CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3221Introduced by Assembly Member GonzalezFebruary 21, 2020 An act relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3221, as introduced, Gonzalez. Transportation network companies: safety.The Passenger Charter-party Carriers Act defines a transportation network company as an organization that provides prearranged transportation services for compensation using an online-enabled platform to connect passengers with drivers using a personal vehicle. Existing law requires a transportation network company to conduct a criminal background check for each participating driver, as specified, and prohibits a transportation network company from contracting with a driver who has been convicted of certain crimes, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to protect the safety and welfare of drivers and passengers of transportation network companies against sexual assault and other violent crimes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to protect the safety and welfare of drivers and passengers of transportation network companies against sexual assault and other violent crimes. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3221Introduced by Assembly Member GonzalezFebruary 21, 2020 An act relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3221, as introduced, Gonzalez. Transportation network companies: safety.The Passenger Charter-party Carriers Act defines a transportation network company as an organization that provides prearranged transportation services for compensation using an online-enabled platform to connect passengers with drivers using a personal vehicle. Existing law requires a transportation network company to conduct a criminal background check for each participating driver, as specified, and prohibits a transportation network company from contracting with a driver who has been convicted of certain crimes, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to protect the safety and welfare of drivers and passengers of transportation network companies against sexual assault and other violent crimes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3221 Introduced by Assembly Member GonzalezFebruary 21, 2020 Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez February 21, 2020 An act relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 3221, as introduced, Gonzalez. Transportation network companies: safety. The Passenger Charter-party Carriers Act defines a transportation network company as an organization that provides prearranged transportation services for compensation using an online-enabled platform to connect passengers with drivers using a personal vehicle. Existing law requires a transportation network company to conduct a criminal background check for each participating driver, as specified, and prohibits a transportation network company from contracting with a driver who has been convicted of certain crimes, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to protect the safety and welfare of drivers and passengers of transportation network companies against sexual assault and other violent crimes. The Passenger Charter-party Carriers Act defines a transportation network company as an organization that provides prearranged transportation services for compensation using an online-enabled platform to connect passengers with drivers using a personal vehicle. Existing law requires a transportation network company to conduct a criminal background check for each participating driver, as specified, and prohibits a transportation network company from contracting with a driver who has been convicted of certain crimes, as specified. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to protect the safety and welfare of drivers and passengers of transportation network companies against sexual assault and other violent crimes. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to protect the safety and welfare of drivers and passengers of transportation network companies against sexual assault and other violent crimes. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to protect the safety and welfare of drivers and passengers of transportation network companies against sexual assault and other violent crimes. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to protect the safety and welfare of drivers and passengers of transportation network companies against sexual assault and other violent crimes. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to protect the safety and welfare of drivers and passengers of transportation network companies against sexual assault and other violent crimes. ### SECTION 1.