Official:Amending Title 13 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Water and Sewer," by establishing special water and sewer rates for public housing owned or operated by the Philadelphia Housing Authority by providing for a reduction off regular Water Department service and quantity charges all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Blackwell
Introduced: September 18, 2008
: Committee on Finance
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 proposes to lower water and sewer rates for public housing owned or operated by the Philadelphia Housing Authority by 25%.
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