Official:Amending Section 19-1305 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization for Installment Payment Agreements, Waiving Additions to Tax and Abating Interest and Penalties Otherwise Due Pursuant to Section 19-1303," by providing for installment payment agreements for senior citizens, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember O'Neill
Introduced: October 3, 2002
: Committee on Finance
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 allows senior citizens to enter into installment payment agreements for their Philadelphia real estate taxes, waiving additions to tax and abating interest and penalties.
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