Official:Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," by amending provisions prohibiting City officers and employees from soliciting or accepting gifts from certain sources, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Rizzo
Introduced: October 4, 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 updates the City's ethics rules to make it clearer what is allowed and not allowed for city employees when it comes to accepting gifts or favors from certain sources.
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