Official:Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing that real estate taxes levied under that Chapter shall not increase in any one year by more than a specified percentage as the result of an increase in the assessed value of the property as returned by the Board of Revision of Taxes; by providing that if the growth in the total assessed value of all real estate in the City exceeds a specified percentage in any year, then the rate of the real estate tax will be reduced proportionately; and by restating the rates of taxation in tabular form; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Nutter
Introduced: March 27, 2003
: 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 limits how much real estate taxes can increase each year based on property value and ensures that if the total assessed value of all properties in the city grows too fast, the tax rate will be reduced proportionally.
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