{"action":"closed","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/datamade/chi-councilmatic/issues/17","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/datamade/chi-councilmatic/issues/17/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/datamade/chi-councilmatic/issues/17/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/datamade/chi-councilmatic/issues/17/events","html_url":"https://github.com/datamade/chi-councilmatic/issues/17","id":111667079,"number":17,"title":"bill status questions","user":{"login":"cathydeng","id":1406537,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1406537?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/cathydeng","html_url":"https://github.com/cathydeng","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/cathydeng/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/cathydeng/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/cathydeng/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/cathydeng/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/cathydeng/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/cathydeng/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/cathydeng/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/cathydeng/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/cathydeng/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/datamade/chi-councilmatic/labels/question","name":"question","color":"cc317c"}],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2015-10-15T17:27:10Z","updated_at":"2016-01-05T19:47:11Z","closed_at":"2016-01-05T19:47:11Z","body":"**notes:**\r\n- in Chicago, ordinances are the interesting legislation type (analogous to introductions in nyc)\r\n- most ordinances are just passed by city council, & that's the terminal status. rare for ordinance to be signed by mayor\r\n- a direct introduction is when something starts in a committee (instead of starting in city council & then getting referred to a committee, which is what usually happens)\r\n- for chicago, we do have actions classified as failures (unlike nyc, where we can only mark stuff stale)\r\n- committees can pass stuff back to city council w/ a recommendation on how council should vote\r\n\r\n**questions:**\r\n- what does it mean when an ordinance *is* signed by the mayor?\r\n- when/why do direct introductions happen? is it only for certain types of bills?\r\n- what is the criteria for stale bills in city council?\r\n- do city council vote outcomes ever go against the committee recommendation?"}}