Official:Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing for the termination of real estate tax abatements for certain improvements to, or construction of, certain residential, commercial, industrial or other business properties; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Bass
Introduced: September 13, 2018
: Committee on Finance
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 aims to end real estate tax abatements for certain improvements and construction projects on residential, commercial, industrial, or business properties in Philadelphia by October 31st, 2018.
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