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DC B26-0153: Autonomous vehicle testing permits (expired emergency act)

Official title: Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Requirement Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Effective Mar 21, 2025 District of Columbia

Last verified Oct 1, 2026 · official bill text

B26-0153 · where it stands

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  1. Introduced Complete
  2. Passed first chamber Complete
  3. Passed both chambers Complete
  4. Enacted Complete
  5. Effective Since Mar 21, 2025
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In one paragraph

Expired. This District of Columbia emergency act, in force from March 21 to June 19, 2025, amended the Autonomous Vehicle Act of 2012 to bar testing or operating an autonomous vehicle on District roads without an AV testing permit. Until DDOT made permit applications available, testing or operation was allowed only with a test operator in the vehicle ready to drive, compliance with other laws, and 10 business days' electronic notice to DDOT listing the vehicles, operator training and licenses, locations and dates. As a congressional review emergency act it lasted at most 90 days.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

None now: this emergency act expired June 19, 2025. Check the District's current Autonomous Vehicle Act rules before testing AVs in DC.

Key provisions

  1. Amended D.C. Official Code § 50-2352.01(d): no testing or operating an autonomous vehicle on District roadways without an AV testing permit
  2. Until DDOT made the permit application available: a test operator physically present and ready to take over the driving task, compliance with other laws, and electronic notice to DDOT at least 10 business days ahead
  3. The notice lists the number, make, model and type of vehicles, operator training and license information, testing locations and the time period
  4. Repealed D.C. Official Code § 50-2352.05 and extended a § 50-2352.06(a)(1) requirement from AV testing entities to any person or entity
  5. Signed by the Mayor March 21, 2025 (Act A26-0035, 72 DCR 3341); an emergency act effective for no more than 90 days, it expired June 19, 2025

Latest legislative action

Mar 28, 2025. Act A26-0035 published in DC Register Vol 72, Page 3341; expired June 19, 2025

Sponsors (showing 5 of 14)

NameRole
D Primary
D Primary
I Primary
D Primary
Primary

Roll call votes (showing 3 of 142)

First Reading, CC Dec 16, 2025

13 yea0 nayPassed

Final Passage: Reading, CC Dec 16, 2025

13 yea0 nayPassed

First Reading Dec 16, 2025

12 yea1 nayPassed

Topics and industries

Related topics

Autonomous Vehicles

Affected industries

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