Official:Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by specifying a rate for tax year 2004 that is dependent on total taxable assessed values certified by the Board of Revision of Taxes; by restating the rates of taxation in tabular form; and by further authorizing the Board of Education to impose a tax on real estate within the City of Philadelphia; 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 adjusts the tax rate for school taxes in Philadelphia for tax year 2004, making it dependent on the city's total taxable assessed value.
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