Official:Amending Chapter 17-1600 entitled Economic Opportunity Plans by establishing a time frame upon which such plans for covered projects shall be submitted.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: March 31, 2011
: Committee on Commerce & Economic Development
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 developers and contractors to submit an 'Economic Opportunity Plan' with their proposals for large projects in Philadelphia, at least 5 business days before a public hearing.
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