Connecticut 2024 2024 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05470 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/06/2024

                       
 
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General Assembly  Raised Bill No. 5470  
February Session, 2024 
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Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES  
 
 
Introduced by:  
(LAB)  
 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING RIDESHARE AND DELIVERY DRIVER 
MINIMUM STANDARDS. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) As used in this section, section 1 
13b-121 of the general statutes and sections 2 to 11, inclusive, 13 and 14 2 
of this act: 3 
(1) "Transportation network company" has the same meaning as 4 
provided in section 13b-116 of the general statutes; 5 
(2) "Transportation network company worker" means an individual 6 
who uses a transportation network company vehicle to provide 7 
prearranged rides; 8 
(3) "Prearranged ride" has the same meaning as provided in section 9 
13b-116 of the general statutes; 10 
(4) "Transportation network company rider" has the same meaning 11 
as provided in section 13b-116 of the general statutes; 12 
(5) "Transportation network vehicle" has the same meaning as 13  Raised Bill No.  5470 
 
 
 
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provided in section 13b-116 of the general statutes; 14 
(6) "Third-party delivery company" means a company, corporation, 15 
partnership, trust, association, sole proprietorship or similar 16 
organization that operates in this state and uses a digital network to 17 
connect third-party delivery company workers to third-party delivery 18 
company users for prearranged deliveries of (A) groceries, food, 19 
beverages, commercial goods or other items prepared by another entity, 20 
or (B) food and beverages from not fewer than ten separately owned and 21 
operated food service establishments; 22 
(7) "Third-party delivery company worker" means an individual who 23 
uses a digital network to provide prearranged deliveries; 24 
(8) "Prearranged delivery" means transport by a third-party delivery 25 
company worker of items selected by a third-party delivery company 26 
user, (A) beginning when the third-party delivery company worker 27 
accepts a request through a digital network from the third-party 28 
delivery company user to deliver the items to such third-party delivery 29 
company user, (B) continuing while the third-party delivery company 30 
worker transports the items, and (C) ending when the items are 31 
delivered to the location requested by the third-party delivery company 32 
user; 33 
(9) "Third-party delivery company user" means an individual who 34 
uses a digital network to connect with a third-party delivery company 35 
worker to receive a prearranged delivery of groceries items, such as, 36 
food, beverages, commercial goods or other items between points 37 
chosen by the individual; 38 
(10) "Digital network" has the same meaning as provided in section 39 
13b-116 of the general statutes; 40 
(11) "Network company" means a transportation network company 41 
or a third-party delivery company. "Network company" does not 42 
include a business entity that maintains a digital network where either 43 
(A) less than seven and one-half per cent of the services provided on 44  Raised Bill No.  5470 
 
 
 
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such digital network are rideshare services, or (B) less than ten thousand 45 
service requests fulfilled on such digital network are for rideshare 46 
services; 47 
(12) "Network worker" means an individual who (A) is a 48 
transportation network company worker or a third-party delivery 49 
company worker, and (B) provides services for a transportation network 50 
company or third-party delivery company through a digital network; 51 
(13) "Passenger transport time" means the period of time during 52 
which a transportation network worker is actively transporting a 53 
transportation network rider in the transportation network company 54 
vehicle; 55 
(14) "Delivery transport time" means the period of time between the 56 
(A) third-party delivery company worker's acceptance of a prearranged 57 
delivery on the digital network, and (B) completion of the prearranged 58 
delivery by the delivery of items to the third-party delivery company 59 
users requested location; 60 
(15) "Dispatch time" means (A) for prearranged rides or prearranged 61 
deliveries with a single pick-up location or a single drop-off location, 62 
the period of time a network worker spends traveling from a dispatch 63 
location to a pick-up location, and (B) for prearranged rides and 64 
prearranged deliveries with multiple pick-up locations or multiple 65 
drop-off locations, the time the network worker spends traveling from 66 
a dispatch location to the first pick-up location. "Dispatch time" does not 67 
include any time when a passenger cancels a prearranged ride or 68 
prearranged delivery through the digital network; 69 
(16) "Dispatch location" means the location of the network worker at 70 
the time the network worker accepts a prearranged ride or prearranged 71 
delivery request through the digital network; 72 
(17) "Active solicitation time" means (A) the period of time a network 73 
worker spends logged in to the digital network, and (B) if a network 74 
company logs workers out of the digital network upon completion of a 75  Raised Bill No.  5470 
 
