Official:Amending Chapter 6-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Nuisance Health Establishments,” by adding a definition for Supervised Injection Sites, creating a presumption that they are Nuisance Health Establishments and establishing criteria to obtain the support of the community by requiring a hearing before City Council.
Sponsor: Councilmember Oh
Introduced: February 27, 2020
: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
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.
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This bill adds a definition for Supervised Injection Sites to the city code and presumes they are Nuisance Health Establishments unless proven otherwise through a hearing before City Council.
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