Official:Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by providing that for tax year 2007 and thereafter, real estate taxes imposed by the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia on a property shall not increase by more than a specified percentage as the result of an increase in the assessed value of the property as returned by the Board of Revision of Taxes, and by making certain technical amendments; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney
Introduced: November 10, 2005
: Committee of the Whole
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 limits how much real estate taxes for Philly schools can increase each year based on property value changes. Starting in 2007, tax increases will be capped at a certain percentage.
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