Bill Text: IL HB4417 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Transportation Network Providers Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission may request documentation or investigate business practices by a transportation network company to determine compliance with the Act. Provides that failure to comply with any provision of the Act, as determined by the Commission, shall subject a transportation network company to penalties imposed by the Commission. Effective July 1, 2018.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4417 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB4417-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Transportation Network Providers Act is | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 5 and by adding Section 6 as | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (625 ILCS 57/5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2020)
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9 | Sec. 5. Definitions. | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission. | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | "Transportation network company" or "TNC" means an entity | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | operating in this State that uses a digital network or software | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | application service to connect passengers to transportation | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | network company services provided by transportation network | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | company drivers. A TNC is not deemed to own, control, operate, | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | or manage the vehicles used by TNC drivers, and is not a | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | taxicab association or a for-hire vehicle owner. | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | "Transportation network company driver" or "TNC driver" | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | means an individual who operates a motor vehicle that is: | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (1) owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | the individual; | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (2) not a taxicab or for-hire public passenger vehicle; | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | and |
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1 | (3) used to provide transportation network company | ||||||
2 | services. | ||||||
3 | "Transportation network company services" or "TNC | ||||||
4 | services" means transportation of a passenger between points | ||||||
5 | chosen by the passenger and prearranged with a TNC driver | ||||||
6 | through the use of a TNC digital network or software | ||||||
7 | application. TNC services shall begin when a TNC driver accepts | ||||||
8 | a request for transportation received through the TNC's digital | ||||||
9 | network or software application service, continue while the TNC | ||||||
10 | driver transports the passenger in the TNC driver's vehicle, | ||||||
11 | and end when the passenger exits the TNC driver's vehicle. TNC | ||||||
12 | service is not a taxicab, for-hire vehicle, or street hail | ||||||
13 | service.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 98-1173, eff. 6-1-15 .)
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15 | (625 ILCS 57/6 new) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 6. Authority of the Commission. The Commission may | ||||||
17 | request documentation or investigate business practices by a | ||||||
18 | transportation network company to determine compliance with | ||||||
19 | this Act. Failure to comply with any Section of this Act, as | ||||||
20 | determined by the Commission, shall subject a transportation | ||||||
21 | network company to penalties imposed by the Commission.
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22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
23 | 2018.
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