Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 371Introduced by Senator CabaldonFebruary 13, 2025 An act to amend Section 1003 of 5433 of, and to add Section 5433.5 to, the Public Utilities Code, relating to utilities. transportation.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 371, as amended, Cabaldon. Electrical and gas corporations: new construction: application: analysis of greenhouse gases. Transportation network companies: insurance coverage.Existing law defines transportation network companies as certain organizations that, using an online-enabled application or platform, connect passengers with drivers using a personal vehicle. Existing law imposes specified requirements for liability insurance coverage on transportation network companies and their drivers, including a requirement that the insurance coverage provide for uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage in the amount of $1,000,000 from the moment a passenger enters the vehicle of a participating driver until the passenger exits the vehicle. Under existing law, that coverage may be satisfied by insurance maintained by the participating driver, the transportation network company, or a combination of insurance maintained by the participating driver and transportation network company.This bill would make the transportation network company responsible for maintaining the uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage unless the participating driver voluntarily chooses otherwise.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law requires every electrical and every gas corporation submitting an application to the commission for a certificate authorizing the new construction of any electric plant, line, or extension, or gas plant, line, or extension, except as provided, to include specified information in the application in addition to any other required information, including preliminary engineering and design information on the project, an appropriate cost estimate, and a cost analysis comparing the project with any feasible alternative sources of power, as specified.This bill would require the application to also include an analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the project over the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.Because a violation of a commission action implementing this bills requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YESNO Local Program: YESNO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5433 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:5433. (a) A transportation network company and any participating driver shall maintain transportation network company insurance as provided in this section.(b) The following requirements shall apply to transportation network company insurance from the moment a participating driver accepts a ride request on the transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform until the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform or until the ride is complete, whichever is later:(1) Transportation network company insurance shall be primary and in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for death, personal injury, and property damage. The requirements for the coverage required by this subdivision may be satisfied by any of the following:(A) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver.(B) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a transportation network company.(C) Any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).(2) (A) Transportation network company insurance coverage provided under this subdivision shall also provide for uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) from the moment a passenger enters the vehicle of a participating driver until the passenger exits the vehicle. The policy may also provide this coverage during any other time period, if requested by a participating driver relative to insurance maintained by the driver.(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and unless the participating driver voluntarily chooses otherwise, the coverage required by this paragraph shall be satisfied by insurance maintained by a transportation network company and not made an obligation of the driver.(3) The insurer, in the case of insurance coverage provided under this subdivision, shall have the duty to defend and indemnify the insured.(4) A transportation network company may meet its obligations under this subdivision through a policy obtained by a participating driver pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) only if the transportation network company verifies that the policy is maintained by the driver and is specifically written to cover the drivers use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform.(c) The following requirements shall apply to transportation network company insurance from the moment a participating driver logs on to the transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform until the driver accepts a request to transport a passenger, and from the moment the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform or the ride is complete, whichever is later, until the driver either accepts another ride request on the online-enabled application or platform or logs off the online-enabled application or platform:(1) Transportation network company insurance shall be primary and in the amount of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for death and personal injury per person, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for death and personal injury per incident, and thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for property damage. The requirements for the coverage required by this paragraph may be satisfied by any of the following:(A) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver.(B) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a transportation network company that provides coverage in the event a participating drivers insurance policy under subparagraph (A) has ceased to exist or has been canceled, or the participating driver does not otherwise maintain transportation network company insurance pursuant to this subdivision.(C) Any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).(2) A transportation network company shall also maintain insurance coverage that provides excess coverage insuring the transportation network company and the driver in the amount of at least two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) per occurrence to cover any liability arising from a participating driver using a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform within the time periods specified in this subdivision, which liability exceeds the required coverage limits in paragraph (1).(3) The insurer providing insurance coverage under this subdivision shall be the only insurer having the duty to defend any liability claim arising from an accident occurring within the time periods specified in this subdivision.