Official:Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," to require that certain buildings have cool roofs, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney
Introduced: June 14, 2007
: Committee on the Environment
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 certain buildings in Philadelphia to have 'cool roofs', which are designed to reflect sunlight and heat rather than absorb it. The goal is to reduce energy consumption and help mitigate the urban heat island effect. The specific requirements for cool roofs would be added to the city's building code.
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