1 ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 2 Councilmember Charles Allen Councilmember Elissa Silverman 3 4 5 _____________________________ _______________________________ 6 Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau Councilmember Janeese Lewis George 7 8 9 ____________________________ _______________________________ 10 Councilmember Christina Henderson Councilmember Vincent C. Gray 11 12 13 _____________________________ _______________________________ 14 Councilmember Brooke Pinto Councilmember Mary M. Cheh 15 16 17 _____________________________ _______________________________ 18 Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. 19 20 21 22 __________________________________ 23 Councilmember Anita Bonds 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 A BILL 31 32 33 _______ 34 35 36 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 37 38 ____________ 39 40 41 To amend section 47.1803.02 of the District of Columbia Official Code to exclude 42 unemployment compensation from income taxes levied by the District government. 43 1 44 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 45 act may be cited as the “Making Unemployment Compensation Nontaxable Amendment Act of 46 2021”. 47 Sec. 2. Section 47-1803.02(a)(2) of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended by 48 adding a new subparagraph (KK) to read as follows: 49 “(KK) Unemployment insurance benefits provided by the District or any other 50 state, including: 51 (i) District-funded benefits paid pursuant to § 51-103 or a similar program 52 in another state, including any extension of the benefits; 53 (ii) Fully or partially federally funded benefits paid pursuant to temporary 54 or permanent unemployment benefits programs, including Federal Pandemic Unemployment 55 Compensation (15 U.S.C. § 9023); and 56 (ii) Benefits provided paid pursuant to special programs including Disaster 57 Unemployment Assistance (42 U.S.C. § 5177) or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (15 58 U.S.C. § 9021) to individuals who do not qualify for regular unemployment compensation.”. 59 Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 60 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 61 impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 62 approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1–301.47a). 63 Sec. 4. Effective date. 64 This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 65 Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 66 provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 2 67 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813: D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)) and publication in the District of 68 Columbia Register. 3 .