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DC B26-0323: Autonomous Vehicles Amendment Act of 2025

In Committee No action since Jul 18, 2025 District of Columbia

Last verified Nov 8, 2026 · official bill text

B26-0323 · where it stands

1 of 5 steps complete
  1. Introduced In committee
  2. Passed first chamber
  3. Passed both chambers
  4. Enacted
  5. Effective
What do these statuses mean?
Introduced
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Passed a chamber
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Enacted
Signed into law, or became law without a signature or over a veto.
Effective date
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Dead / vetoed
Vetoed, failed, or the session ended without action.

In one paragraph

The District of Columbia's B26-0323, the Autonomous Vehicles Amendment Act of 2025, would amend the Autonomous Vehicle Act of 2012 to establish a framework for autonomous vehicle operations, including commercial operations. The captured introduced text would let a fully autonomous vehicle operate without a human driver on public roads if it meets stated conditions. Introduced July 11, 2025 and referred to committee, it is pending in Council Period 26.

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

What it means for business

None yet: the bill is pending. If enacted as introduced, operators of fully autonomous vehicles would have to submit a law enforcement interaction plan to DDOT and register their vehicles.

Key provisions

  1. Would rewrite the Act's definitions, including "fully autonomous vehicle" (a Level 4 or 5 system under SAE J3016B) and "on-demand autonomous vehicle network"
  2. Would allow a person or entity to operate a fully autonomous vehicle on public roads without a human driver if it reaches a minimal risk condition on system failure, is capable of operating in compliance with applicable District traffic and motor vehicle safety laws when reasonable to do so (unless exempted by DDOT), and bears the federal certification label when required
  3. Before operating without a human driver, the operator would have to submit a law enforcement interaction plan to the District Department of Transportation
  4. Autonomous vehicles would have to be registered, and a registered or titled fully autonomous vehicle would be identified as such
  5. Introduced July 11, 2025 by Councilmember McDuffie; referred July 14, 2025 to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment; notice of intent to act published July 18, 2025

Latest legislative action

Jul 18, 2025. Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0323 Published in the District of Columbia Register

Sponsors

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Topics and industries

Related topics

Autonomous Vehicles

Affected industries

TransportationTechnologyGovernment

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Same topic in other states

Arizona SB1320 An Act amending section 28-101, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to autonomous Kentucky HB7 AN ACT relating to autonomous vehicles. South Dakota HB1095 An Act to establish provisions for the operation of automated motor vehicles. California SB500 Autonomous vehicles: zero emissions. Utah HB101 Autonomous Vehicle Regulations North Dakota HB1418 Automated vehicle network companies and autonomous vehicle operations