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Council sought to make body armor sellers and residents comply with record-keeping and registration requirements.

Official:Adding a new Section 9-649 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Sale of Body Armor,” to require sellers of body armor to maintain and submit records regarding sales to Philadelphia residents; and adding a new Section 10-843 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Possession, Sale, and Transfer of Body Armor,” to require Philadelphia residents to register certain body armor with the City; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Green

Introduced: June 23, 2022

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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.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill requires sellers of body armor to keep records and register sales with the city, and it also requires Philadelphia residents who own or purchase body armor to register it with the city.

What This Bill Does

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Requires sellers of body armor to maintain and submit records regarding sales to Philadelphia residents.
Requires sellers of body armor to register sales to Philadelphia residents with the Department of Licenses and Inspections within 30 days of the sale.
Requires Philadelphia residents who own or purchase body armor to register it with the City.
Adds definitions to The Philadelphia Code for "Body Armor" and "Body Armor Seller" to clarify the scope of the law.