Official:Amending Chapter 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Places - Prohibited Conduct," by prohibiting the use of electronic-cigarettes in public places and in the workplace, and providing for penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Green
Introduced: January 23, 2014
: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
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 would ban the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and workplaces throughout Philadelphia, with some penalties for violators.
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