Official:Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by providing for special tax provisions for certain veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States who become employed by the City as a police officer, firefighter, correctional officer or paramedic; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Neilson
Introduced: November 20, 2014
: Committee on Finance
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 offers tax breaks to certain veterans who work for the City of Philadelphia as police officers, firefighters, correctional officers, or paramedics.
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