Official:Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of a proposed amendment of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, set forth in a Resolution approved by Council, to authorize Council to provide that fines imposed for violation of any ordinance prohibiting witness and victim intimidation must be paid into a special fund to be used only for assistance to victims and witnesses, and to make arrangements for the special election.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: February 12, 2010
: Committee on Law and Government
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.
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This bill proposes a change to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter that would allow fines from witness and victim intimidation cases to be paid into a special fund for victim assistance.
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