Chicago City Council committees

Legislation introduced at City Council is referred to one of 22 committees and subcommittees, which hold hearings and recommend whether the full Council should pass it. Items that never get a committee vote stay "in committee". Backlog counts non-routine items introduced this term that are still waiting.

Committee	Chair	Members	Waiting	Waiting over a year	Meetings held
Aviation	Matthew J. O'Shea	20	2	0	8
Budget and Government Operations	Jason C. Ervin	35	56	26	83
Committees and Rules	Michelle A. Harris	50	130	83	13
Contracting Oversight and Equity	Emma Mitts	14	27	23	10
Economic, Capital and Technology Development	Derrick G. Curtis	17	69	20	55
Education and Child Development	Jeanette B. Taylor	15	6	4	16
Environmental Protection and Energy	Maria E. Hadden	15	23	17	17
Ethics and Government Oversight	Matthew J. Martin	13	15	6	21
Finance	Pat Dowell	35	76	35	83
Health and Human Relations	Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez	13	27	19	24
Housing and Real Estate	Byron Sigcho-Lopez	20	18	12	45
Immigrant and Refugee Rights	Andre Vasquez Jr.	14	15	12	18
License and Consumer Protection	Debra L. Silverstein	18	95	35	35
Pedestrian and Traffic Safety	Daniel La Spata	15	27	19	38
Police and Fire	Chris Taliaferro	18	16	13	26
Public Safety	Brian Hopkins	18	44	27	30
Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation	Nicholas Sposato	18	9	3	15
Transportation and Public Way	Gregory I. Mitchell	14	103	39	40
Workforce Development	Michael D. Rodriguez	15	12	6	25
Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards	Gilbert Villegas	20	112	46	42
Finance: Subcommittee on Revenue	William E. Hall	17	0	0	3
Workforce Development: Subcommittee on Youth Employment	Jessica L. Fuentes	15	0	0	2