 
 
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prearranged ride or prearranged delivery, the period of time a network 76 
worker spends returning to a location where such worker may solicit 77 
another prearranged ride or prearranged delivery; 78 
(18) "Network time" means the total time a network worker spends 79 
in active solicitation time, dispatch time, passenger transport time or 80 
delivery transport time and return time; 81 
(19) "Return time" means the period of time a network worker is 82 
returning to the state upon completion of a prearranged ride or 83 
prearranged delivery in a neighboring state without accepting a new 84 
prearranged ride or prearranged delivery, (A) beginning when the 85 
network worker completes such prearranged ride or prearranged 86 
delivery, (B) continuing while the network worker is driving from such 87 
drop-off location back to the state, and (C) ending when the network 88 
worker returns to the state; 89 
(20) "Service level" means the transportation network vehicle or 90 
transportation network worker level available for transportation 91 
network company riders to choose from when ordering a prearranged 92 
ride, including, but not limited to, the ability to request (A) basic 93 
vehicles, sports utility vehicles, luxury or premium vehicles, and (B) 94 
transportation network company workers with a higher average rating 95 
than other transportation network company workers; 96 
(21) "Trip" means a transportation service where a network worker 97 
(A) picks up a passenger at a location set up by such passenger and 98 
delivers such passenger to a different location requested by such 99 
passenger, or (B) picks up items selected by a user of a digital network 100 
from a business or private residence and delivers such items to another 101 
location requested by such user; and 102 
(22) "Account deactivation" means any practice in which a network 103 
company restricts access to such network company's digital network for 104 
a period of at least three days, including, but not limited to, (A) 105 
preventing a network worker from accessing the network company's 106 
digital network, or (B) changing a worker's status to ineligible to provide 107  Raised Bill No.  5470 
 
 
 
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prearranged rides or prearranged deliveries. 108 
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) On and after July 1, 2024, any 109 
network company shall provide each network worker with a per-trip 110 
compensation equivalent to: 111 
(1) For transportation network company workers, the greater of: 112 
(A) One dollar and thirty cents per mile traveled by such worker 113 
during dispatch time and passenger transport time plus sixty cents per 114 
minute worked by such worker during dispatch time, passenger 115 
transport time and return time, if any; or 116 
(B) Eighty-five per cent of the fare charged to a transportation 117 
network company rider. 118 
(2) For a third-party delivery service worker, the greater of: 119 
(A) One dollar and thirty cents per mile traveled by such worker 120 
during dispatch time and delivery transport time plus sixty cents per 121 
minute worked by such driver during dispatch time, delivery transport 122 
time and return time, if any; or 123 
(B) Eighty-five per cent of the fee charged to the third-party delivery 124 
company user. 125 
(b) Not later than September 30, 2024, and annually thereafter, the 126 
Labor Commissioner shall determine the adjustment to be made to the 127 
network worker minimum pay set forth in subsection (a) of this section. 128 
In determining such adjustment the commissioner shall consider the 129 
current (1) rate of inflation, (2) consumer price index for urban wage 130 
earners and clerical workers, (3) price per gallon for gasoline or other 131 
fuel in the state, and (4) rate to charge electric vehicles in the state. The 132 
commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions 133 
of section 11-4a of the general statutes, of the results of such examination 134 
and any recommendations for legislation to the joint standing 135 
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 136 
relating to labor and public employees. 137  Raised Bill No.  5470 
 
 
 
