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Westlaw Legislative Database: DC-LEGIS See Preface for further information DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SESSION LAW SERVICE LETTER 2012 LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS A noncumulative summary of significant legislation contained in this pamphlet of general interest to the legal profession prepared especially for District of Columbia Legislative Service by the editorial staff of West, a Thomson Reuters business. Board of Elections and Ethics Electoral Process Improvem.ent Amendment Act of 2012 Law 19-131 provides for the operation of early voting centers during primary and general· elections, extends the period for acceptance of voter registrations, provides for special ballots in cases of same-day registration, and expands acceptance of ballots cast by voters in the wrong voting precinct. Civil Marriage Dissolution Equality Act of 2012 Law 19-133 allows for the dissolution of marriages performed within the District of Columbia if courts in the parties home states will not entertain an action to dissolve that marriage. Comprehensive Military and Overseas Voters Accommodation Amendment Act of 2012 Law 19-137 enacts the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act, which makes multiple changes in election law relating to absentee ballots cast by military and overseas voters and extends the offense of making false statements to apply to declarations signed in relation to this act. ' DISB Fingerprint-Based Background Check Authorization Act of 2012 Law 19-143 authorizes background checks to be required in conjunction with applica tions for certain financial charters and licenses. Real Property Tax Appeals Commission Establishment Act of 2012 Law 19-155 extends the jurisdiction and size of the Real Property Tax Appeals Commission, extends the time allowed for filing supplemental information related to an appeal, allows for appeals of blight and vacancy designations, and requires appeal to the Commission as a condition of appeal to the Superior Court. Unemployed Anti Discrimination Act of 2012 Law 19-132 prohibits employers and employment agencies from discriminating against people on the basis of their current employment status. Vendor Sales Tax Collection and Remittance Act of 2012 Law 19-149 imposes a minimum annual sales tax on street vendors and provides for filing of a return payment in the event that a vendor fails to do so. * I '; : ", ':!') 1/ "f, "), ')( ),") \ ;] DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SESSION LAW SERVICE 2012 19TH COUNCIL PERIOD Convened January 2, 2011 Laws 19-127 to 19-165 EMERGENCY ACTS April 29, 2012 to July 31, 2012 BUDGET REQUEST ACT TABLES AND INDEX A Thomson Reuters business Mat #41145462 ©2012 Thomson Reuters This publication was created tel provide you with accurate and authoritative information concerning the subject matter covered; however, this publication was not necessarily prepared by persons licensed to 'practice law in a particular jurisdiction. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal or other professional advice, and this publication is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. 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" ' VI TABLE OF CONTENTS Page District of Columbia Session Law Service Letter ---_______________________ _ I Preface ------____________________________________________________________________________________ _ V Laws in this Pamphlet ___________________________________________________________________ _ IX Emergency Acts in this Pamphlet __________________________________________________ _ XI Officials of the District of Columbia----------------------------------------------_ XIII Permanent and Temporary Laws---------------------------------------------------- 1 Emergency Acts ________ ------------________________________ -----____________________________ _ 199 Budget Request Act ---____________________________________________________________________ _ 371 Cumulative Tables 1. Affected Sections-Laws ___________________________________________________ _____ _ ~ Tl-l 2. Affected Sections-Emergency Acts ____________ , ________ "_ ___________________ _ T2-1 Cumulative Index __________________________________________________________________________ _ I-I * VII LAWS IN THIS PAMPHLET Law citations are to this pamphlet only. For other materials included in this service, consult same table in other pamphlets. Law Adolf Cluss Court Alley Designation Act of 2012 --____________________________________________ 19-154 Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Boundaries Act of 2012-___________________ ~_______ 19-157 Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Boundaries Temporary Act of 2012 ----------- 19-145 Age-in-Place and Equitable Senior Citizen Real Property Act of 2012 _________________ 19-165 Board of Elections and Ethics Electoral Process Improvement Amendment Act of 2012------------___________________________________________________________________________________________ 19-131 Capitol Riverfront Bid Amendment Act of 2012 -----------------______________________________ 19-161 Car Wash Employee Overtime Amendment Act of 2012 ------------:-______________________ 19-127 Carver 2000 Low-Income and Senior Housing Project Amendment Act of 2012 ---- 19-151 Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Amendment Act of 2012 _____ :_________________ 19-164 Civil Marriage Dissolution Equality Act of 2012 ---------------------__________________________ 19-133 Combined Condominium Real Property Tax Amendment Act of 2012 -----____________ 19-150 Comprehensive Military and Overseas Voters Accommodation Amendment Act of 2012-----------------------------------------_________ ---__________________________________________________ 19-137 DDOT Omnibus Conforming Temporary Amendment Act of 2012______________________ 19-134 DISB Fingerprint-Based Background Check Authorization Act of 2012 _______________ 19-143 Elizabeth P. Thomas Way Designation Act of 2012--------------_____________________________ 19-159 Fiscal Year 2012 Revised Budget Request Adjustment Temporary Act of 2012 _____ 19-148 Foster Care Youth Employment Amendment Act of 2012 -------___________________________ 19-162 Fresh Healthy Mobile Cart Vending 'Pilot in Underserved Areas Temporary Amendment Act of 2012 __________________________________________________ -------------_____________ 19-144 Green Building Compliance, Technical Corrections, and Clarification Amend- ment Act of 2012 --------------------------------------------------------_____________________________ 19-139 Hilda H.M. Mason Way Designation Act of 2012 -----------------_____________________________ 19-163 HIV/AIDS Continuing Education Requirements Amendment Act of 2012.----------- 19-156 Jubilee Housing Residential Rental Project Real Property Tax Exemption Clarifi- cation Act of 2012 -------------------------------------------------------___ ._________________________ 19-158 King Towers Residential Housing Real Property Tax Exemption Clarification Act of 2012 ---------___ .______________________________________________________________________________________ 19-153 Lottery Amendment Repeal Amendment Act of 2012________________________________________ 19-128 Mechanics Lien Amendment Act of 2012 -------_________________________________________________ 19-138 Medical Marijuana Cultivation Center Temporary Amendment Act of 2012 _________ 19-146 Moratorium on Establishments Which Permit Nude Dancing Temporary Act of 2012---------------___________________________________ ----_________________________________________________ 19-129 Raising the Expectations for Education Outcomes Omnibus Act of 2012 _____________ 19-142 Real Property Tax Appeals Commission Establishment Act of 2012 ____________________ 19-155 Senior HIV/AIDS Education and Outreach Program Establishment Act of 2012 ___ 19-152 South Capitol Street Memorial Amendment Act of 2012--------------______________________ 19-141 Targeted Retirement Distribution Withholding Temporary Act of 2012--_____________ 19-135 Tenant Security Deposits Clarification Amendment Act of 2012_________________________ 19-140 IX