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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Other actions actions from the October 16, 2019 meeting.
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Showing 1-3 of 3 actions from October 16, 2019
The enacted ordinance revises Philadelphia’s Fair Practices Ordinance definitions of gender identity and sexual orientation.
Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," by revising the definitions of gender identity and sexual orientation.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance adds requirements for gender-neutral bathrooms in City buildings.
Amending Section 16-104 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Gender-Neutral Bathrooms," to impose additional requirements regarding installation of gender-neutral bathrooms in City buildings; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance requires organizations and institutions that serve people under 18—including educational, recreational, and residential programs—to adopt and share policies prohibiting discrimination against transgender and gender-nonconforming youth.
Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," by adding a new Section 9-1133, to require that institutions or organizations that serve youth adopt and make known policy guidelines providing for non-discriminatory treatment of transgender and gender non-conforming youth, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.