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Philadelphia Websites Ordered to Adapt to Multiple Browsers as City Seeks Uniform Digital Experience

Official:Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by requiring that all City of Philadelphia websites can be used with, and all online interactions and transactions with the City can be performed on, multiple widely-used internet browsers; that such websites, interactions, and transactions be optimized for use with these browsers; and that the City report on the implementation of these changes; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Green

Introduced: October 11, 2012

: Committee on Technology and Information Services

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No one voted on this bill

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.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill requires all City of Philadelphia websites to be accessible on multiple popular internet browsers and optimized for use with these browsers.

What This Bill Does

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This bill requires that

All City of Philadelphia websites can be used with multiple widely-used internet browsers, including but not limited to Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari.
All online interactions and transactions with the City can be performed on multiple widely-used internet browsers.
Such websites, interactions, and transactions be optimized for use with these browsers.
The City report on the implementation of these changes.