Official:Amending Section 9-1004 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors," to impose additional requirements on those required to obtain a contractor license and to provide for City publication of contractor information and investigation of contractor violations, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: March 19, 2009
: 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 contractors to obtain a license and adds new requirements for licensing, including public disclosure of contractor information. The city will also investigate contractor violations and impose penalties on repeat offenders.
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