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Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) A network company shall 138 
reimburse a network worker for (1) any fees incurred by such network 139 
worker for general wear and tear to a transportation network company 140 
vehicle, including, but not limited to, any damage to such vehicle by 141 
transportation network company riders and any cleaning fees incurred, 142 
and (2) any fees and tolls incurred by such network worker while 143 
traveling between states. 144 
(b) A network company shall provide mileage reimbursement to 145 
network workers at a rate to be established by the Labor Commissioner. 146 
On and after July 1, 2024, and until the commissioner establishes 147 
reimbursement rates pursuant to this subsection, the mileage 148 
reimbursement standard for such network workers shall be (1) for a 149 
network worker's active solicitation time, the standard mileage rate 150 
established by the Internal Revenue Service, and (2) for all miles driven 151 
by a network worker during passenger transport time or delivery 152 
transport time, one hundred fifty per cent of such standard mileage rate. 153 
(c) For any premium a transportation network company charges to a 154 
transportation network company rider for a higher service level, one 155 
hundred per cent of such premium shall be provided to the 156 
transportation network worker. 157 
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) If a transportation network 158 
company rider or a third-party delivery company user cancels a 159 
prearranged ride or prearranged delivery after a network worker has 160 
begun dispatch time, a network company shall (1) provide a per-trip 161 
compensation to such network worker that is in accordance with the 162 
provisions of section 2 of this act for any miles traveled and time worked 163 
by such network worker from the acceptance of such prearranged ride 164 
or prearranged delivery until cancellation of such prearranged ride or 165 
prearranged delivery, and (2) reimburse such network worker for any 166 
tolls or other fees incurred by such network worker from the acceptance 167 
of such prearranged ride or prearranged delivery until cancellation of 168 
such prearranged ride or prearranged delivery in accordance with the 169 
provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 3 of this act. 170  Raised Bill No.  5470 
 
 
 
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(b) No network company shall permit a transportation network 171 
passenger or third-party delivery company user to cancel any gratuity 172 
that has been promised to a network worker through the digital network 173 
for any prearranged ride or prearranged delivery. 174 
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) (1) Not later than five minutes 175 
after the completion of a prearranged ride or a prearranged delivery, a 176 
network company shall transmit an initial electronic receipt to the 177 
network worker for such prearranged ride or prearranged delivery. 178 
(2) Not later than twenty-four hours after the completion of a 179 
prearranged ride or prearranged delivery, a network company shall 180 
transmit a finalized electronic receipt to a network worker for such 181 
prearranged ride or prearranged delivery. 182 
(b) The initial electronic receipt and the finalized electronic receipt 183 
shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information: (1) 184 
The total amount of transportation network rider or third-party delivery 185 
company user network time for such ride, (2) the total mileage driven 186 
by the network worker during network time, (3) the total mileage driven 187 
during passenger transport time or delivery transport time, (4) the fare 188 
or fee charged to the transportation network company rider or third-189 
party delivery user, (5) the rate of pay of the network worker, (6) any 190 
gratuities provided to the network worker by a transportation network 191 
company rider or a third-party delivery company user, (7) the gross 192 
payment received by the network worker, (8) the net payment received 193 
by the network worker after deductions, fees, tolls, surcharges, lease 194 
fees or other charges, and (9) itemized deductions or fees, including any 195 
tolls, surcharges, commissions, lease fees and other charges. 196 
(c) Each network company shall maintain a digital copy of each initial 197 
electronic receipt and each finalized electronic receipt for a period of not 198 
less than three years after such electronic receipts are transmitted to a 199 
network worker. Each network company shall make such receipts 200 
available for download by such network worker. 201 
(d) On a weekly basis, each network company shall provide each 202  Raised Bill No.  5470 
 
 
 
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network worker with a weekly summary of the prearranged rides or 203 
prearranged deliveries such network worker made during the previous 204 
week. Such summary shall contain the following information: (1) The 205 
network worker's total transportation network company rider or third-206 
party delivery company user network time for the week, (2) the total 207 
mileage driven by the network worker during such network time for the 208 
week, (3) the total amount of fares or fees charged to transportation 209 
network company riders or third-party delivery company users for 210 
prearranged rides or prearranged deliveries completed by such network 211 
worker during the week, (4) the total amount of gratuities provided to 212 
the network worker for the week, (5) the network worker's gross 213 
compensation for the week itemized by (A) rate per minute, including 214 
the average rate across all prearranged rides or prearranged deliveries 215 
for the week, (B) rate per mile, including the average rate across all 216 
prearranged rides or prearranged deliveries for the week, and (C) any 217 
other method used to calculate compensation, including, but not limited 218 
to, base pay, percentage of passenger fare or any applicable price 219 
multiplier or variable pricing policy in effect for the trip, (6) the network 220 
worker's total net pay for the week after deductions, fees, tolls, 221 
surcharges, lease fees or other charges, and (7) the itemized deductions 222 
or fees from the driver's payment, including all tolls, surcharges, 223 
commissions, lease fees and other charges incurred for the week. 224 
Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) (1) Not later than five minutes 225 
after the completion of a prearranged ride or a prearranged delivery a 226 
network company shall transmit an initial electronic receipt to the 227 
transportation network company rider or the third-party delivery 228 
company user that requested such prearranged ride or prearranged 229 
delivery. 230 
(2) Not later than twenty-four hours after the completion of a 231 
prearranged ride or prearranged delivery a network company shall 232 
transmit a finalized electronic receipt to the transportation network 233 
company rider or third-party delivery company user that requested 234 
such prearranged ride or prearranged delivery. 235  Raised Bill No.  5470 
 
