This post was last updated on September 18, 2023.
Following the recent Council roundtable on traffic enforcement, Councilmembers Christina Henderson (At-Large), Charles Allen (Ward 6), and Brianne Nadeau (Ward 1) introduced the following legislation in July 2023 to address dangerous driving on District streets:
- License Suspension Reform Amendment Act of 2023 (Henderson, B25-0421)
- Automated Traffic Enforcement Effectiveness Amendment Act of 2023 (Henderson, B25-0422)
- Strengthening Traffic Enforcement, Education, and Responsibility (STEER) Amendment Act of 2023 (Allen, B25-0425)
- Fraudulent Vehicle Tag Enforcement Amendment Act of 2023 (Nadeau, B25-0435)
Read the announcements from Councilmembers Henderson, Allen, and Nadeau; and a summary from DCist.
September 18, 2023 update: These bills are scheduled for a joint hearing from the Council’s Committees on Transportation & the Environment and Public Works & Operations are holding a joint hearing scheduled for Wednesday, October 4, 2023 from 9:30am to 5:30pm. Sign up to testify live by Monday, October 2, 2023. Written testimony will be accepted until the close of the business day on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. Click here for all of the details.