Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," to provide for abatement of all or a portion of fees for certain licenses and permits for new small business enterprises, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: May 12, 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 reduces fees for certain licenses and permits for new small businesses in specific areas of Philadelphia for the first three years of operation.
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