve rules regarding fees for entity filings, to standardize the use of corporate suffixes in entity names, to clarify when the Mayor may terminate the listings of commercial registered agents and remove registered agents, to clarify that an entity be served process, notice, or demand by service on a registered agent, to clarify how the Mayor notifies …
Sponsors
- Phil Mendelson (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0859 Published in the DC Register
- : Referred to Committee on Public Works and Operations
- : Introduced in Office of the Secretary
Common questions
- What is B859?
- B859 is a bill in the District of Columbia Legislature (26th Council): Business Organizations Amendment Act of 2026.
- What does B859 do?
- In its own words: To amend Chapter 1 of Title 29 of the District of Columbia Official Code to transfer the registration of trade names from Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code…
- What is the status of B859?
- In committee as of October 23, 2026. Latest action: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0859 Published in the DC Register (October 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored B859?
- Phil Mendelson (D).
- Where is the official record for B859?
- On the District of Columbia Legislature website: https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B26-0859
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