(4) A transportation network company may meet its obligations under this subdivision through a policy obtained by a participating driver pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) only if the transportation network company verifies that the policy is maintained by the driver and is specifically written to cover the drivers use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform.(d) Coverage under a transportation network company insurance policy shall not be dependent on a personal automobile insurance policy first denying a claim nor shall a personal automobile insurance policy be required to first deny a claim.(e) In every instance where transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver to fulfill the insurance obligations of this section has lapsed or ceased to exist, the transportation network company shall provide the coverage required by this section beginning with the first dollar of a claim.(f) This article shall does not limit the liability of a transportation network company arising out of an automobile accident involving a participating driver in any action for damages against a transportation network company for an amount above the required insurance coverage.(g)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2015.SEC. 2. Section 5433.5 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:5433.5. It is the intent of the bill that added this section to ensure that financial savings realized as a result of any reductions in insurance expenditures for transportation network companies will be strategically reinvested to enhance the economic stability and welfare of drivers and riders.SECTION 1.Section 1003 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:1003.Every electrical and every gas corporation submitting an application to the commission for a certificate authorizing the new construction of any electric plant, line, or extension, or gas plant, line, or extension, not subject to the provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 25500) of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, shall include all of the following information in the application in addition to any other required information:(a)Preliminary engineering and design information on the project. The design information provided for thermal electric plants shall include preliminary data regarding the operating characteristics of the proposed plant, including, but not limited to, the annual capacity factor, availability factor, and the heat rate for each year of the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.(b)A project implementation plan showing how the project would be contracted for and constructed. This plan shall show how all major tasks would be integrated and shall include a timetable identifying the design, construction, completion, and operation dates for each major component of the plant, line, or extension.(c)An appropriate cost estimate, including preliminary estimates of the costs of financing, construction, and operation, including fuel, maintenance, and dismantling or inactivation after the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.(d)A cost analysis comparing the project with any feasible alternative sources of power. The corporation shall demonstrate the financial impact of the plant, line, or extension construction on the corporations ratepayers, stockholders, and on the cost of the corporations borrowed capital. The cost analyses shall be performed for the projected useful life of the plant, line, or extension, including dismantling or inactivation after the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.(e)A design and construction management and cost control plan which indicates the contractual and working responsibilities and interrelationships between the corporations management and other major parties involved in the project. This plan shall also include a construction progress information system and specific cost controls.(f)An analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the project over the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.SEC. 2.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 371Introduced by Senator CabaldonFebruary 13, 2025 An act to amend Section 1003 of 5433 of, and to add Section 5433.5 to, the Public Utilities Code, relating to utilities. transportation.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 371, as amended, Cabaldon. Electrical and gas corporations: new construction: application: analysis of greenhouse gases. Transportation network companies: insurance coverage.Existing law defines transportation network companies as certain organizations that, using an online-enabled application or platform, connect passengers with drivers using a personal vehicle. Existing law imposes specified requirements for liability insurance coverage on transportation network companies and their drivers, including a requirement that the insurance coverage provide for uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage in the amount of $1,000,000 from the moment a passenger enters the vehicle of a participating driver until the passenger exits the vehicle. Under existing law, that coverage may be satisfied by insurance maintained by the participating driver, the transportation network company, or a combination of insurance maintained by the participating driver and transportation network company.This bill would make the transportation network company responsible for maintaining the uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage unless the participating driver voluntarily chooses otherwise.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law requires every electrical and every gas corporation submitting an application to the commission for a certificate authorizing the new construction of any electric plant, line, or extension, or gas plant, line, or extension, except as provided, to include specified information in the application in addition to any other required information, including preliminary engineering and design information on the project, an appropriate cost estimate, and a cost analysis comparing the project with any feasible alternative sources of power, as specified.This bill would require the application to also include an analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the project over the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.Because a violation of a commission action implementing this bills requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YESNO Local Program: YESNO
Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025
Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 371
Introduced by Senator CabaldonFebruary 13, 2025
Introduced by Senator Cabaldon
February 13, 2025
An act to amend Section 1003 of 5433 of, and to add Section 5433.5 to, the Public Utilities Code, relating to utilities. transportation.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 371, as amended, Cabaldon. Electrical and gas corporations: new construction: application: analysis of greenhouse gases. Transportation network companies: insurance coverage.
