Connecticut 2019 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06582 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/25/2019

                     
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6582  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 2614 
 
 
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION 
NETWORK COMPANY DRIVERS. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That section 13b-119 of the general statutes be amended to (1) 1 
require the Commissioner of Transportation to create and maintain a 2 
registry with the names and contact information of transportation 3 
network company drivers authorized to provide prearranged rides 4 
and make such registry available to law enforcement agencies for use 5 
in emergencies, and (2) prohibit a transportation network company 6 
driver from providing a prearranged ride unless the potential 7 
transportation network company rider presents valid identification 8 
that indicates that such rider has an account or is an authorized user of 9 
an account with the transportation network company.  10 
Statement of Purpose:   
To protect transportation network company riders by creating a state 
registry of transportation network company drivers and requiring 
riders to present valid identification before entering a transportation 
network company vehicle.