Amending Chapter 9-4400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Responsible Business Operations," to add illegal sales of tobacco products to minors and unlicensed tobacco retailing as nuisance behaviors, and require completion of a Department-approved Tobacco Retailer Education and Compliance Training as a condition of lifting a Cease Operations Order, all under certain terms and conditions.

251097 · Bill · Enacted

Sponsors: Anthony Phillips, Quetcy Lozada, Kendra Brooks, Nicolas O'Rourke, Brian J. O'Neill, Mark Squilla

Timeline

• Dec 11, 2025: Introduced and Referred (City Council)
• Feb 5, 2026: Suspend the Rules of the Council (City Council)
• Feb 5, 2026: Ordered Placed on This Day`s First Reading Calendar (City Council)
• Feb 5, 2026: Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar (City Council)
• Feb 19, 2026: Read and Passed (City Council)
• Mar 5, 2026: No Action Taken (Mayor)