Existing law defines transportation network companies as certain organizations that, using an online-enabled application or platform, connect passengers with drivers using a personal vehicle. Existing law imposes specified requirements for liability insurance coverage on transportation network companies and their drivers, including a requirement that the insurance coverage provide for uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage in the amount of $1,000,000 from the moment a passenger enters the vehicle of a participating driver until the passenger exits the vehicle. Under existing law, that coverage may be satisfied by insurance maintained by the participating driver, the transportation network company, or a combination of insurance maintained by the participating driver and transportation network company.This bill would make the transportation network company responsible for maintaining the uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage unless the participating driver voluntarily chooses otherwise.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law requires every electrical and every gas corporation submitting an application to the commission for a certificate authorizing the new construction of any electric plant, line, or extension, or gas plant, line, or extension, except as provided, to include specified information in the application in addition to any other required information, including preliminary engineering and design information on the project, an appropriate cost estimate, and a cost analysis comparing the project with any feasible alternative sources of power, as specified.This bill would require the application to also include an analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the project over the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.Because a violation of a commission action implementing this bills requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law defines transportation network companies as certain organizations that, using an online-enabled application or platform, connect passengers with drivers using a personal vehicle. Existing law imposes specified requirements for liability insurance coverage on transportation network companies and their drivers, including a requirement that the insurance coverage provide for uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage in the amount of $1,000,000 from the moment a passenger enters the vehicle of a participating driver until the passenger exits the vehicle. Under existing law, that coverage may be satisfied by insurance maintained by the participating driver, the transportation network company, or a combination of insurance maintained by the participating driver and transportation network company.
This bill would make the transportation network company responsible for maintaining the uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage unless the participating driver voluntarily chooses otherwise.
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law requires every electrical and every gas corporation submitting an application to the commission for a certificate authorizing the new construction of any electric plant, line, or extension, or gas plant, line, or extension, except as provided, to include specified information in the application in addition to any other required information, including preliminary engineering and design information on the project, an appropriate cost estimate, and a cost analysis comparing the project with any feasible alternative sources of power, as specified.
This bill would require the application to also include an analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the project over the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.
Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.
Because a violation of a commission action implementing this bills requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5433 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:5433. (a) A transportation network company and any participating driver shall maintain transportation network company insurance as provided in this section.(b) The following requirements shall apply to transportation network company insurance from the moment a participating driver accepts a ride request on the transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform until the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform or until the ride is complete, whichever is later:(1) Transportation network company insurance shall be primary and in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for death, personal injury, and property damage. The requirements for the coverage required by this subdivision may be satisfied by any of the following:(A) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver.(B) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a transportation network company.(C) Any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).(2) (A) Transportation network company insurance coverage provided under this subdivision shall also provide for uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) from the moment a passenger enters the vehicle of a participating driver until the passenger exits the vehicle. The policy may also provide this coverage during any other time period, if requested by a participating driver relative to insurance maintained by the driver.(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and unless the participating driver voluntarily chooses otherwise, the coverage required by this paragraph shall be satisfied by insurance maintained by a transportation network company and not made an obligation of the driver.(3) The insurer, in the case of insurance coverage provided under this subdivision, shall have the duty to defend and indemnify the insured.(4) A transportation network company may meet its obligations under this subdivision through a policy obtained by a participating driver pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) only if the transportation network company verifies that the policy is maintained by the driver and is specifically written to cover the drivers use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform.(c) The following requirements shall apply to transportation network company insurance from the moment a participating driver logs on to the transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform until the driver accepts a request to transport a passenger, and from the moment the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform or the ride is complete, whichever is later, until the driver either accepts another ride request on the online-enabled application or platform or logs off the online-enabled application or platform:(1) Transportation network company insurance shall be primary and in the amount of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for death and personal injury per person, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for death and personal injury per incident, and thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for property damage. The requirements for the coverage required by this paragraph may be satisfied by any of the following:(A) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver.(B) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a transportation network company that provides coverage in the event a participating drivers insurance policy under subparagraph (A) has ceased to exist or has been canceled, or the participating driver does not otherwise maintain transportation network company insurance pursuant to this subdivision.(C) Any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).(2) A transportation network company shall also maintain insurance coverage that provides excess coverage insuring the transportation network company and the driver in the amount of at least two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) per occurrence to cover any liability arising from a participating driver using a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform within the time periods specified in this subdivision, which liability exceeds the required coverage limits in paragraph (1).