Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Businesses, Trades and Professions," to add a Chapter requiring individuals with responsibility for determination or evaluation of means and methods used during construction or demolition to provide notification to the City upon becoming aware of a violation of law or a substandard practice that presents a substantial threat of serious bodily injury or damage to property; and making technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: October 22, 2015
: Committee on Public Safety
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 requires construction and demolition companies to notify the City immediately if they discover a serious safety threat that could cause injury or property damage.
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