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DC-B26-0595 — Transparent Rates and Utility Expenses Amendment Act of 2026

BILL SUMMARY - As introduced, Bill 26-595 would require housing providers to provide prospective tenants with a list of all applicable charges for renting the rental unit, a description of the method that the housing provider will use to allocate charges for the utility to a tenant and allow tenants to periodically request a copy of the utility provider's bill to the housing provider. Among other things, it would also require that housing providers include in a lease a description of the method that the housing pr…

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Legal stateOther / status unclearA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionDistrict of ColumbiaState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-03-30Public Hearing on B26-0595
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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Forces a data center’s energy, water, and impact data into public view, so regulators, ratepayers, and communities can see figures operators would otherwise keep private.

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Transparent Rates and Utility Expenses Amendment Act of 2026

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Policy record 1Policy theme 1Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
classified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordDC-B26-0595Transparent Rates and Utili…DC-B26-0595: Transparent Rates and Utility Expenses Amendment Act of 2026Policy themeRatepayerAI-assisted policy themeRatepayer: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionDistrict of ColumbiaState policy jurisdictionDistrict of Columbia: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorRobert C. Jr. WhitepersonRobert C. Jr. White: personPolicy familyTransparent Rates and …DCTransparent Rates and Utility Expenses Amendment Act of 2026: DC

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