(3) The insurer providing insurance coverage under this subdivision shall be the only insurer having the duty to defend any liability claim arising from an accident occurring within the time periods specified in this subdivision.(4) A transportation network company may meet its obligations under this subdivision through a policy obtained by a participating driver pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) only if the transportation network company verifies that the policy is maintained by the driver and is specifically written to cover the drivers use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform.(d) Coverage under a transportation network company insurance policy shall not be dependent on a personal automobile insurance policy first denying a claim nor shall a personal automobile insurance policy be required to first deny a claim.(e) In every instance where transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver to fulfill the insurance obligations of this section has lapsed or ceased to exist, the transportation network company shall provide the coverage required by this section beginning with the first dollar of a claim.(f) This article shall does not limit the liability of a transportation network company arising out of an automobile accident involving a participating driver in any action for damages against a transportation network company for an amount above the required insurance coverage.(g)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2015.SEC. 2. Section 5433.5 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:5433.5. It is the intent of the bill that added this section to ensure that financial savings realized as a result of any reductions in insurance expenditures for transportation network companies will be strategically reinvested to enhance the economic stability and welfare of drivers and riders.SECTION 1.Section 1003 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:1003.Every electrical and every gas corporation submitting an application to the commission for a certificate authorizing the new construction of any electric plant, line, or extension, or gas plant, line, or extension, not subject to the provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 25500) of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, shall include all of the following information in the application in addition to any other required information:(a)Preliminary engineering and design information on the project. The design information provided for thermal electric plants shall include preliminary data regarding the operating characteristics of the proposed plant, including, but not limited to, the annual capacity factor, availability factor, and the heat rate for each year of the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.(b)A project implementation plan showing how the project would be contracted for and constructed. This plan shall show how all major tasks would be integrated and shall include a timetable identifying the design, construction, completion, and operation dates for each major component of the plant, line, or extension.(c)An appropriate cost estimate, including preliminary estimates of the costs of financing, construction, and operation, including fuel, maintenance, and dismantling or inactivation after the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.(d)A cost analysis comparing the project with any feasible alternative sources of power. The corporation shall demonstrate the financial impact of the plant, line, or extension construction on the corporations ratepayers, stockholders, and on the cost of the corporations borrowed capital. The cost analyses shall be performed for the projected useful life of the plant, line, or extension, including dismantling or inactivation after the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.(e)A design and construction management and cost control plan which indicates the contractual and working responsibilities and interrelationships between the corporations management and other major parties involved in the project. This plan shall also include a construction progress information system and specific cost controls.(f)An analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the project over the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.SEC. 2.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 5433 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:5433. (a) A transportation network company and any participating driver shall maintain transportation network company insurance as provided in this section.(b) The following requirements shall apply to transportation network company insurance from the moment a participating driver accepts a ride request on the transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform until the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform or until the ride is complete, whichever is later:(1) Transportation network company insurance shall be primary and in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for death, personal injury, and property damage. The requirements for the coverage required by this subdivision may be satisfied by any of the following:(A) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver.(B) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a transportation network company.(C) Any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).(2) (A) Transportation network company insurance coverage provided under this subdivision shall also provide for uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) from the moment a passenger enters the vehicle of a participating driver until the passenger exits the vehicle. The policy may also provide this coverage during any other time period, if requested by a participating driver relative to insurance maintained by the driver.(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and unless the participating driver voluntarily chooses otherwise, the coverage required by this paragraph shall be satisfied by insurance maintained by a transportation network company and not made an obligation of the driver.(3) The insurer, in the case of insurance coverage provided under this subdivision, shall have the duty to defend and indemnify the insured.(4) A transportation network company may meet its obligations under this subdivision through a policy obtained by a participating driver pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) only if the transportation network company verifies that the policy is maintained by the driver and is specifically written to cover the drivers use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform.(c) The following requirements shall apply to transportation network company insurance from the moment a participating driver logs on to the transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform until the driver accepts a request to transport a passenger, and from the moment the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform or the ride is complete, whichever is later, until the driver either accepts another ride request on the online-enabled application or platform or logs off the online-enabled application or platform:(1) Transportation network company insurance shall be primary and in the amount of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for death and personal injury per person, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for death and personal injury per incident, and thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for property damage. The requirements for the coverage required by this paragraph may be satisfied by any of the following:(A) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver.