Official:Amending Chapter 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Business Privilege Taxes,” and amending other sections of the Code to provide a credit against taxes or other City fees for costs incurred to install Fire-escape Rope Ladders, and authorizing various City Departments to establish regulations related to the credit and the installation of Fire-escape Rope Ladders, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Clarke
Introduced: January 20, 2022
: Committee on Public Safety
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 provides a tax credit to property owners who install fire-escape rope ladders on their buildings, which are intended for emergency escape in case of fire.
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