 
 
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(b) The initial electronic receipt and the finalized electronic receipt 236 
shall list the following information: (1) The date and time of the trip, (2) 237 
the transportation network company rider prearranged ride pick-up 238 
location or third-party delivery company user prearranged delivery 239 
pick-up location, (3) the transportation network company rider 240 
prearranged ride drop-off location or third-party delivery company 241 
user prearranged delivery drop-off location, (4) the total duration and 242 
distance of the prearranged ride or prearranged delivery, (5) the 243 
network worker's first name, (6) the total fare or fee paid for the 244 
prearranged ride or prearranged delivery, itemizing all charges and 245 
fees, and (7) the total compensation paid to the network worker, 246 
including all relevant factors contributing to compensation. 247 
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) No network company shall 248 
implement account deactivation practices against a network worker 249 
who has completed such network company's probationary period, 250 
except where wilful misconduct has occurred or such network company 251 
has a bona fide economic reason. For purposes of this subsection "wilful 252 
misconduct" means deliberate misconduct or wilful disregard by a 253 
network worker of the network company's interest, or a single knowing 254 
violation by a network worker of a reasonable and uniformly enforced 255 
rule or policy of the network company, when reasonably applied, 256 
provided such violation is not a result of the network worker's 257 
incompetence. 258 
(b) Any network worker aggrieved by a violation of this section may 259 
file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner alleging violation of the 260 
provisions of subsection (a) of this section. Upon receipt of any such 261 
complaint the commissioner shall hold a hearing. After the hearing, the 262 
commissioner shall send each party a written copy of the 263 
commissioner's decision. The commissioner may award the network 264 
worker all appropriate relief including reinstatement of the network 265 
worker's access to the digital network, payment of back wages and 266 
reestablishment of employee benefits to which such network worker 267 
otherwise would have been eligible if such network worker had not 268 
been subject to account deactivation. In addition, the commissioner may 269  Raised Bill No.  5470 
 
 
 