(B) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a transportation network company that provides coverage in the event a participating drivers insurance policy under subparagraph (A) has ceased to exist or has been canceled, or the participating driver does not otherwise maintain transportation network company insurance pursuant to this subdivision.(C) Any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).(2) A transportation network company shall also maintain insurance coverage that provides excess coverage insuring the transportation network company and the driver in the amount of at least two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) per occurrence to cover any liability arising from a participating driver using a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform within the time periods specified in this subdivision, which liability exceeds the required coverage limits in paragraph (1).(3) The insurer providing insurance coverage under this subdivision shall be the only insurer having the duty to defend any liability claim arising from an accident occurring within the time periods specified in this subdivision.(4) A transportation network company may meet its obligations under this subdivision through a policy obtained by a participating driver pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) only if the transportation network company verifies that the policy is maintained by the driver and is specifically written to cover the drivers use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform.(d) Coverage under a transportation network company insurance policy shall not be dependent on a personal automobile insurance policy first denying a claim nor shall a personal automobile insurance policy be required to first deny a claim.(e) In every instance where transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver to fulfill the insurance obligations of this section has lapsed or ceased to exist, the transportation network company shall provide the coverage required by this section beginning with the first dollar of a claim.(f) This article shall does not limit the liability of a transportation network company arising out of an automobile accident involving a participating driver in any action for damages against a transportation network company for an amount above the required insurance coverage.(g)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2015.
SECTION 1. Section 5433 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
5433. (a) A transportation network company and any participating driver shall maintain transportation network company insurance as provided in this section.(b) The following requirements shall apply to transportation network company insurance from the moment a participating driver accepts a ride request on the transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform until the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform or until the ride is complete, whichever is later:(1) Transportation network company insurance shall be primary and in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for death, personal injury, and property damage. The requirements for the coverage required by this subdivision may be satisfied by any of the following:(A) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver.(B) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a transportation network company.(C) Any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).(2) (A) Transportation network company insurance coverage provided under this subdivision shall also provide for uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) from the moment a passenger enters the vehicle of a participating driver until the passenger exits the vehicle. The policy may also provide this coverage during any other time period, if requested by a participating driver relative to insurance maintained by the driver.(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and unless the participating driver voluntarily chooses otherwise, the coverage required by this paragraph shall be satisfied by insurance maintained by a transportation network company and not made an obligation of the driver.(3) The insurer, in the case of insurance coverage provided under this subdivision, shall have the duty to defend and indemnify the insured.(4) A transportation network company may meet its obligations under this subdivision through a policy obtained by a participating driver pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) only if the transportation network company verifies that the policy is maintained by the driver and is specifically written to cover the drivers use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform.(c) The following requirements shall apply to transportation network company insurance from the moment a participating driver logs on to the transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform until the driver accepts a request to transport a passenger, and from the moment the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform or the ride is complete, whichever is later, until the driver either accepts another ride request on the online-enabled application or platform or logs off the online-enabled application or platform:(1) Transportation network company insurance shall be primary and in the amount of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for death and personal injury per person, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for death and personal injury per incident, and thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for property damage. The requirements for the coverage required by this paragraph may be satisfied by any of the following:(A) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver.(B) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a transportation network company that provides coverage in the event a participating drivers insurance policy under subparagraph (A) has ceased to exist or has been canceled, or the participating driver does not otherwise maintain transportation network company insurance pursuant to this subdivision.(C) Any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).(2) A transportation network company shall also maintain insurance coverage that provides excess coverage insuring the transportation network company and the driver in the amount of at least two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) per occurrence to cover any liability arising from a participating driver using a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform within the time periods specified in this subdivision, which liability exceeds the required coverage limits in paragraph (1).(3) The insurer providing insurance coverage under this subdivision shall be the only insurer having the duty to defend any liability claim arising from an accident occurring within the time periods specified in this subdivision.(4) A transportation network company may meet its obligations under this subdivision through a policy obtained by a participating driver pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) only if the transportation network company verifies that the policy is maintained by the driver and is specifically written to cover the drivers use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform.(d) Coverage under a transportation network company insurance policy shall not be dependent on a personal automobile insurance policy first denying a claim nor shall a personal automobile insurance policy be required to first deny a claim.(e) In every instance where transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver to fulfill the insurance obligations of this section has lapsed or ceased to exist, the transportation network company shall provide the coverage required by this section beginning with the first dollar of a claim.(f) This article shall does not limit the liability of a transportation network company arising out of an automobile accident involving a participating driver in any action for damages against a transportation network company for an amount above the required insurance coverage.(g)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2015.
