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2 Chairman Phil Mendelson
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6 A BILL
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12 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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17 To amend title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code to allow parties to a domestic
18 partnership to file their income taxes separately.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
21 act may be cited as the “Domestic Partnership Joint Filing Clarification Act of 2023”.
22 Sec. 2. Section 47-1805.01 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as
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24 (a) Subsection (f) is amended by striking the phrase “joint return or separate returns on a
25 combined form” and inserting the phrase “joint return, separate returns, or separate returns on a
26 combined form”.
27 (b) Subsection (g) is amended by striking the phrase “as if the federal government
28 recognized the right of married same-sex individuals to file jointly”.
29 Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
30 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact
31 statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved
32 October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
33 Sec. 4. Effective date.
34 This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
35 Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as
36 provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December
37 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code §1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of
38 Columbia Register.