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assess a civil penalty against a network company of not more than one 270 
thousand dollars for each violation of this section. Any party aggrieved 271 
by the decision of the commissioner may appeal the decision to the 272 
Superior Court in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the 273 
general statutes. 274 
Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) Not later than January 1, 2025, 275 
and annually thereafter, each network company shall register with the 276 
Labor Department, in a form and manner prescribed by the Labor 277 
Commissioner. Such registration shall include (1) the network 278 
company's name, business address and telephone number, (2) if the 279 
network company is registered in another state, the name, address and 280 
telephone number of the company's agent for service of process in this 281 
state, (3) the name, address and telephone number of a person at the 282 
network company who will serve as the main contact for the 283 
commissioner, (4) information sufficient to demonstrate that the 284 
network company is in compliance with the provisions of this section 285 
and sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, and any regulations adopted 286 
pursuant to section 9 of this act, and (5) prearranged ride or prearranged 287 
delivery and revenue data described in subsection (b) of this section. 288 
(b) Each network company shall submit trip and revenue data with 289 
the annual registration that includes: 290 
(1) For each prearranged ride or prearranged delivery dispatch by the 291 
network company, (A) the motor vehicle license plate number used by 292 
a network worker to complete such prearranged ride or prearranged 293 
delivery, (B) the date, time and location in which either the 294 
transportation network company rider or the prearranged delivery was 295 
picked up by a network worker, and the date, time and location in which 296 
such transportation network company rider or prearranged delivery 297 
was subsequently dropped off by such network worker, (C) the total 298 
number of transportation network company riders or prearranged 299 
deliveries picked up by a network worker from the location described 300 
in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, (D) the total mileage driven by 301 
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delivery, (E) the date and time such prearranged ride or prearranged 303 
delivery was requested by the transportation network company rider or 304 
third-party delivery company user, (F) the total number of stops and 305 
deliveries made during such prearranged ride or prearranged delivery, 306 
and (G) an itemized fare for such prearranged ride or prearranged 307 
delivery, including, (i) the amount of the fare, (ii) any toll, surcharge, 308 
commission rate or other deduction, (iii) any gratuity, and (iv) a 309 
breakdown of the amount the transportation network company rider or 310 
third-party delivery company user paid for the prearranged ride or 311 
prearranged delivery; 312 
(2) The total payment, or hourly paid rate, each network worker 313 
received for each prearranged ride or prearranged delivery that such 314 
network worker completed; 315 
(3) The total amount of time each network worker is connected to the 316 
digital network each day; and 317 
(4) The total amount of time spent by each network worker (A) in 318 
passenger transport time or delivery transport time, (B) in dispatch time, 319 
and (C) between trips not traveling to pick up a transportation network 320 
company rider or prearranged delivery. 321 
(c) Each network company shall submit a nonrefundable registration 322 
fee with its registration in an amount determined by the Labor 323 
Commissioner. Such registration fee shall be sufficient to cover all cost 324 
incurred by the Labor Department in carrying out the requirements of 325 
this section. 326 
(d) If a network company needs to amend any information contained 327 
in its registration that is incorrect or needs to be changed, such network 328 
company shall amend its registration by submitting an amendment to 329 
the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the Labor 330 
Commissioner, not later than thirty days after such network company 331 
discovers or reasonably should have known of such change. 332 
(e) Any personally and identifiable information or data included in a 333  Raised Bill No.  5470 
 
 
 
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network company's registration pursuant to subsection (a) of this 334 
section shall not be subject to disclosure under section 1-210 of the 335 
general statutes, except the Labor Commissioner shall make redacted 336 
versions of such data available on the Labor Department's Internet web 337 
site. 338 
Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) The Labor Commissioner may 339 
adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes 340 
to implement the provisions of sections 1 to 8, inclusive, of this act. 341 
Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) Any network worker 342 
aggrieved by a violation of section 1 or 4 of this act may bring a civil 343 
action in the Superior Court to recover damages, civil penalties and such 344 
equitable and injunctive relief as the court deems appropriate. Any 345 
individual who prevails in such civil action may be awarded attorney's 346 
fees and costs to be taxed by the court. 347 
(b) In addition to any relief provided by the court pursuant to 348 
subsection (a) of this section, any network company that knowingly 349 
violates any provision of sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act shall be 350 
liable to the affected network worker in the amount of one hundred 351 
dollars per violation. 352 
Sec. 11. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) There is established an account 353 
to be known as the "network company account" which shall be a 354 
separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account 355 
shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. 356 
Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Labor Commissioner 357 
for the purposes of enforcing provisions of sections 1 to 8, inclusive, of 358 
this act. 359 
Sec. 12. Section 13b-121 of the general statutes is repealed and the 360 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 361 
(a) As used in this section, "transportation network company" and 362 
"prearranged ride" have the same meanings as provided in section 13b-363 
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(b) Each transportation network company shall pay a fee of [thirty] 365 
forty-five cents on each prearranged ride that originates in this state. 366 
(c) On or before the last day of the month next succeeding each 367 
calendar quarter, each transportation network company shall: (1) File a 368 
return electronically for the preceding period with the Commissioner of 369 
Revenue Services on such forms as the commissioner may prescribe; 370 
and (2) make payment of the fees required under subsection (b) of this 371 
section by electronic funds transfer in the manner provided by chapter 372 
228g. Any document received and maintained by the commissioner 373 
with respect to a transportation network company shall be return 374 
information, as defined in section 12-15, and shall not be subject to 375 
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 376 
1-200. 377 
(d) Any fees due and unpaid under this section shall be subject to the 378 
penalties and interest established in section 12-547 and the amount of 379 
such fee, penalty or interest, due and unpaid, may be collected under 380 
the provisions of section 12-35 as if they were taxes due to the state. 381 
(e) The provisions of sections 12-548, 12-550 to 12-554, inclusive, and 382 
12-555b shall apply to the provisions of this section in the same manner 383 
and with the same force and effect as if the language of said sections had 384 
been incorporated in full into this section and had expressly referred to 385 
the fee imposed under this section, except to the extent that any such 386 
provision is inconsistent with a provision of this section. 387 
(f) Any fees received under this section shall be deposited as follows: 388 
(1) Sixty-seven per cent of such payments shall be deposited into the 389 
General Fund, and (2) thirty-three per cent of such payments shall be 390 
deposited into the network company account established pursuant to 391 
section 11 of this act. For revenue reporting purposes only, the 392 
Commissioner of Revenue Services shall include any such fees with the 393 
revenue reported under chapter 225. 394 
(g) The Commissioner of Revenue Services, in consultation with the 395 
Commissioner of Transportation, may adopt regulations in accordance 396  Raised Bill No.  5470 
 