5433. (a) A transportation network company and any participating driver shall maintain transportation network company insurance as provided in this section.(b) The following requirements shall apply to transportation network company insurance from the moment a participating driver accepts a ride request on the transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform until the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform or until the ride is complete, whichever is later:(1) Transportation network company insurance shall be primary and in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for death, personal injury, and property damage. The requirements for the coverage required by this subdivision may be satisfied by any of the following:(A) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver.(B) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a transportation network company.(C) Any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).(2) (A) Transportation network company insurance coverage provided under this subdivision shall also provide for uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) from the moment a passenger enters the vehicle of a participating driver until the passenger exits the vehicle. The policy may also provide this coverage during any other time period, if requested by a participating driver relative to insurance maintained by the driver.(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and unless the participating driver voluntarily chooses otherwise, the coverage required by this paragraph shall be satisfied by insurance maintained by a transportation network company and not made an obligation of the driver.(3) The insurer, in the case of insurance coverage provided under this subdivision, shall have the duty to defend and indemnify the insured.(4) A transportation network company may meet its obligations under this subdivision through a policy obtained by a participating driver pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) only if the transportation network company verifies that the policy is maintained by the driver and is specifically written to cover the drivers use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform.(c) The following requirements shall apply to transportation network company insurance from the moment a participating driver logs on to the transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform until the driver accepts a request to transport a passenger, and from the moment the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform or the ride is complete, whichever is later, until the driver either accepts another ride request on the online-enabled application or platform or logs off the online-enabled application or platform:(1) Transportation network company insurance shall be primary and in the amount of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for death and personal injury per person, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for death and personal injury per incident, and thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for property damage. The requirements for the coverage required by this paragraph may be satisfied by any of the following:(A) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver.(B) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a transportation network company that provides coverage in the event a participating drivers insurance policy under subparagraph (A) has ceased to exist or has been canceled, or the participating driver does not otherwise maintain transportation network company insurance pursuant to this subdivision.(C) Any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).(2) A transportation network company shall also maintain insurance coverage that provides excess coverage insuring the transportation network company and the driver in the amount of at least two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) per occurrence to cover any liability arising from a participating driver using a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform within the time periods specified in this subdivision, which liability exceeds the required coverage limits in paragraph (1).(3) The insurer providing insurance coverage under this subdivision shall be the only insurer having the duty to defend any liability claim arising from an accident occurring within the time periods specified in this subdivision.(4) A transportation network company may meet its obligations under this subdivision through a policy obtained by a participating driver pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) only if the transportation network company verifies that the policy is maintained by the driver and is specifically written to cover the drivers use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform.(d) Coverage under a transportation network company insurance policy shall not be dependent on a personal automobile insurance policy first denying a claim nor shall a personal automobile insurance policy be required to first deny a claim.(e) In every instance where transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver to fulfill the insurance obligations of this section has lapsed or ceased to exist, the transportation network company shall provide the coverage required by this section beginning with the first dollar of a claim.(f) This article shall does not limit the liability of a transportation network company arising out of an automobile accident involving a participating driver in any action for damages against a transportation network company for an amount above the required insurance coverage.(g)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2015.
