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Council sought to add surveillance cameras outside main exits at concert venues.

Official:Amending Section 9-703 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Special Assembly Occupancies," to add additional requirements relating to surveillance cameras; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Jones

Introduced: February 12, 2015

: Committee on Public Safety

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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 businesses with special assembly occupancies (like concert venues) to install surveillance cameras outside their main exits.

What This Bill Does

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Requires special assembly occupancies (such as concert venues) to install a surveillance camera outside each main exit.
Defines a "surveillance camera" as a camera that meets certain standards established by the Department of Commerce or the Police Department.
Specifies that the camera must be installed as a condition of receiving or retaining a special assembly occupancy license.
Applies to special assembly occupancies that have all exits inside a building, the camera must be installed outside the main entrance.