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
Actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote.
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Meeting date
September 18, 2025
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s reported efforts to remove or suppress slavery-related content from national parks.
Condemning President Donald Trump's recent efforts to whitewash, suppress, and rewrite American history by removing slavery related content from national parks - including an exhibit at Independence National Historical Park honoring the nine individuals enslaved by President George Washington, developed by the Avenging the Ancestors Coalition - thereby attempting to erase Black history from the national narrative.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution renaming the 2100 block of McClellan Street “Christine E.
Renaming the 2100 Block of McClellan Street "Christine E. Thomas Way" in honor of Christine E. Thomas for her extraordinary service to her community and to the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill requires landlords to provide voter registration information to tenants when they sign a lease or renew their rental agreement.
Amending Section 9-3903 of The Philadelphia Code ("Certificate of Rental Suitability; Required Tenant Documents") to include the provision of voter registration information to tenants, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill allows a business at 3423 Kensington Ave to have a sidewalk cafe, which is an outdoor seating area, under certain rules.
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 3423 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill allows the city to use automated speed cameras on certain state routes to improve safety.
Amending Chapter 12-3400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Use of An Automated Speed Enforcement System to Improve Safety,” by providing for the use, administration and enforcement of automated speed cameras on designated state routes, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill modifies Philadelphia's rules about the use of certain bags by retail establishments, requiring them to charge customers a fee for bags and to post signs about the policy.
Amending Chapter 9-4900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prohibition on Use of Certain Bags by Retail Establishments," to modify certain definitions, require retail establishments to charge a fee for the provision of a bag to customers, and require signage, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill repeals a previous law that changed the zoning designations of certain areas near Island Avenue, the Delaware Expressway, and Bartram Avenue.
Repealing in its entirety Bill No. 240415 (approved July 19, 2024), entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Island Avenue, the Delaware Expressway, and Bartram Avenue."
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The proposal, currently in Council on second reading, would prohibit businesses contracted by Philadelphia to transfer, transport, process, recycle, or dispose of city-collected waste from sending it to an incinerator or waste-to-fuel facility.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," to prohibit contractors providing solid waste, recycling or composting services to the City from incinerating discarded matter, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill allows the owner of 3423 Kensington Avenue to install and maintain an encroachment, which is a structure that extends beyond their property line, under certain conditions.
Authorizing 3419 KENSINGTON PARTNERS or a subsequent owner to install, own, and maintain an encroachment at 3423 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill changes the pay for members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, which is a group that makes decisions about zoning rules in Philadelphia.
Amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Officers and Employees,” by changing the compensation of members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Meeting date
September 16, 2025
Meeting date
September 11, 2025
The enacted ordinance restricts commercial establishments from being open to the public between 11 p.m.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code (entitled "Service and Other Businesses") to add business hour restrictions in the First, Seventh, and Eighth Councilmanic Districts, all under certain terms and conditions.
NO ACTION TAKEN
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The enacted ordinance creates an automated vehicle-noise enforcement system using stationary cameras and sound-measuring equipment to document violations of Philadelphia’s motor-vehicle noise limit.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to revise procedures for operation of an automated vehicle noise enforcement system and creating Section 12-1138, entitled "Automated Vehicle Noise Enforcement".
NO ACTION TAKEN
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill defines which residential developments qualify as affordable housing projects, including projects using certain housing programs, public financing, public land, or long-term affordability agreements.
Amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code (The Building, Construction and Occupancy Code), by defining affordable housing projects and establishing specific application and permitting procedures for such projects, all under certain terms and conditions.
NO ACTION TAKEN
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The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s zoning code to allow the Zoning Board of Adjustment to make approval of certain residential projects depend on a commitment to provide affordable housing.
Amending Section 14-303 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Common Procedures and Requirements," by authorizing the Zoning Board of Adjustment to condition zoning approval upon provision of affordable housing, under certain terms and conditions.
NO ACTION TAKEN
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This bill creates an Anti-Displacement Fund to help prevent tenants from being forced out of their homes.
Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant," to hereby authorize the creation of an Anti-Displacement Fund, to establish violations for displacement, and to authorize the Department of Planning and Development to administer the Anti-Displacement Fund; and amending Section A-505, entitled "Cease Operations Order" to add notice requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
NO ACTION TAKEN
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This bill updates the rules for selling electronic smoking devices and other nicotine products in Philadelphia, adding new penalties and ways to enforce the rules.
Amending Section 9-633 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sale of Electronic Smoking Devices and Unapproved Nicotine Delivery Products," to update definitions and to provide for additional penalties, enforcement, and compliance options, all under certain terms and conditions.
NO ACTION TAKEN
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The adopted resolution amends and restates the Economic Opportunity Review Committee’s membership by appointing representatives from the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia and the Independence Business Alliance as two additional business community members.
Amending and restating Resolution 120184 to appoint two additional business community members to the Economic Opportunity Review Committee.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.