Official:Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “School Tax Authorization,” to provide for an increase in the tax that the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia is authorized to impose on real estate; and amending Chapter 19-1300, entitled “Real Estate Taxes,” to establish an equivalent reduction in the tax rate for the City real estate tax; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Johnson
Introduced: March 13, 2025
Signed: June 12, 2025
: Committee of the Whole
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill increases the tax that the School District of Philadelphia can impose on real estate and reduces the City's tax rate to compensate.
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