District of Columbia transportation laws

What District of Columbia has enacted on transportation, what each law requires, and what the bills still moving would do. District of Columbia is one of 41 states that enacted a transportation law in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

Bills in scope
5bills in scope
Past committee
4past committee
Most recent action
23 October 2026most recent action

Transportation laws enacted in District of Columbia

4 transportation laws enacted in the District of Columbia Legislature in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, newest first. Each links to the legislature's own page.

  • B 26-0245Personal Delivery Device Weight Limit Amendment Act of 2025Enacted 23 October 2026

    What it requires: Personal delivery devices must not exceed 275 pounds in weight, excluding any property being carried, unless the Department establishes a higher weight limit through rulemaking.

    Autonomous trucks and delivery devices

  • B 26-0554Commercial Driver’s License Amendment Act of 2025Enacted 23 October 2026

    What it does: Updates references in DC's commercial driver's license law to current federal regulations and modifies disqualification standards to reference specific federal regulations regarding convictions, imminent hazards, falsified information, and fraud.

    Motor carriers and commercial drivers

  • B 26-0678Personal Delivery Device Weight Limit Temporary Amendment Act of 2026Enacted 28 August 2026

    What it requires: Personal delivery devices must not exceed 250 pounds in weight, excluding any property being carried, or a higher weight limit established by the Department through rulemaking.

    Truck size, weight and road use, Autonomous trucks and delivery devices

  • B 26-0714Personal Delivery Device Weight Limit Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026Enacted 7 August 2026

    What it requires: Personal delivery devices must not exceed 250 pounds in weight, excluding any property being carried, or a higher weight limit established by the Department through rulemaking. This amends the Personal Delivery Device Act of 2018.

    Autonomous trucks and delivery devices

Transportation in District of Columbia, by topic

Transportation bills in District of Columbia

The bills not yet law, furthest along first, with what each would do.

4Enacted

1Introduced or inactive

5 bills in scope

Introduced or inactive

1

B 26-0323Autonomous Vehicles Amendment Act of 2025In committee

What it would do: Amends the Autonomous Vehicle Act of 2012 to establish a framework permitting fully autonomous vehicles to operate on District public roads without human drivers, subject to safety conditions, insurance requirements, and law enforcement interaction plans, with the Department of Transportation as the sole governing authority.

Bill titles link to the District of Columbia Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as transportation legislation

In scope: Motor carriers and commercial drivers; truck size, weight and road use; truck and fleet emissions; hazardous materials transport; freight rail; ports, maritime and freight corridors; warehouses and delivery; and autonomous trucks and delivery devices.

Questions

Does District of Columbia have a transportation law?

Yes. District of Columbia enacted 4 transportation laws in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, among them B 26-0245, B 26-0554 and B 26-0678. Each is listed on this page with what it requires.

What does District of Columbia legislate on most in transportation?

Autonomous trucks and delivery devices (4 bills), Motor carriers and commercial drivers (1 bill) and Truck size, weight and road use (1 bill).

Are these summaries reviewed by a lawyer?

No. Which bills count as Transportation bills, and the line on what each law requires or each bill would do, are drafted by software from the bill's own text and not reviewed by an attorney. Every bill links to the legislature's own record: read the text before relying on it. The list covers bills from the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

Other practice areas in District of Columbia

Transportation legislation in other jurisdictions

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