PASSED
The enacted ordinance added a Philadelphia tax on retail sales of tobacco and tobacco-related products, including cigars, smokeless tobacco, pipe and loose tobacco, and rolling papers. Beginning July 1, 2010, retail sellers must file returns and pay the tax at rates set by item, weight, or package; sales delivered to a location outside Philadelphia are excluded under the stated conditions.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by adding a new Chapter entitled "Tobacco and Tobacco-Related Products Tax," under certain terms and conditions.
Pass2010-05-20
Action by CITY COUNCIL
A motion was made that this matter be PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:
13 Yes·3 No·0 Absent
Roll Call
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Anna Cibotti Verna | Yes |
| Bill Green | Yes |
| Blondell Reynolds Brown | Yes |
| Brian J. O'Neill | No |
| Curtis Jones, Jr. | Yes |
| Darrell L. Clarke | Yes |
| Donna Reed Miller | Yes |
| Frank J. DiCicco | No |
| Jack Kelly | Yes |
| James F. Kenney | Yes |
| Jannie L. Blackwell | Yes |
| Joan L. Krajewski | Yes |
| Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez | Yes |
| Marian B. Tasco | Yes |
| W. Wilson Goode, Jr. | No |
| William K. Greenlee | Yes |