Committee on License and Consumer Protection — March 12, 2026 meeting summary
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The Committee met in City Hall (201A) to consider the February Rule 45 report and nine municipal code amendment items related to wagering, video gaming, taxicab regulations, and package goods/liquor licenses. The Rule 45 report and several license amendments were recommended to pass and passed by the Committee; two video gaming prohibition proposals failed to pass; taximeter/taxicab amendments and one package goods request were held in committee.
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- Approval of the February 2026 Rule 45 Report — Recommended to Pass; Passed by Committee.
- O2026-0022510: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-156-962 modifying license requirements regarding lawful sports wagering — Recommended to Pass; Passed by Committee.
- SO2025-0021968: Municipal Code 4-155-045 (new) disallowing the issuance of additional video gaming licenses in Wards 26, 27, 33, 35, 49 — Recommended Do Not Pass; Failed to Pass by Committee.
- O2026-0023351: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 4-155 adding new Section 4-155-045 to prohibit issuance of video gaming licenses in 28th Ward — Recommended Do Not Pass; Failed to Pass by Committee.
- O2025-0019931: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapters 9-104 and 9-112 adding specifications for taximeter use and modifying rules on taxicab equipment requirements and inspections, license fees and new service fare rates — Held in Committee.
- O2026-0023381: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-60-023 (15.111) to allow additional package goods licenses on portion(s) of S Hermitage Ave — Recommended to Pass; Passed by Committee.
- O2026-0023144: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-60-023 (16.149) to allow additional package goods licenses on portion(s) of S Ashland Ave — Recommended to Pass; Passed by Committee.
- O2026-0023219: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-60-022 (32.48) to disallow additional alcoholic liquor licenses on portion(s) of N Western Ave — Recommended to Pass; Passed by Committee.
- O2026-0023188: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-60-023 (2.191) to allow additional package goods licenses on portion(s) of W Chicago Ave — Held in Committee.
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Committee on License and Consumer Protection
Written Public Comment Deadline: March 11, 2026, 12:30 PM
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- Agendahttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/1c535182-6e8f-497b-a7ac-a0ff8d9a47a7.pdf
- Noticehttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/5aae3873-f613-f111-8406-001dd803e075.pdf
- Agendahttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/6d93d072-1714-f111-8406-001dd8131156.pdf
- Summaryhttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/4390f219-5c1e-f111-8341-001dd8062515.pdf
- Monthly Rule 45https://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/5cdbf913-5c1e-f111-8341-001dd8062515.pdf
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