ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
25-449
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
March 5, 2024
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Fair Meals
Delivery Act of 2022 to modify the requirements of third-party meal delivery platforms.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Food Delivery Fees Transparency Emergency Declaration
Resolution of 2024”.
Sec. 2. (a) On June 6, 2023, the Council passed the Food Delivery Fees Transparency
Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, effective August 17, 2023 (D.C. Law 25-38; 70 DCR
9412) (“temporary act”). The temporary act will expire on March 29, 2024.
(b) On March 5, 2024, the Council passed the Restaurant Revitalization and Dram Shop
Clarification Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 2nd reading on March 5, 2024 (Enrolled
version of Bill 25-56) (“Dram Shop Act”).
(c) The emergency legislation will prevent a gap in the law in between the expiration of
the temporary act and the effective date of the Dram Shop Act.
Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Food Delivery Fees Transparency
Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.