Official:Amending Section 1 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 960823-AAA) approved June 1, 1998, entitled, "An Ordinance amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code entitled 'Contracts and Procurement,' by amending Section 17-107, entitled 'Contractors: Labor -Management Relationships,' by revising the prevailing wage ordinance, including extending the prevailing wage requirements to certain service contracts, revising administrative and reporting requirements, providing for payment to persons who file complaints and prohibiting discrimination against persons who file complaints, imposing costs for filing appeals, providing for enforcement by withholding certain sums due on contracts, providing for interest on underpayments of wages, and providing for increased penalties, all under certain terms and conditions."
Sponsor: Councilmember Mariano
Introduced: March 9, 2000
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2000–2003 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill revises Philadelphia's prevailing wage ordinance to require certain contractors to pay workers a higher minimum wage and improve working conditions. Contractors who break these rules may face fines and penalties.
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