Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-68 by adding new Section 2-68-050 requiring City data to be processed, stored, transmitted and disposed, within United States jurisdiction with variable storage credits dependent on location within State of Illinois, or within corporate limit of City of Chicago

Votes › Economic, Capital and Technology Development › 36th Ward: Gilbert Villegas

Clerk's short name: SO2024-0008201

• Record number: SO2024-0008201
• Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
• Status: Final
• Sponsor: Gilbert Villegas (36th Ward)
• Co-sponsors (35): Felix Cardona Jr. (31st Ward), Peter Chico (10th Ward), Stephanie D. Coleman (16th Ward), William Conway (34th Ward), Ruth Cruz (30th Ward), Pat Dowell (3rd Ward), Jason C. Ervin (28th Ward), James M. Gardiner (45th Ward), Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14th Ward), William E. Hall (6th Ward), Michelle A. Harris (8th Ward), Timothy R. Knudsen (43rd Ward), Bennett R. Lawson (44th Ward), Nicole T. Lee (11th Ward), Raymond A. Lopez (15th Ward), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th 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), Julia M. Ramirez (12th Ward), Brendan Reilly (42nd Ward), Lamont J. Robinson (4th Ward), Michael D. Rodriguez (22nd Ward), Monique L. Scott (24th Ward), Debra L. Silverstein (50th Ward), Nicholas Sposato (38th Ward), Silvana Tabares (23rd Ward), Chris Taliaferro (29th Ward), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40th Ward), Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward), Desmon C. Yancy (5th Ward)
• Committee: Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development
• Introduction Date: Mar 20, 2024
• Final Action Date: Sep 18, 2024
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Roll call: Passed Sep 18, 2024

48 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent. On motion of Alderperson Villegas, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of Sep 18, 2024.

Yea (48): 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), Ronnie L. Mosley (21), Michael D. Rodriguez (22), Silvana Tabares (23), Monique L. Scott (24), Byron Sigcho-López (25), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Scott Waguespack (32), Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33), 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)

Absent (2): Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Walter R. Burnett (27)

Impact report

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City contracts that store City data would have to keep that data inside the United States, and companies that store it in Illinois or in Chicago would get an advantage when bidding.

Who it affects

• Companies that store data for the City: Their contracts would require City data to be processed, stored, sent, and disposed of only within the United States, with no access from outside the country.
• Data storage businesses in Illinois: They could get a 6 percent bid preference on City data storage contracts if all City data is stored in Illinois.
• Data storage businesses within Chicago city limits: They could get an 8 percent bid preference on City data storage contracts if all City data is stored inside the city.
• Third parties that share or co-create work using City data: City data shared with them or built into joint work would also fall under the U.S.-only rule.
• City sister agencies: They are encouraged, but not required, to adopt similar data residency policies.

What changes

• City data storage contracts must require that City data stays within the United States.
• City data, systems, and services could not be accessed from outside the United States.
• Contractors storing City data in Illinois would get a 6 percent bid advantage.
• Contractors storing City data in Chicago would get an 8 percent bid advantage.
• Contractors who break their promise to store data locally would face a fine of three times their bid advantage.

Money

• Bid preference of 6 percent of the contract base bid for contractors who store all City data in Illinois.
• Bid preference of 8 percent of the contract base bid for contractors who store all City data within Chicago city limits.
• Contractors who get a bid preference but fail to keep data in Illinois or Chicago, as promised, would pay a fine equal to three times the bid preference they received.

Where: United States; State of Illinois; City of Chicago; 36th Ward

When: Upon passage and publication

Timeline

• Mar 22, 2024: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
• Jul 9, 2024: Substituted, Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development. The matter was substituted in committee.
• Sep 11, 2024: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
• Sep 18, 2024: Passed, City Council (48 yea, 0 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Villegas, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed.

Documents

• SO2024-0008201 - ECTD - Rule 44 Letters.pdf (Committee Letter)
• W36 - Data Residency.pdf (Legislation)
• SO2024-0008201 Second Substitute sent at 457 PM.pdf (Legislation)
• SO2024-0008201 First Substitute sent at 340 PM.pdf (Legislation)
• Second Sub_Rctd.pdf (Legislation)
• First Sub_Rctd.pdf (Legislation)
• SO2024-0008201 Third Substitute Sep 11 Final as Passed.sep12.sep11.pdf (Legislation)

Lobbying and money

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Who lobbied on it

• Illinois Environmental Council: STOP O2024-0008201 (1 filing, Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024; Iyana Simba; matched by record number)
• Amazon.Com Services LLC: PASSAGE OF O2024-0008201 (1 filing, Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024; Patrick Schweska; matched by record number)

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