Council actions
Philadelphia City Council actions
These are actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote. They include unanimous decisions, procedural steps such as hearings, notices and amendments, and other entries such as referrals and signatures.
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Council actions
Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the March 27, 2008 meeting.
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The enacted ordinance prohibits people who are subject to active protection-from-abuse orders from buying, possessing, using, controlling, manufacturing, or obtaining a license for firearms while the orders are in effect.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Prohibited Possession, Sale and Transfer of Firearms by Persons Subject to Protection From Abuse Orders."
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance prohibits people who are subject to active protection-from-abuse orders from buying, possessing, using, controlling, manufacturing, or obtaining a license for firearms while the orders are in effect.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Prohibited Possession, Sale and Transfer of Firearms by Persons Subject to Protection From Abuse Orders."
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance prohibits people who are subject to active protection-from-abuse orders from buying, possessing, using, controlling, manufacturing, or obtaining a license for firearms while the orders are in effect.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Prohibited Possession, Sale and Transfer of Firearms by Persons Subject to Protection From Abuse Orders."
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted law allows a judge to issue a warrant to temporarily remove firearms from a person when a Commonwealth attorney or two police officers provide probable cause that the person poses an imminent risk of injury to themselves or others and possesses firearms in Philadelphia.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Temporary Removal of Firearms of Persons Posing a Risk of Imminent Personal Injury to Self or Others."
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted law allows a judge to issue a warrant to temporarily remove firearms from a person when a Commonwealth attorney or two police officers provide probable cause that the person poses an imminent risk of injury to themselves or others and possesses firearms in Philadelphia.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Temporary Removal of Firearms of Persons Posing a Risk of Imminent Personal Injury to Self or Others."
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted law allows a judge to issue a warrant to temporarily remove firearms from a person when a Commonwealth attorney or two police officers provide probable cause that the person poses an imminent risk of injury to themselves or others and possesses firearms in Philadelphia.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Temporary Removal of Firearms of Persons Posing a Risk of Imminent Personal Injury to Self or Others."
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted law allows a judge to issue a warrant to temporarily remove firearms from a person when a Commonwealth attorney or two police officers provide probable cause that the person poses an imminent risk of injury to themselves or others and possesses firearms in Philadelphia.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Temporary Removal of Firearms of Persons Posing a Risk of Imminent Personal Injury to Self or Others."
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted law allows a judge to issue a warrant to temporarily remove firearms from a person when a Commonwealth attorney or two police officers provide probable cause that the person poses an imminent risk of injury to themselves or others and possesses firearms in Philadelphia.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Temporary Removal of Firearms of Persons Posing a Risk of Imminent Personal Injury to Self or Others."
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required people acquiring or transferring firearms in Philadelphia—including bringing a firearm into the city—to apply for and obtain a license from the Philadelphia Police Department, with some exceptions for government agencies, certain dealers, and pawnbrokers.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Acquisition or Transfer of Firearms," to regulate the acquiring or transferring of any firearm within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required people acquiring or transferring firearms in Philadelphia—including bringing a firearm into the city—to apply for and obtain a license from the Philadelphia Police Department, with some exceptions for government agencies, certain dealers, and pawnbrokers.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Acquisition or Transfer of Firearms," to regulate the acquiring or transferring of any firearm within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required people acquiring or transferring firearms in Philadelphia—including bringing a firearm into the city—to apply for and obtain a license from the Philadelphia Police Department, with some exceptions for government agencies, certain dealers, and pawnbrokers.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Acquisition or Transfer of Firearms," to regulate the acquiring or transferring of any firearm within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required people acquiring or transferring firearms in Philadelphia—including bringing a firearm into the city—to apply for and obtain a license from the Philadelphia Police Department, with some exceptions for government agencies, certain dealers, and pawnbrokers.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Acquisition or Transfer of Firearms," to regulate the acquiring or transferring of any firearm within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required people acquiring or transferring firearms in Philadelphia—including bringing a firearm into the city—to apply for and obtain a license from the Philadelphia Police Department, with some exceptions for government agencies, certain dealers, and pawnbrokers.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Acquisition or Transfer of Firearms," to regulate the acquiring or transferring of any firearm within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited people charged with certain violent-crime offenses from acquiring, possessing, or controlling firearms while those charges were pending.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section to prohibit the possession or acquisition of firearms by persons charged with certain criminal offenses, during the pendency of such charges, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited people charged with certain violent-crime offenses from acquiring, possessing, or controlling firearms while those charges were pending.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section to prohibit the possession or acquisition of firearms by persons charged with certain criminal offenses, during the pendency of such charges, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited people charged with certain violent-crime offenses from acquiring, possessing, or controlling firearms while those charges were pending.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section to prohibit the possession or acquisition of firearms by persons charged with certain criminal offenses, during the pendency of such charges, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited people charged with certain violent-crime offenses from acquiring, possessing, or controlling firearms while those charges were pending.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section to prohibit the possession or acquisition of firearms by persons charged with certain criminal offenses, during the pendency of such charges, under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited people charged with certain violent-crime offenses from acquiring, possessing, or controlling firearms while those charges were pending.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section to prohibit the possession or acquisition of firearms by persons charged with certain criminal offenses, during the pendency of such charges, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.