Official:Amending Sections 19-1303(2), 19-1303(3) and 19-1303(4) of The Philadelphia Code, related to Exemption from Real Estate Taxes on Improvements and New Construction of Real Estate, by requiring construction work be performed by licensed contractors and requiring accurate reporting of wage taxes by prohibiting improper classification of employees as independent contractors, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Taubenberger
Introduced: September 26, 2019
: 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 requires construction work on buildings to be done by licensed contractors and prohibits businesses from misclassifying employees as independent contractors for tax purposes.
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