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File #: 230510    Version: Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 6/15/2023 In control: Committee on Public Safety
On agenda: Final action: 11/30/2023
Title: Amending Chapter 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Spaces - Prohibited Conduct," by prohibiting certain facial coverings from being worn in certain spaces; under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Phillips, Councilmember Harrity, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Lozada, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Driscoll, Councilmember Vaughn, Councilmember Gilmore Richardson
Indexes: INDIVIDUAL CONDUCT
Code sections: 10-600 - Public Places-Prohibited Conduct
Attachments: 1. Bill No. 23051001, As Amended.pdf, 2. CertifiedCopy23051001.pdf
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
12/14/20231 MAYOR NO ACTION TAKEN   Action details Meeting details Not available
11/30/20231 CITY COUNCIL READ AND PASSEDPass13:2 Action details Meeting details Not available
11/16/20231 CITY COUNCIL SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL   Action details Meeting details Not available
11/16/20231 CITY COUNCIL READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Meeting details Not available
11/16/20231 CITY COUNCIL ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Meeting details Not available
11/14/20230 Committee on Public Safety HEARING NOTICES SENT   Action details Meeting details Not available
11/14/20231 Committee on Public Safety REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED   Action details Meeting details Not available
11/14/20230 Committee on Public Safety HEARING HELD   Action details Meeting details Not available
11/14/20230 Committee on Public Safety AMENDED   Action details Meeting details Not available
10/24/20230 Committee on Public Safety HEARING NOTICES SENT   Action details Meeting details Not available
10/24/20230 Committee on Public Safety Cancellation of Scheduled Public Hearing   Action details Meeting details Not available
6/15/20230 CITY COUNCIL     Not available Meeting details Not available
Title
Amending Chapter 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Spaces - Prohibited Conduct," by prohibiting certain facial coverings from being worn in certain spaces; under certain terms and conditions.

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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Philadelphia hereby makes the following legislative
findings:

1. In 2020, casually wearing ski masks became prevalent in the City of Philadelphia. This trend corresponded with an uptick of individuals wanted by the Police Department who wore ski masks in the commission of a crime.

2. In June 2021, two shooters wearing ski masks shot two people, killing one of them in North Philadelphia. In September 2022, five masked individuals, some or all of whom wore ski masks, shot into a crowd of people attending a junior varsity football scrimmage, killing a 14-year-old and injuring four others. In May 2023, a shooter wearing a ski mask shot and killed a 15-year-old high school student on a public bus. In July 2023, an attacker dressed in a ski mask and body armor killed five people and injured two children in Kingsessing. In most cases, perpetrators' use of a ski mask to conceal their identity impeded law enforcement's ability to identify and apprehend the individual.

3. The use of ski masks by criminals to conceal their identities is both a public safety issue and a quality-of-life issue. Our quality of life suffers when residents feel at greater risk of experiencing crime while going about their daily lives in this City. And public safety is lessened when criminals can wear ski masks with anonymity, making it difficult for police officers to identify them.


SECTION 2. Chapter 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

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CHAPTER 10-600. PUBLIC SPACES - PROHIBITED CONDUCT.

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? 10-613. Concealed Identities.

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(1) No person shall, with the specific intent to intimidate or threaten another person, or wit...

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