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Council Votes to Put Measure on Ballot Giving Itself Power to Block Unfair Property Tax Hikes

Official:Providing For The Submission To The Qualified Electors Of The City Of Philadelphia Proposing An Amendment To The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter To Provide Accountability To City Council For Real Property Assessment Increases; And Authorizing The Appropriate Officers To Fix The Date For The Election For Such Purpose; Prescribing The Form Of The Ballot Question To Be Voted On; And Authorizing The Appropriate Officers To Publish Notice And To Make Arrangements For The Election; All Under Certain Terms And Conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Oh

Introduced: January 23, 2020

: Committee on Law and Government

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No one voted on this bill

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.

Plain-Language Summary

This bill proposes a referendum to amend the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter and give City Council the power to reject real property assessment increases deemed inaccurate by a third-party auditor.

What This Bill Does

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The bill proposes a referendum to amend the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter.
The amendment would give City Council the power to reject real property assessment increases deemed inaccurate by a third-party auditor.
The bill authorizes the appropriate officers to fix the date for the election to be held on November 3, 2020.
The bill requires a ballot question to be placed on the ballot for qualified electors to vote on, asking if the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter should be amended to provide City Council with the option to reject real property assessment increases deemed inaccurate by a third-party auditor.