Business & Economic Development Public Hearing

Council of the District of Columbia COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004 COUNCILMEMBER KENYAN R. MCDUFFIE, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON B24-0228, THE “FAIR MEALS DELIVERY ACT OF 2021” B24-0028, THE “HIV IN-HOME TEST TAX EXEMPTION AMENDMENT ACT OF 2021” **B24-1033, THE “HILL EAST PHASE II BUNDLE 2 SURPLUS DECLARATION AND DISPOSITION APPROVAL ACT OF 2022” B24-0829, THE “MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLARIFICATION AMENDMENT ACT OF 2022” B24-0831, THE “REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE INSURANCE COVERAGE EXPANSION AMENDMENT ACT OF 2022” B24-0699, THE “EXPANDING ACCESS TO FERTILITY TREATMENT AMENDMENT ACT OF 2022” Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. Remote Hearing via Virtual Platform Streamed live at https://www.kenyanmcduffieward5.com/live On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on Business and Economic Development, will hold a public hearing to consider the following measures: • Bill 24-0228, the “Fair Meals Delivery Act of 2021” • Bill 24-0028, the “HIV In-Home Test Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2021” Amendment Act of 2022” • Bill 24-1033, the “Hill East Phase II Bundle 2 Surplus Declaration and Disposition Approval Act of 2022” • Bill 24-0829, the “Medical Malpractice Clarification Amendment Act of 2022” • Bill 24-0831, the “Reproductive Health Care Insurance Coverage Expansion Amendment Act of 2022” • Bill 24-0699, the “Expanding Access to Fertility Treatment Amendment Act of 2022” 1 Bill 24-0228, the “Fair Meals Delivery Act of 2021” would require restaurants and third-party meal delivery platforms to enter into an express agreement that would authorize third-party meal delivery platforms to collect meal orders and deliver meals to customers as well as prohibit a third- party meal delivery platform from advertising or marketing contact information, image, or likeness of a restaurant on its platform. Bill 24-0028 would exempt sales of HIV in-home tests from taxation in the District of Columbia. Bill 24-1033 would declare District-owned real property at 1900 Massachusetts Avenue, SE as no longer required for public purposes. The measure would also approve its disposition for the creation of a mixed-use development consisting of 1,246 residential units (of which approximately 740 units would be reserved for below-market rate housing) and 60,000 square feet of retail space, among other amenities. Bill 24-0829 would prohibit medical malpractice insurers from taking adverse action against a health professional who provides legal abortion care. Bill 24-0831 would require private insurance companies to cover abortion care without imposing cost-sharing requirements. Bill 24-0699 would expand coverage provided through private insurers, Medicaid, and the DC Healthcare Alliance to include diagnosis and treatment for infertility. The proposed measure would also prohibit health insurers from imposing additional costs or certain limitations on coverage and from placing pre-existing condition exclusions or waiting periods on coverage. **Bill 24-1033 will be jointly heard with the Committee on Government Operations and Facilities, chaired by Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. The Committee invites the public to testify remotely or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing to testify must register in advance via the following link: https://dccouncil- us.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UWrZGAQOStO251PwFPSIsw by 5PM Friday, October 21, 2022. Witnesses are encouraged to submit their written testimony in writing in advance of the roundtable to BusinessEconomicDevelopment@dccouncil.gov. To be included in the record, please indicate that you are submitting testimony for this hearing in the subject line of the e-mail. The record for this hearing will close at 12PM Friday, October 28, 2022. Public witnesses will participate remotely and will receive a confirmation email after registering online as outlined above. All public witnesses will be allowed a maximum of three minutes to testify. At the discretion of the Chair, the length of time provided for oral testimony may be reduced or extended. For accommodation requests, including spoken language or sign language interpretation, please BusinessEconomicDevelopment@dccouncil.gov of the need as soon as possible, but no later than five (5) business days before the proceeding. The Council will make every effort to fulfill 2 timely requests. However, requests received less than five (5) business days prior to the hearing may not be fulfilled and alternatives may be offered. Please contact BusinessEconomicDevelopment@dccouncil.gov for additional information. 3