SC H3413 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-22 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Provide A Citation; To Define Necessary Terms; To Provide Exclusions; To Exclude Transportation Network Companies And Transportation Network Company Drivers From Regulation As Motor Vehicle Carriers By The Public Service Commission Or The Office Of Regulatory Staff, To Specify The Scope And Nature Of Their Services, And To Provide That Transportation Network Companies Are Not Considered Owners, Operators, Or Managers Of Vehicles Used By Their Drivers; To Provide A Person Shall Not Operate A Transportation Network Company Without First Having Obtained A Permit From The Office Of Regulatory Staff, To Provide That The Office Shall Issue Such Permits In Certain Circumstances, And To Provide That Transportation Network Companies Operating On The Effective Date Of This Act May Continue To Operate For Sixty Days While Obtaining A Permit; To Provide Requirements Of Transportation Network Companies To Obtain A Permit; To Provide That Transportation Network Companies May Determine And Charge A Fare For Its Services But Must Disclose Its Fare Calculation Method And Provide Fare Estimates In A Certain Manner; To Provide Transportation Network Companies Shall Display Pictures Of Its Drivers And Vehicle License Plates To Prospective Passengers In A Certain Manner; To Provide That Transportation Network Companies Timely Shall Transmit Electronic Receipts Including Specific Information To Passengers; To Provide Certain Insurance Requirements For Transportation Network Companies And Transportation Network Company Drivers And On Insurers Of Transportation Network Companies And Transportation Network Company Drivers; To Provide Transportation Network Companies Shall Adopt And Implement Certain Zero Tolerance Policies Concerning Alcohol And Drug Use By Transportation Network Company Drivers; To Provide Requirements That Transportation Network Companies Must Meet Before Permitting An Individual To Operate As A Transportation Network Company Driver, And To Specify Bases For Denying A Permit; To Provide That Transportation Network Company Drivers Only May Accept Rides Booked Through The Transportation Network Company And May Not Solicit Or Accept Street Hails; To Provide Transportation Network Companies Shall Adopt And Implement Certain Policies Prohibiting Discrimination And Shall Comply With All Applicable Nondiscrimination Laws, And To Impose Certain Requirements With Respect To The Treatment Of Passengers Requesting Or Needing Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles; To Impose Certain Recordkeeping And Passenger Information Privacy Requirements On Transportation Network Companies; And To Provide For The Exclusive Governance Of Transportation Network Companies And Transportation Network Company Drivers By This Act.

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Title

SC Transportation Companies Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-01-22HouseReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2015-01-22HouseIntroduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

S0409 (Similar To) 2015-02-04 - Referred to Committee on Transportation

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