Official:Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," by adding a requirement that the Human Relations Commission inform the Department of Licenses and Inspections of violations of this title, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Green
Introduced: November 3, 2016
: Committee on Law and Government
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 amends a part of Philadelphia's Fair Practices Ordinance to require the Human Relations Commission to inform the Department of Licenses and Inspections if someone who has engaged in discriminatory practices also holds or is seeking a commercial activity license.
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The bill amends the Fair Practices Ordinance in the following ways
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