Official:Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by providing for a film production tax credit, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Nutter
Introduced: September 23, 2004
: Committee on Finance
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 offers a tax credit to film producers who shoot in Philadelphia, allowing them to save money on business taxes.
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