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City Council (Philadelphia) minutes — April 23, 2026: tenant-protection and immigration non‑intervention measures passed; budget/capital items advanced

PhiladelphiaApr 23, 20264 min read

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Council met in Room 400 with a quorum. Council passed major tenant-protection and property‑license ordinances, approved a package of measures limiting City cooperation with immigration enforcement, advanced capital and appropriation bills for further readings (including an amended transfer ordinance), adopted multiple appointments and honorary renamings, and approved an economic development service agreement. Numerous land‑bank/property transfer resolutions were transmitted from the Mayor and placed on future calendars.

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Passed Bill No. 250329‑AA (Property Licenses and Owner Accountability) on second reading.
Passed Bill No. 250330‑AA (Landlord and Tenant — tenant protections and related enforcement) on second reading.
Passed a package of ordinances addressing City interaction with immigration enforcement (Bills No. 260056, 260057, 260058, 260059, 260061, 260062) on second reading.
Passed Bill No. 260060 requiring law‑enforcement identification and prohibiting impersonation (read and passed).
Suspended rules and ordered printed/placed on calendar: capital program and capital budget amendment bills (Bill No. 260213 and Bill No. 260214) and an appropriations transfer ordinance (Bill No. 260215‑A); 260215‑A was amended on the floor and placed on next week's second‑reading calendar.
Passed Bill No. 260295 authorizing a Service Agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to support economic/commercial development.
Adopted multiple appointments and board actions: appointing Bekir Gunaydin, Felicia Wilson, Ken Weller, and Kya Kerner to the Old City Special Services District Board (Res. No. 260253–260256); reappointing members to the Citizens Police Oversight Commission (Res. No. 260355–260357).
Adopted honorary street renamings and numerous recognition resolutions (including Res. No. 260353, 260354 and Res. No. 260397, 260404–260414).
Mayor communications transmitting multiple land‑bank/disposition and property‑transfer resolutions (e.g., File Nos. 260368–260375) were read and filed; corresponding resolutions were introduced or placed on next week's final passage calendar (e.g., Res. No. 260398–260408).
Public comment was received from multiple speakers on agenda items (see notes of testimony for full remarks).

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