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This bill creates a process for Philadelphia agencies to certify U-Visa and T-Visa applications, which are for victims of crime. The process includes guidelines for responding to requests, keeping information confidential, and deciding whether to grant or deny a request. This affects people who are applying for these types of visas, often victims of crime, and the agencies that handle their applications.

Amending Title 21 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous" to add a Chapter entitled "U-Visa and T-Visa Certifications," providing for a process for Certifying Agencies, including timely responses to requests, confidentiality of requests, guidelines for the grant or denial of a request, and other procedures, all under certain terms and conditions.

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Procedural2026-04-09

Philadelphia Legistar recorded this as a procedural council action without a separate member-by-member tally.

Recorded action
Introduced and Referred
Action type
Procedural

Official Action Note

This Bill was Introduced and Referred.to the Committee on Public Health and Human Services.

260303 procedural | PHL Council Votes