5433. (a) A transportation network company and any participating driver shall maintain transportation network company insurance as provided in this section.(b) The following requirements shall apply to transportation network company insurance from the moment a participating driver accepts a ride request on the transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform until the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform or until the ride is complete, whichever is later:(1) Transportation network company insurance shall be primary and in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for death, personal injury, and property damage. The requirements for the coverage required by this subdivision may be satisfied by any of the following:(A) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver.(B) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a transportation network company.(C) Any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).(2) (A) Transportation network company insurance coverage provided under this subdivision shall also provide for uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) from the moment a passenger enters the vehicle of a participating driver until the passenger exits the vehicle. The policy may also provide this coverage during any other time period, if requested by a participating driver relative to insurance maintained by the driver.(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and unless the participating driver voluntarily chooses otherwise, the coverage required by this paragraph shall be satisfied by insurance maintained by a transportation network company and not made an obligation of the driver.(3) The insurer, in the case of insurance coverage provided under this subdivision, shall have the duty to defend and indemnify the insured.(4) A transportation network company may meet its obligations under this subdivision through a policy obtained by a participating driver pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) only if the transportation network company verifies that the policy is maintained by the driver and is specifically written to cover the drivers use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform.(c) The following requirements shall apply to transportation network company insurance from the moment a participating driver logs on to the transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform until the driver accepts a request to transport a passenger, and from the moment the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform or the ride is complete, whichever is later, until the driver either accepts another ride request on the online-enabled application or platform or logs off the online-enabled application or platform:(1) Transportation network company insurance shall be primary and in the amount of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for death and personal injury per person, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for death and personal injury per incident, and thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for property damage. The requirements for the coverage required by this paragraph may be satisfied by any of the following:(A) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver.(B) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a transportation network company that provides coverage in the event a participating drivers insurance policy under subparagraph (A) has ceased to exist or has been canceled, or the participating driver does not otherwise maintain transportation network company insurance pursuant to this subdivision.(C) Any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).(2) A transportation network company shall also maintain insurance coverage that provides excess coverage insuring the transportation network company and the driver in the amount of at least two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) per occurrence to cover any liability arising from a participating driver using a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform within the time periods specified in this subdivision, which liability exceeds the required coverage limits in paragraph (1).(3) The insurer providing insurance coverage under this subdivision shall be the only insurer having the duty to defend any liability claim arising from an accident occurring within the time periods specified in this subdivision.(4) A transportation network company may meet its obligations under this subdivision through a policy obtained by a participating driver pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) only if the transportation network company verifies that the policy is maintained by the driver and is specifically written to cover the drivers use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform.(d) Coverage under a transportation network company insurance policy shall not be dependent on a personal automobile insurance policy first denying a claim nor shall a personal automobile insurance policy be required to first deny a claim.(e) In every instance where transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver to fulfill the insurance obligations of this section has lapsed or ceased to exist, the transportation network company shall provide the coverage required by this section beginning with the first dollar of a claim.(f) This article shall does not limit the liability of a transportation network company arising out of an automobile accident involving a participating driver in any action for damages against a transportation network company for an amount above the required insurance coverage.(g)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2015.
5433. (a) A transportation network company and any participating driver shall maintain transportation network company insurance as provided in this section.
(b) The following requirements shall apply to transportation network company insurance from the moment a participating driver accepts a ride request on the transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform until the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform or until the ride is complete, whichever is later:
(1) Transportation network company insurance shall be primary and in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for death, personal injury, and property damage. The requirements for the coverage required by this subdivision may be satisfied by any of the following:
(A) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver.
(B) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a transportation network company.
(C) Any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(2) (A) Transportation network company insurance coverage provided under this subdivision shall also provide for uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) from the moment a passenger enters the vehicle of a participating driver until the passenger exits the vehicle. The policy may also provide this coverage during any other time period, if requested by a participating driver relative to insurance maintained by the driver.
(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and unless the participating driver voluntarily chooses otherwise, the coverage required by this paragraph shall be satisfied by insurance maintained by a transportation network company and not made an obligation of the driver.
(3) The insurer, in the case of insurance coverage provided under this subdivision, shall have the duty to defend and indemnify the insured.
(4) A transportation network company may meet its obligations under this subdivision through a policy obtained by a participating driver pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) only if the transportation network company verifies that the policy is maintained by the driver and is specifically written to cover the drivers use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform.
(c) The following requirements shall apply to transportation network company insurance from the moment a participating driver logs on to the transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform until the driver accepts a request to transport a passenger, and from the moment the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform or the ride is complete, whichever is later, until the driver either accepts another ride request on the online-enabled application or platform or logs off the online-enabled application or platform:
(1) Transportation network company insurance shall be primary and in the amount of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for death and personal injury per person, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for death and personal injury per incident, and thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for property damage. The requirements for the coverage required by this paragraph may be satisfied by any of the following:
(A) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver.
