Amendment of Municipal Code Section 2-120-518 establishing reporting and tracking procedures regarding hate incidents
Votes › Public Safety › 50th Ward: Debra L. Silverstein
- Record number: SO2023-0003932
- Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
- Status: Final
- Sponsor: Debra L. Silverstein (50th Ward)
- Co-sponsors (49): Anthony Beale (9th Ward), Burnett, Jr., Walter, Felix Cardona Jr. (31st Ward), Peter Chico (10th Ward), Angela Clay (46th Ward), Stephanie D. Coleman (16th Ward), William Conway (34th Ward), Ruth Cruz (30th Ward), Derrick G. Curtis (18th Ward), Pat Dowell (3rd Ward), Jason C. Ervin (28th Ward), Jessica L. Fuentes (26th Ward), James M. Gardiner (45th Ward), Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14th Ward), Maria E. Hadden (49th Ward), William E. Hall (6th Ward), Michelle A. Harris (8th Ward), Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward), Timothy R. Knudsen (43rd Ward), Daniel La Spata (1st Ward), Bennett R. Lawson (44th Ward), Nicole T. Lee (11th Ward), Raymond A. Lopez (15th Ward), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th Ward), Matthew J. Martin (47th Ward), Gregory I. Mitchell (7th Ward), Emma Mitts (37th Ward), David H. Moore (17th Ward), Ronnie L. Mosley (21st Ward), Anthony V. Napolitano (41st Ward), Samantha Nugent (39th Ward), Matthew J. O'Shea (19th Ward), Marty Quinn (13th Ward), Julia M. Ramirez (12th Ward), Ramirez-Rosa, Carlos, Brendan Reilly (42nd Ward), Lamont J. Robinson (4th Ward), Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33rd Ward), Michael D. Rodriguez (22nd Ward), Monique L. Scott (24th Ward), Byron Sigcho-López (25th Ward), Nicholas Sposato (38th Ward), Silvana Tabares (23rd Ward), Chris Taliaferro (29th Ward), Jeanette B. Taylor (20th Ward), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40th Ward), Gilbert Villegas (36th Ward), Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward), Desmon C. Yancy (5th Ward)
- Committee: Committee on Public Safety
- Introduction Date: Sep 14, 2023
- Final Action Date: Dec 13, 2023
- Official record: Office of the City Clerk
Roll call: Passed Dec 13, 2023
49 yea, 0 nay. On motion of Alderperson Hopkins, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Hopkins, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of Dec 13, 2023.
Yea (49): Daniel La Spata (1), Brian Hopkins (2), Pat Dowell (3), Lamont J. Robinson (4), Desmon C. Yancy (5), William E. Hall (6), Gregory I. Mitchell (7), Michelle A. Harris (8), Anthony Beale (9), Peter Chico (10), Nicole T. Lee (11), Julia M. Ramirez (12), Marty Quinn (13), Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14), Raymond A. Lopez (15), Stephanie D. Coleman (16), David H. Moore (17), Derrick G. Curtis (18), Matthew J. O'Shea (19), Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Ronnie L. Mosley (21), Michael D. Rodriguez (22), Silvana Tabares (23), Monique L. Scott (24), Byron Sigcho-López (25), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Walter R. Burnett (27), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Scott Waguespack (32), William Conway (34), Gilbert Villegas (36), Emma Mitts (37), Nicholas Sposato (38), Samantha Nugent (39), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40), Anthony V. Napolitano (41), Brendan Reilly (42), Timothy R. Knudsen (43), Bennett R. Lawson (44), James M. Gardiner (45), Angela Clay (46), Matthew J. Martin (47), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48), Maria E. Hadden (49), Debra L. Silverstein (50), Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (former member)
Not voting (1): Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33)
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Plain-language summary
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Timeline
- Sep 14, 2023: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
- Dec 8, 2023: Substituted, Committee on Public Safety. The matter was substituted in Committee.
- Dec 13, 2023: Passed, City Council (49 yea, 0 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Hopkins, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Hopkins, the matter was Passed.
- Dec 13, 2023: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Public Safety. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
Documents
- Hate Incidents Ordinance.pdf (Legislation)
- Hate Crime Ordinance SIGNED.pdf (Legislation)
- SO2023-0003932 Recommendation Letter.pdf (Committee Letter)
Lobbying and money
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Who lobbied on it
- Equality Illinois: IN SUPPORT OF SO2023-3932 (CHI VS. HATE) (1 filing, Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023; Michael Ziri; matched by record number)
Money from these interests in the 365 days before the vote
| Member | Vote | Amount | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy R. Knudsen | Yea | $605 | Equality Illinois (company) |
| Maria E. Hadden | Yea | $500 | Equality Illinois (company) |
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