Second Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCED LLS NO. 22-0894.01 Jery Payne x2157 SENATE BILL 22-144 Senate Committees House Committees Transportation & Energy A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE PROVISION OF T RANSPORTATION SERVICES BY A101 TRANSPORTATION NETWORK CO MPANY NOT IN CONNECTION102 WITH A BUSINESS OPERATED FOR PROFIT .103 Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov .) Current law regulates transportation network companies, which are commonly known as ridesharing companies, and the services they provide. Current law exempts services provided under a contract between a ridesharing company and a school, a school district, the federal government, a state, a political subdivision of a state, or a tax-exempt SENATE SPONSORSHIP Zenzinger, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP (None), Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute. Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. entity. The bill removes these exemptions, so that ridesharing companies that contract with these entities will be regulated in the same manner as other types of ridesharing companies and services. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1 SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 40-10.1-602, amend2 (6) as follows:3 40-10.1-602. Definitions. As used in this part 6, unless the4 context otherwise requires:5 (6) (a) "Transportation network company services" or "services"6 means the provision of transportation by a driver to a rider with whom the7 driver is matched through a transportation network company.8 (b) The term "TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY SERVICES "9 OR "SERVICES" does not include services provided either directly by or10 under contract with USING VEHICLES OWNED OR LEASED BY a political11 subdivision or other entity exempt from federal income tax under section12 115 of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended. 13 (c) "T RANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY SERVICES " OR14 " SERVICES" INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED UNDER A CONTRACT15 BETWEEN A TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY AND A POLITICAL16 SUBDIVISION OR OTHER ENTITY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX17 UNDER SECTION 115 OF THE FEDERAL "INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF18 1986", AS AMENDED.19 SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 40-10.1-105, amend20 (1)(b) and (1)(j) as follows:21 40-10.1-105. Transportation not subject to regulation. (1) The22 following types of transportation are not subject to regulation pursuant to23 this article 10.1:24 SB22-144-2- (b) The transportation of children to and from school,1 school-related activities, and school-sanctioned activities to the extent2 that such THE transportation is provided by VEHICLES OWNED OR3 DIRECTLY LEASED BY a school or school district or the school or school4 district's transportation contractors; EXCEPT THAT THIS SUBSECTION (1)(b)5 DOES NOT APPLY TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY SERVICES6 PROVIDED UNDER A CONTRACT BETWEEN A TRANSPORTATION NETWORK7 COMPANY AND A SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ;8 (j) Transportation performed by the federal government, a state,9 or any agency or political subdivision of either, whether through an10 intergovernmental agreement, contractual arrangement, or otherwise;11 EXCEPT THAT THIS SUBSECTION (1)(j) DOES NOT APPLY TO12 TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER A13 CONTRACT BETWEEN A TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY AND THE14 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT , A STATE, OR ANY AGENCY OR POLITICAL15 SUBDIVISION OF EITHER.16 SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,17 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate18 preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.19 SB22-144 -3-