Official:Amending Chapter 20-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Political Contributions and Expenditures," by further providing for disclosure of contributions and expenditures, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Green
Introduced: February 7, 2013
: Committee on Law and Government
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 amends Philadelphia's campaign finance disclosure laws to require groups that spend $100+ on ads mentioning a candidate to disclose their donors within 5 days.
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