 
 
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with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this 397 
section. 398 
Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) Each third-party delivery 399 
company shall pay a fee of fifteen cents on each prearranged delivery 400 
that originates in this state. 401 
(b) On or before the last day of the month next succeeding each 402 
calendar quarter, each transportation network company shall: (1) File a 403 
return electronically, for the preceding period, with the Commissioner 404 
of Revenue Services on such forms as the commissioner may prescribe; 405 
and (2) make payment of the fees required under subsection (a) of this 406 
section by electronic funds transfer in the manner provided by chapter 407 
228g of the general statutes. Any document received and maintained by 408 
the commissioner, with respect to a transportation network company, 409 
shall return such information, as defined in section 12-15 of the general 410 
statutes, and shall not be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of 411 
Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 of the general statutes. 412 
(c) Any fees due and unpaid under this section shall be subject to the 413 
penalties and interest established in section 12-547 of the general 414 
statutes and the amount of such fee, penalty or interest, due and unpaid, 415 
may be collected under the provisions of section 12-35 of the general 416 
statutes as if they were taxes due to the state. 417 
(d) The provisions of sections 12-548, 12-550 to 12-554, inclusive, and 418 
12-555b of the general statutes shall apply to the provisions of this 419 
section in the same manner and with the same force and effect as if the 420 
language of said sections had been incorporated in full into this section 421 
and had expressly referred to the fee imposed under this section, except 422 
to the extent that any such provision is inconsistent with a provision of 423 
this section. 424 
(e) Any fees received under this section shall be deposited into the 425 
network company account established pursuant to section 11 of this act. 426 
For revenue reporting purposes only, the Commissioner of Revenue 427 
Services shall include any such fees with the revenue reported under 428  Raised Bill No.  5470 
 
 
 
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chapter 225 of the general statutes. 429 
(f) The Commissioner of Revenue Services, in consultation with the 430 
Labor Commissioner, may adopt regulations in accordance with the 431 
provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes to carry out the 432 
provisions of this section. 433 
Sec. 14. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) Not later than January 1, 434 
2024, the Commissioner of Transportation shall communicate with the 435 
chief transportation officials of New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island 436 
and New Jersey to establish a reciprocity agreement for the purposes of 437 
allowing Connecticut network workers to pick up passengers in such 438 
other states and to allow network drivers of such other states to pick up 439 
passengers in Connecticut. 440 
(b) No network worker for a network company registered in another 441 
state shall pick up a passenger in this state unless the commissioner has 442 
established a reciprocity agreement with the state in which such 443 
network company is registered. 444 
(c) No network company that prohibits network workers in this state 445 
from accepting prearranged rides or prearranged deliveries in another 446 
state after completing a prearranged ride or prearranged delivery that 447 
has a drop-off or delivery location that is outside of the state shall 448 
receive a registration under section 13b-117 of the general statutes, 449 
except where such prohibition is due to the law of another state or a 450 
municipal law. 451 
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 New section 
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Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 11 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 12 July 1, 2024 13b-121 
Sec. 13 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 14 July 1, 2024 New section 
 
Statement of Purpose:   
To (1) establish minimum compensation and working conditions 
standards for network workers in the state, and (2) require the 
Commissioner of Transportation to establish a reciprocity agreement 
with neighboring states to allow network workers to pick up passengers 
and deliveries across state lines. 
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except 
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not 
underlined.]