Official:Amending Chapter 20-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Defense and Indemnification," by amending the terms and conditions under which the City provides defense and indemnification to its officers and employees in criminal matters, including grand jury investigations, and by requiring certain reports by the City Solicitor concerning such representation of City officers and employees; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Nutter
Introduced: September 23, 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 updates how the City provides defense and indemnification to its officers and employees in criminal matters, including grand jury investigations. It requires certain reports from the City Solicitor about representation of City officers and employees.
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