Official:Amending Section 6-301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Food Establishments," by providing for compliance with certain minimum requirements relating to the operation of take-out restaurants as a condition of obtaining or renewing a food establishment license for a take-out restaurant, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Blackwell
Introduced: May 8, 2003
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
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 requires take-out restaurants in Philadelphia to meet specific health and safety standards before they can get a food establishment license or renew their existing license.
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