Official:Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code ("Service and Other Businesses") to provide for a requirement that convenience stores provide receipts to minors, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: May 3, 2012
: Committee on Rules
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 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 convenience stores in Philadelphia to give receipts to minors (people under 18) when they make a purchase. The receipt must show the store's name and address, date of sale, items bought, tax, and total cost.
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