Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a new Chapter providing for the licensing of day care centers and other child care programs, and providing for licensing fees and penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Reynolds Brown
Introduced: June 5, 2008
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2008–2011 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 day care centers and child care programs in Philadelphia to be licensed by the city, with regular inspections and fees for licensing.
AI-written. Every figure is checked against the bill text.
Add your view and see how other readers lean. One vote per person.
to cast your vote
Council introduced plan to form non-profit fund to reimburse Philadelphia school teachers' personal expenses
200026 · Lapsed · 2020
City Council Votes to Give School District Power to Levy Annual Property Tax for Local Schools Funding
170199 · Signed Into Law · 2017
Council proposed law to fund teachers' personal classroom expenses through non-profit corporation.
161061 · Lapsed · 2016
Council sought to reallocate $19 million from Mayor's Office to School District
160509 · Lapsed · 2016
Voters to Decide Fate of New Board of Education Appointment Process This Fall
160021 · Lapsed · 2016
Swimming Pools and Decorative Ponds Must Be Graded to Prevent Stagnant Water Accumulation
080546 · Signed Into Law · 2008
Council sought to prohibit parking boats on Philadelphia roadways for sale and repairs
080545 · Lapsed · 2008
Watercraft Trailers and Boats Banned from City Roadways for Display and Repair
080648 · Signed Into Law · 2008
Every City Council bill since 2000, summarized in plain English.