Official:Amending Chapter 9-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Trades," to add Section 9-1009 entitled "Restoration Contractor License," to require restoration contractors to obtain a City license and comply with other requirements; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Blackwell
Introduced: January 21, 2016
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2016–2019 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 restoration contractors in Philadelphia to obtain a city license and meet certain requirements, such as having insurance and bonding.
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