Bill 110631

Introduced by

From the floor

Passages in the official transcripts that cite this file number. Every quote links to its exact place in the record.

1. “First of all, let me, first off, allow me to thank you for the opportunity to speak to Council and to thank each of the Councilmen I have recently met. I'm here to speak about Bill 110631. Some people might call it limiting access to police reports and private information. I call it eliminating public access from public records. These public records are traffic report incidences and they're produced on the road after…”

   Dr. Cavoto · Stated Meeting, November 17, 2011 · Nov 17, 2011 · official transcript, this passage

2. “Good afternoon. My name is John Sambolino. I'm an attorney. I'm here to speak in opposition to Bill 110631. Police motor vehicle accident reports are public records under state law. This bill attempts to unilaterally say that they're confidential and the public can't access them. What I do as an attorney is, we access these records. We send letters out to people who have been involved in motor vehicle accidents offer…”

   Mr. Sambolini · Stated Meeting, November 17, 2011 · Nov 17, 2011 · official transcript, this passage

3. “Good morning. Thank you for allowing me to speak. My name is Jenny Robinson and I'm in Public and Government Affairs for AAA Mid-Atlantic. We have 700,000 members in the five-county Philadelphia region, 79,000 of whom live in Philadelphia and many of the rest travel and work and visit Philadelphia every day, and we are here on behalf of those motorists. And so we'll be clear on what this issue is. The City Records De…”

   Ms. Robinson · Stated Meeting, November 17, 2011 · Nov 17, 2011 · official transcript, this passage

4. “And the record again will indicate that Councilman O'Neill abstained. We will now consider Bill No. 110631.”

   Council President Verna · Stated Meeting, November 17, 2011 · Nov 17, 2011 · official transcript, this passage

5. “The Committee on Law and Government, to which was referred Bill No. 110631, entitled "An ordinance amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Miscellaneous,' by regulating the public availability of reports, including, but not limited to, providing for the confidentiality of certain information contained in such reports, and providing fees for the issuance of such reports, all under certain terms and condi…”

   Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, October 20, 2011 · Oct 20, 2011 · official transcript, this passage

6. “Thank you, Madam President. I move that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of Bill No. 110631. (Duly seconded.)”

   Councilman Greenlee · Stated Meeting, October 20, 2011 · Oct 20, 2011 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

1. Sep 22, 2011Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
2. Oct 19, 2011HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Law and Government
3. Oct 19, 2011HEARING HELD · Committee on Law and Government
4. Oct 19, 2011AMENDED · Committee on Law and Government
5. Oct 19, 2011REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Law and Government
6. Oct 20, 2011SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
7. Oct 20, 2011ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
8. Oct 20, 2011ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
9. Nov 17, 2011READ · CITY COUNCIL
10. Nov 17, 2011PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
11. Nov 29, 2011SIGNED · MAYOR

Official documents

• CertifiedCopy11063101.pdf

Documents open on the City of Philadelphia’s legislative site.