Official:Amending Section 16-103 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Aesthetic Ornamentation of City Structures,” to modify the City’s “Percent for Art” requirement, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: February 21, 2019
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
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 modifies the City's 'Percent for Art' program, which requires 1% of construction costs to go towards art in public spaces.
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