The D.C. Council approved a street vending reform bill, the Street Vendor Advancement Amendment Act of 2023, in the first reading Tuesday.
The bill would decriminalize vending without a license, make licenses cheaper and waive past unpaid licensing fees.
Vendor operation hours would expand. On Sunday through Thursday, vendors would be allowed to operate from 5 a.m. to midnight, two more hours than in the current law. Yet the residential-area ban would remain after 10 p.m. With the bill passing the first reading, it will now have to pass a second D.C. Council vote and be approved by Mayor Muriel Bowser before officially becoming law. All council members voted yes on the bill, with the exception of at-large independent member Christine Henderson, who voted present.
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