Official:Amending Chapter 9-4400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Responsible Business Operations,” to revise what constitutes nuisance behavior, expand business owner liability and expand potential mitigation measures, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: September 17, 2021
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
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 updates city laws on responsible business operations to better define nuisance behavior, increase owner liability for noise and disruption, and expand measures businesses can take to mitigate issues.
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