Lobbying Disclosure: Illinois Restaurant Association on Ridesharing (2016)
April 1, 2016
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The Frame
This document records the formal advocacy efforts of the Illinois Restaurant Association to influence city-wide regulations governing ridesharing services in Chicago.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Illinois Restaurant Association
The organization formally engaged in the legislative process to influence city-wide ridesharing regulations.
Chicago Ridesharing Industry
The industry is subject to the regulations discussed during the committee testimony.
Last recorded activity April 1, 2016.
Next step not available in the current record.
Summary
Key Facts
- Sam Toia served as the lobbyist for the Illinois Restaurant Association during the period of April 1, 2016, to June 30, 2016.
- The lobbying activity targeted the Committees of the City Council in Chicago.
- The specific action taken was providing testimony regarding a ridesharing regulations ordinance.
- The testimony was delivered to a joint session of the Committee on Transportation and Public Way and the Committee on License and Consumer Protection.
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Why It Matters
This document records the formal advocacy efforts of the Illinois Restaurant Association to influence city-wide regulations governing ridesharing services in Chicago.
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Ridesharing Regulation Advocacy
The Illinois Restaurant Association's involvement indicates that the hospitality industry had a stake in the regulatory framework of ridesharing services in 2016.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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