Official:Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by providing that if any existing or new City contract grants the City the right to use or control the use of a suite, box, or other portion of a sports stadium, ballpark, arena, or other sports facility ("City suite"), such City suite must be leased by the City to the highest responsible bidder; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney
Introduced: May 26, 2005
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
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 requires that any suite or area in a sports stadium used by the city be leased to the highest responsible bidder, with all rental payments going into the general fund.
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