Official:Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Safety," to add a new Section 10-828 entitled "Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons in City Hall," and amending Section 10-810 of The Philadelphia Code related to Weapons and Dangerous Devices, by making findings regarding the need to further regulate firearms and other dangerous weapons, by prohibiting and establishing penalties for the possession of weapons in City Hall and by authorizing the confiscation and surrender of such weapons in certain circumstances; all subject to certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Cohen
Introduced: November 1, 2001
Voted: December 31, 2003
: Committee on Public Safety
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 proposes a new law that prohibits possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in City Hall, including in Council chambers and offices. It also establishes penalties for violating this rule and allows confiscation or surrender of such items.
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