Official:Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Wage and Net Profits Tax,” by adding a new definition to Section 19-1501 and adding a new Section 19-1507, entitled “Working Parent Tax Credit”; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Taubenberger
Introduced: October 17, 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 introduces a new tax credit called the Working Parent Tax Credit to benefit Philadelphia residents who work and have children. The credit will be added to the city's existing Wage and Net Profits Tax Code.
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