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District Of Columbia Council Bill B25-0725 Compare Versions

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1		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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8		-	AN ACT
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13		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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18		-	To amend, on an emergency basis, the Fair Meals Delivery Act of 2022 to modify the requirements
19		-	of third-party meal delivery platforms.
20		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
21		-	act may be cited as the “Food Delivery Fees Transparency Emergency Amendment Act of 2024”.
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23		-	Sec. 2. Section 3 of the Fair Meals Delivery Act of 2022, effective March 10, 2023 (D.C.
24		-	Law 24-292; D.C. Official Code § 48-652), is amended by adding new subsections (e), (f), and
25		-	(g) to read as follows:
26		-	“(e) A third-party meal delivery platform shall not exclude any restaurant with whom the
27		-	third-party meal delivery platform has an agreement from the relevant search results of a
28		-	customer within 4 miles of a restaurant.
29		-	“(f)(1) A third-party meal delivery platform shall not reduce the delivery radius of any
30		-	restaurant below 4 miles, based on the level or percentage of commissions paid.
31		-	“(2) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a third-party meal delivery platform
32		-	from offering a larger delivery radius for a fee.
33		-	“(g) A third-party meal delivery platform shall not reduce the number of food delivery
34		-	workers available to deliver an online order from a restaurant with whom the third-party meal
35		-	delivery platform has an agreement based solely on the level or percentage of commissions paid.
36		-	Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a third-party meal delivery platform from offering
37		-	priority delivery services for a fee.”.
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39		-	Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
40		-	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact
41		-	statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved
42		-	October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § l-301.47a).
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44		-	Sec. 4. Effective date.
45		-	This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
46		-	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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	5	+	Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Councilmember Charles Allen 2
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	10	+	A BILL 7
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	15	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12
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	20	+	To amend, on an emergency basis, the Fair Meals Delivery Act of 2022 to modify the requirements 17
	21	+	of third-party meal delivery platforms. 18
	22	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 19
	23	+	act may be cited as the “Food Delivery Fees Transparency Emergency Amendment Act of 2024”. 20
	24	+	Sec. 2. Section 3 of the Fair Meals Delivery Act of 2022, effective March 10, 2023 (D.C. 21
	25	+	Law 24-292; D.C. Official Code § 48-652), is amended by adding new subsections (e), (f), and 22
	26	+	(g) to read as follows: 23
	27	+	“(e) A third-party meal delivery platform shall not exclude any restaurant with whom the 24
	28	+	third-party meal delivery platform has an agreement from the relevant search results of a 25
	29	+	customer within 4 miles of a restaurant. 26
	30	+	“(f) A third-party meal delivery platform shall not reduce the delivery radius of any 27
	31	+	restaurant below 4 miles, based on the level or percentage of commissions paid. Nothing in this 28
	32	+	subsection shall prohibit a third-party meal delivery platform from offering a larger delivery 29
	33	+	radius for a fee. 30
	34	+	“(g) A third-party meal delivery platform shall not reduce the number of food delivery 31
	35	+	workers available to deliver an online order from a restaurant with whom the third-party meal 32
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53		-	90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section
54		-	412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788;
55		-	D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)).
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60		-	Chairman
61		-	Council of the District of Columbia
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67		-	Mayor
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	39	+	delivery platform has an agreement based solely on the level or percentage of commissions paid. 33
	40	+	Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a third-party meal delivery platform from offering 34
	41	+	priority delivery services for a fee.”. 35
	42	+	Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 36
	43	+	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 37
	44	+	statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 38
	45	+	October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § l-301.47a). 39
	46	+	Sec. 4. Effective date. 40
	47	+	This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 41
	48	+	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 42
	49	+	90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 43
	50	+	412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 44
	51	+	D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 45