Official:Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by revoking the authority of the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose the liquor sales tax after a certain date, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Nutter
Introduced: October 4, 2001
Voted: December 31, 2003
: Committee on Rules
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 revokes the School District's authority to impose a tax on liquor sales after a certain date, as specified in city code.
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