Official:Amending Chapter 20-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Campaign Contributions and Expenditures," by establishing a system of public financing for election campaigns for certain offices, and by amending the provisions providing for voluntary expenditure limitations; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney
Introduced: February 8, 2007
: 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 proposes a public financing system for election campaigns in Philadelphia, allowing candidates to accept limited donations and receive matching funds from the city if they agree to spend limits.
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