Official:Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Income and Receipt Taxes," by conditioning receipt and retention of commercial activities licenses on abiding by the Fair Practices Ordinance, 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 requires businesses in Philadelphia to follow fair employment practices and use trash and recycling correctly to keep their licenses.
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