City of Philadelphia - File #: 210206

• File #: 210206
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 3/11/2021
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 6/10/2021
• Title: Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled "Referenda Approved by the Voters," by adding a new section providing that the citizens of Philadelphia call upon the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the Governor to pass legislation that will decriminalize, regulate, and tax the use, and sale to adults aged 21 years or older, of cannabis for non-medical purposes.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Green
• Indexes: PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/23/2021	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/10/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
4/22/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
4/22/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
4/22/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
4/21/2021	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/21/2021	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
4/21/2021	0	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
3/11/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred

Title
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled "Referenda Approved by the Voters," by adding a new section providing that the citizens of Philadelphia call upon the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the Governor to pass legislation that will decriminalize, regulate, and tax the use, and sale to adults aged 21 years or older, of cannabis for non-medical purposes.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. There shall be submitted for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia at the election to be held November 2, 2021, the amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter contained in Resolution No. 210215, approved by Council on June 10, 2021, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Council.

SECTION 2. There shall be placed on the ballot the following question to be answered "Yes" or "No" by the qualified electors participating in the election:

Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to call upon the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the Governor to pass legislation that would decriminalize, regulate, and tax the use, and sale to adults aged 21 years or older, of cannabis for non-medical purposes?

SECTION 3. The Clerk of Council is hereby directed to (i) certify to the Board of Elections, within five days of this Ordinance becoming law, a copy of this Ordinance and Resolution No. 210215; and (ii) to have printed in pamphlet form, in sufficient number for general distribution, the proposed amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter as set forth in Resolution No. 210215 together with the ballot question set forth in Section 2 of this Ordinance.

SECTION 4. The Clerk of Council is hereby directed to cause to be published one time, during the (3) weeks preceding the election on November 2, 2021, in three (3) newspapers of general circulation in...