Bill 250720

Introduced by

How members voted

1. Vote on Dec 11, 2025 · CITY COUNCIL

   Aye (14)

   Councilmember BassCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember PhillipsCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember AhmadCouncilmember YoungCouncil President Johnson

   Nay (3)

   Councilmember BrooksCouncilmember LandauCouncilmember O'Rourke

From the floor

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1. “To the president and members of the council, the City of Philadelphia, I'm pleased to advise you that on December 17, 2025, I signed the following bill, which was passed by council at its session on December 4, 2025. Bill No. 250887-A. And that on December 17th, I signed the following bills which passed by council at its session on December 11, 2025, Bill No. 250534, 250573, 250841, 250951, 350952, 250953, 250954, 25…”

   Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, January 22, 2026 · Jan 22, 2026 · official transcript, this passage

2. “Hello and thank you for the opportunity to provide public comment today. I'm Kelly Flannery, the Policy Director at Positive Women's Network, a national network of cis and trans women and gender diverse people living with HIV in the U.S. Our Pennsylvania chapter has been organizing for reproductive justice and harm reduction for 15 years in Philadelphia. I'm here today in strong opposition to Bill 250720, which would…”

   Ms. Flannery · Stated Meeting, December 11, 2025 · Dec 11, 2025 · official transcript, this passage

3. “We have Thomas Pfeiffer, Catherine Andreal, Emily Dooley, Becca Richards. May Keyana Hernandon, Shabab Obgorin, Caitlin Green, Angela Okeke, Landra (ph) Japaro, Camille Lamar and Imani Smith also make their way to the podium. (Witnesses approached podium.) UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: I am here to speak in opposition to Bill 250720. City Council is well aware that the original mobile services ban in District 7 only became e…”

   Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, December 11, 2025 · Dec 11, 2025 · official transcript, this passage

4. “Good afternoon, Councilmembers. My name is Katie Glick and I'm here to urge you to vote no on Bill 250720, which will restrict mobile services in District 6. I'm a nurse who's worked with people who are unhoused and use drugs and I'm now pursuing a medical degree to continue serving all Philadelphians. I live in Kensington in walking distance of District 6, and I've personally reversed overdoses while walking around…”

   Ms. Glick · Stated Meeting, December 11, 2025 · Dec 11, 2025 · official transcript, this passage

5. “Good afternoon, Councilmembers. My name is Billie Boyer and I'm speaking in opposition to Bill No. 250720. I have to say I feel somewhat dismayed giving this testimony without Councilmember Driscoll present whose bill this is and is up for a vote today, but I will continue anyways. I'm a proud Philly resident and educator and I have been doing street outreach across the Kensington neighborhood, meeting people where t…”

   Ms. Boyer · Stated Meeting, December 11, 2025 · Dec 11, 2025 · official transcript, this passage

6. “Good morning. My name is Ogbonna Hagins, fourth generation chattel slavery survivor. I'm the President of the Philadelphia Reparations Coalition for American Freedmen. We're about raising the estate of the American Freedmen, as per the 39th Congress. I am here today to address a narrow but critical legal issue, the use of the term minority-owned within the City's procurement policy and why that language is treated by…”

   Mr. Hagins · Stated Meeting, December 11, 2025 · Dec 11, 2025 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

1. Sep 11, 2025Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
2. Nov 24, 2025HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Licenses and Inspections
3. Nov 24, 2025HEARING HELD · Committee on Licenses and Inspections
4. Nov 24, 2025REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Licenses and Inspections
5. Dec 4, 2025SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
6. Dec 4, 2025ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
7. Dec 4, 2025READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
8. Dec 11, 2025READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
9. Jan 22, 2026NO ACTION TAKEN · MAYOR

Official documents

• Bill No. 25072000
• CertifiedCopy25072000

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