# Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-4-306 to require search warrant, subpoena, or other lawful procedure for police to request video surveillance footage from licensed premises

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- Record number: **O2025-0021023**
- Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
- Status: In Committee (Re-Referred)
- Sponsor: [Brian Hopkins](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/2) (2nd Ward)
- Committee: Joint Committee: Public Safety; Police and Fire
- Submitted Date: Nov 14, 2025
- Introduction Date: Nov 14, 2025
- Official record: [Office of the City Clerk](https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Matter/?matterId=1B0BAD53-77C1-F011-BBD2-001DD80AA671)

## Impact report

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This report recommends sending a proposed ordinance, which would require police to use a search warrant, subpoena, or other lawful procedure to request video surveillance footage from licensed businesses, to a joint committee on Public Safety and Police and Fire for further review.

**Who it affects**

- **Licensed businesses with video surveillance**: The proposed ordinance concerns how police may request video footage from licensed premises, but this report only moves it to another committee.
- **Chicago Police**: The proposed ordinance would require a search warrant, subpoena, or other lawful procedure to request video footage from licensed premises, but it has not been decided yet.
- **City Council committee members**: The ordinance would now be reviewed by a joint committee on Public Safety and Police and Fire.

**What changes**

- The Committee on Public Safety voted on February 3, 2026, with no dissenting votes, to send the ordinance to a joint committee.
- The ordinance will be reviewed by a Joint Committee on Public Safety and Police and Fire.
- No change to police access to business video footage is made by this report itself.

## Timeline

- Nov 14, 2025: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
- Feb 3, 2026: Recommended for Re-Referral, Committee on Public Safety. The matter was recommended for Re-Referral by controlling legislative body.
- Feb 18, 2026: Referred, City Council. The matter was Re-Referred to Committee.

## Documents

- [Committee on Public Safety Letter 2\_18\_26 - rereferral.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/317a112a-bac3-4df7-aa31-33c844fc45a0.pdf) (Committee Letter)
- [w2 - o21023.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/d7ad7e82-c519-4c8d-a41c-617b86e456a2.pdf) (Legislation)

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