Committee schedules March 26 hearing on six water and utility bills

At the close of the March 19 roundtable, Chairperson Allen announced a public hearing scheduled for Thursday, March 26 on six bills affecting water service and utility regulation. The chair read the bill numbers and short titles and opened sign-ups for testimony through the council's hearing management system until the close of business on Monday, March 23.

The bills listed by the chair were:

- Bill 26-105, the Improving Tenant Access to Water Bills Amendment Act of 2025 (details not specified in the roundtable).
- Bill 26-124, the Utility Disconnections Protection Act of 2025 (details not specified).
- Bill 26-243, the Automatic Enrollment Utility Affordability Programs Act of 2025 (details not specified).
- Bill 26-443, the DC Water Billing and Disconnection Modernization Amendment Act of 2025 (details not specified).
- Bill 26-595, the Transparent Rates and Utility Expenses Amendment Act of 2026 (details not specified).
- Bill 26-602, the Guiding Renewable Interconnection and Distribution Amendment Act of 2026 ("BRIDAL Act of 2026") (details not specified).

Committee staff said residents and stakeholders can sign up to testify using the council's online hearings portal until March 23. No committee action on these bills took place during the roundtable; a public hearing was scheduled for March 26.