Official:Amending Section 20-606 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Board of Ethics," by adding a requirement that the Board of Ethics conduct mandatory ethics training for Council members during each Council term.
Sponsor: Councilmember Johnson
Introduced: January 26, 2017
: 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 the Philadelphia Board of Ethics to provide mandatory ethics training for City Council members every term. The goal is to ensure Council members understand and adhere to high ethical standards.
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