HB283 Alabama 2017 Session

This bill would require transportation network companies to obtain a permit from the Public Service Commission, maintain an agent for service of process, provide fare transparency, and implement a nondiscrimination policy.

This bill would require drivers and vehicles that provide rides through transportation network companies to meet certain safety and consumer protection requirements.

This bill would clarify that drivers are independent contractors of transportation network companies.

This bill would prohibit municipalities and certain authorities from imposing taxes or business licenses on transportation network companies or transportation network company drivers or vehicles.

This bill would also authorize municipalities to prohibit transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers and vehicles from operating within the corporate limits of the municipality.

Relating to transportation network companies; to require transportation network companies to obtain a permit from the Public Service Commission, maintain an agent for service of process, provide fare transparency, and implement a nondiscrimination policy; to require drivers and vehicles that provide rides through transportation network companies to meet certain safety and consumer protection requirements; to clarify that drivers are independent contractors of transportation network companies; to prohibit municipalities and certain authorities from imposing taxes or business licenses on transportation network companies or transportation network company drivers or vehicles; and to authorize municipalities to prohibit transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers and vehicles from operating within the corporate limits of the municipality.