Official:Amending Title 10-613 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity,” prohibiting certain racially insensitive conduct in public places including the wearing of “blackface,” all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Bass
Introduced: January 23, 2020
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2020–2023 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 amends a City Code section to prohibit wearing 'blackface' or other devices that hide one's identity in public places, including parades, with fines and penalties for violators.
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