(B) Transportation network company insurance maintained by a transportation network company that provides coverage in the event a participating drivers insurance policy under subparagraph (A) has ceased to exist or has been canceled, or the participating driver does not otherwise maintain transportation network company insurance pursuant to this subdivision.
(C) Any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(2) A transportation network company shall also maintain insurance coverage that provides excess coverage insuring the transportation network company and the driver in the amount of at least two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) per occurrence to cover any liability arising from a participating driver using a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform within the time periods specified in this subdivision, which liability exceeds the required coverage limits in paragraph (1).
(3) The insurer providing insurance coverage under this subdivision shall be the only insurer having the duty to defend any liability claim arising from an accident occurring within the time periods specified in this subdivision.
(4) A transportation network company may meet its obligations under this subdivision through a policy obtained by a participating driver pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) only if the transportation network company verifies that the policy is maintained by the driver and is specifically written to cover the drivers use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network companys online-enabled application or platform.
(d) Coverage under a transportation network company insurance policy shall not be dependent on a personal automobile insurance policy first denying a claim nor shall a personal automobile insurance policy be required to first deny a claim.
(e) In every instance where transportation network company insurance maintained by a participating driver to fulfill the insurance obligations of this section has lapsed or ceased to exist, the transportation network company shall provide the coverage required by this section beginning with the first dollar of a claim.
(f) This article shall does not limit the liability of a transportation network company arising out of an automobile accident involving a participating driver in any action for damages against a transportation network company for an amount above the required insurance coverage.
(g)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2015.
SEC. 2. Section 5433.5 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:5433.5. It is the intent of the bill that added this section to ensure that financial savings realized as a result of any reductions in insurance expenditures for transportation network companies will be strategically reinvested to enhance the economic stability and welfare of drivers and riders.
SEC. 2. Section 5433.5 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:
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5433.5. It is the intent of the bill that added this section to ensure that financial savings realized as a result of any reductions in insurance expenditures for transportation network companies will be strategically reinvested to enhance the economic stability and welfare of drivers and riders.
5433.5. It is the intent of the bill that added this section to ensure that financial savings realized as a result of any reductions in insurance expenditures for transportation network companies will be strategically reinvested to enhance the economic stability and welfare of drivers and riders.
5433.5. It is the intent of the bill that added this section to ensure that financial savings realized as a result of any reductions in insurance expenditures for transportation network companies will be strategically reinvested to enhance the economic stability and welfare of drivers and riders.
5433.5. It is the intent of the bill that added this section to ensure that financial savings realized as a result of any reductions in insurance expenditures for transportation network companies will be strategically reinvested to enhance the economic stability and welfare of drivers and riders.
Every electrical and every gas corporation submitting an application to the commission for a certificate authorizing the new construction of any electric plant, line, or extension, or gas plant, line, or extension, not subject to the provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 25500) of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, shall include all of the following information in the application in addition to any other required information:
(a)Preliminary engineering and design information on the project. The design information provided for thermal electric plants shall include preliminary data regarding the operating characteristics of the proposed plant, including, but not limited to, the annual capacity factor, availability factor, and the heat rate for each year of the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.
(b)A project implementation plan showing how the project would be contracted for and constructed. This plan shall show how all major tasks would be integrated and shall include a timetable identifying the design, construction, completion, and operation dates for each major component of the plant, line, or extension.
(c)An appropriate cost estimate, including preliminary estimates of the costs of financing, construction, and operation, including fuel, maintenance, and dismantling or inactivation after the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.
(d)A cost analysis comparing the project with any feasible alternative sources of power. The corporation shall demonstrate the financial impact of the plant, line, or extension construction on the corporations ratepayers, stockholders, and on the cost of the corporations borrowed capital. The cost analyses shall be performed for the projected useful life of the plant, line, or extension, including dismantling or inactivation after the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.
(e)A design and construction management and cost control plan which indicates the contractual and working responsibilities and interrelationships between the corporations management and other major parties involved in the project. This plan shall also include a construction progress information system and specific cost controls.
(f)An analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the project over the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.