Official:Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by adding a provision requiring the City to receive all payments in electronic form whenever electronic payment is an option, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: October 23, 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 requires the City of Philadelphia to receive all payments electronically whenever possible, unless a specific exemption applies.
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