License Plate Reader Audit

At a glance

• What: Order Or2026-0028873, presented by Martin, would direct the Executive Director of the Public Safety Administration to audit each City vendor that provides or maintains automatic license plate reader systems or data, checking compliance with the vendor's contractual data privacy terms and Illinois law (the title refers to the TRUST Act). The audit would be released publicly by April 1, 2027, with a joint hearing of the Committee on Police and Fire and the Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight within 30 days.
• Status: Two committees were called (Police and Fire, and Budget and Government Operations) and the matter was referred to the Committee on Committees and Rules on September 23, 2026.

Sources

• City Council journal, September 23, 2026, Volume II: https://chicityclerk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public-1/reports/2026_09_23%20Journal%20of%20the%20Proceedings%20Vol.%20II.pdf
• Journal pages 50535 to 50537.

Log

2026-09-23 - City Council

Introduced and referred.