Official:Amending Chapter 13-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Water Pipe,” to require disclosure of the ownership structure of water and sewer lines; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: June 24, 2021
: Committee on Commerce & Economic Development
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 requires home sellers in Philadelphia to disclose who owns the water and sewer lines on their property before a sale is final.
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