HB 25-1291
Fiscal Note
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
HB 25-1291: TRANS NETWORK COMPANY CON SUMER PROTECTION
Prime Sponsors:
Rep. Willford; Froelich
Sen. Winter F.; Danielson
Published for: House Second Reading
Drafting number: LLS 25-0318
Fiscal Analyst:
Colin Gaiser, 303-866-2677
colin.gaiser@coleg.gov
Version: First Revised Note
Date: April 10, 2025
Fiscal note status: The revised fiscal note reflects the introduced bill, as amended by the House Business
Affairs and Labor Committee.
Summary Information
Overview. The bill creates new safety requirements for transportation network companies and their
drivers.
Types of impacts. The bill is projected to affect the following areas on an ongoing basis:
State Revenue Minimal State Workload
Appropriations. No appropriation is required.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts
Type of Impact
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
State Revenue $0 $0
State Expenditures $0 $0
Transferred Funds $0 $0
Change in TABOR Refunds $0 $0
Change in State FTE 0.0 FTE 0.0 FTE
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Summary of Legislation
The bill creates new safety requirements for transportation network companies (TNCs) and TNC
drivers. Specifically, the bill requires TNCs to:
procure and pay the costs for a privately administered criminal history record at least every
six months for their drivers;
prohibit individuals from driving who have committed certain offenses within certain
timeframes or who have been disqualified from driving for another TNC for an incident
involving assault, harassment, kidnapping, felony robbery, menacing, account sharing, or
impersonating a driver;
require drivers to notify the TNC within 48 hours of their conviction pronounced or plea
entered for certain offenses;
upon receiving complaints regarding an allegation against the driver of physical assault,
sexual assault, kidnapping, felony robbery, menacing, or homicide, procure a privately
administered criminal history record check for the driver and initiate a deactivation review
and, if warranted, driver suspension, with allowances for driver appeals, within parameters
outlined in the bill and certain timeframes;
by January 1, 2026, ensure prearranged rides are continuously audio and video recorded,
and make related disclosures;
submit annual reporting on safety incidents to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the
Attorney General, and relevant legislative committees beginning February 1, 2026; and,
develop a wide array of polices to prevent imposter accounts, account sharing, and account
renting; to prevent assault against or committed by drivers; to ensure unaccompanied minor
rides are authorized by the parent; to allow a driver to refuse a ride for an individual not
authorized on the account without penalty to the driver; to establish procedures for driver
deactivation when criminal allegations are made; to notify and train drivers on policies;
among others.
A TNC is excluded from these requirements if it serves youth riders, or if its revenue is earned
from contracts with schools or governments and at least 90 percent of its drivers are in
compliance with rules outlined for this type of TNC.
The bill also:
prohibits drivers from offering or selling any food or beverage to another driver or rider;
allows the Attorney General or injured passenger to initiate a civil proceeding in a district
court against a TNC or a driver in violation of the bill;
allows civil penalties of up to $100,000 per violation to be assessed on TNCs that violate the
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makes it a deceptive trade practice to misrepresent compliance with the "Transportation
Network Company Act,” or alter the rating a rider assigned a driver on a TNC’s digital
platform, or assign an automatic or default driver rating not assigned by the rider; and,
requires the PUC to adopt rules governing the retention, storage, and use of and access to
any biometric data collected by a TNC.
State Revenue
Civil Penalties
Deceptive Trade Practice
Under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, a person committing a deceptive trade practice
may be subject to a civil penalty of up to $20,000 for each violation. Additional penalties may be
imposed for subsequent violations of a court order or injunction. This revenue is classified as a
damage award and not subject to TABOR. Given the uncertainty about the number of cases that
may be pursued by the Attorney General and district attorneys, as well as the wide range in
potential penalty amounts, the fiscal note cannot estimate the potential impact of these civil
penalties.
Other Violations
The bill allows TNCs to be issued a fine of up to $100,000 for violating certain requirements in
the bill. The fiscal note assumes TNCs will comply with the laws and any increase in fine revenue
will be minimal.
Filing Fees
The bill may increase revenue to the Judicial Department from an increase in civil case filings.
Revenue from filing fees is subject to TABOR.
State Expenditures
Department of Regulatory Agencies
Workload will increase in the PUC in the Department of Regulatory Agencies to conduct
rulemaking on the use of and access to data collected by TNCs, review reports submitted by
TNCs, and review additional complaints submitted against TNCs and drivers. This increase in
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Department of Law
Workload in the Department of Law will minimally increase to the extent that deceptive trade
practice complaints are filed. The department will review complaints under the bill and prioritize
investigations as necessary within the overall number of deceptive trade practice complaints and
available resources.
Judicial Department
The trial courts in the Judicial Department may have an increase in cases filed under the
Colorado Consumer Protection Act from the addition of a new deceptive trade practice. There
may also be an increase in cases if any TNCs are accused of violating the bill’s requirements. It is
assumed that TNCs will abide by the law and that any violation of the legislation will result in
minimal number of new cases. The fiscal note assumes that this can be accomplished within
existing resources and that no change in appropriations is required.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect July 1, 2025, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.
State and Local Government Contacts
Public Safety
Regulatory Agencies
Judicial
Law
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit the General Assembly website.