Official:Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics" to limit the receipt of contributions by elected City officers or candidates for City offices from individuals or businesses who are applicants for, or recipients of, City contracts or financial assistance, if they have made political contributions within certain timeframes to elected City officers or candidates for City offices, and prohibiting any individuals or businesses from receiving City contracts or financial assistance if they have made contributions to elected City officers or candidates for City offices, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney
Introduced: January 22, 2004
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 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 aims to limit and prohibit City contracts and financial assistance to individuals or businesses that make political contributions to City officials or candidates within certain timeframes.
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