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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1487
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
(LAB)
AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES
AND THIRD-PARTY DELIVERY COMPANIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 13b-116 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 2
As used in this section and sections 13b-117 to 13b-120, inclusive, as 3
amended by this act, and section 4 of this act: 4
(1) "Transportation network company" means a company, 5
corporation, partnership, trust, association, sole proprietorship or 6
similar organization that operates in this state and uses a digital network 7
to connect transportation network company riders to transportation 8
network company drivers to provide prearranged rides. 9
"Transportation network company" does not include the holder of a 10
certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under the 11
provisions of section 13b-97 to operate a taxicab or the holder of a permit 12
issued under the provision of section 13b-103 to operate a motor vehicle 13
in livery service. 14
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(2) "Transportation network company driver" or "driver" means an 15
individual [who is not an employee of a transportation network 16
company, but] who uses a transportation network company vehicle to 17
provide prearranged rides. 18
(3) "Transportation network company rider" or "rider" means an 19
individual or individuals who use a digital network to connect with a 20
transportation network company driver to receive a prearranged ride 21
between points chosen by the individual or individuals. 22
(4) "Potential transportation network company rider" or "potential 23
rider" means an individual or individuals who use a digital network to 24
request a prearranged ride but have not entered the transportation 25
network company vehicle. 26
(5) "Digital network" means any online-enabled application, web site 27
or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that 28
enables the provision of prearranged rides. 29
(6) "Prearranged ride" means transport by a transportation network 30
company driver of a transportation network company rider, (A) 31
beginning when the driver accepts a request from the rider through a 32
digital network, (B) continuing while the driver transports the rider, and 33
(C) ending when the last rider exits the transportation network 34
company vehicle. 35
(7) "Transportation network company vehicle" means a motor vehicle 36
as described in subsection [(h)] (i) of section 13b-119, as amended by this 37
act, that is owned, leased or otherwise used by a transportation network 38
company driver when the driver is connected to a digital network or is 39
engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride. 40
Sec. 2. Section 13b-117 of the general statutes is repealed and the 41
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 42
(a) On and after January 1, 2018, each transportation network 43
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company shall register annually with the Commissioner of 44
Transportation on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The 45
registration form shall include: (1) The transportation network 46
company's name, business address and telephone number; (2) if the 47
company is registered in another state, the name, address and telephone 48
number of the company's agent for service of process in this state; (3) 49
the name, address and telephone number of a person at the company 50
who will serve as the main contact person for the commissioner; and (4) 51
information sufficient to demonstrate, to the commissioner's 52
satisfaction, that the company is in compliance with the provisions of 53
this section and sections 13b-118 to 13b-120, inclusive, as amended by 54
this act, and any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (j) of 55
section 13b-118. Each transportation network company seeking initial 56
registration shall submit with its registration form filed under this 57
section a nonrefundable registration fee [of five thousand dollars] as 58
described in subsection (b) of this section. Each registration shall be for 59
a period of one year and may be renewed annually [. The nonrefundable 60
fee for such renewal shall be five thousand dollars] upon receipt by the 61
commissioner of a renewal registration form and accompanying 62
nonrefundable registration fee as described in subsection (b) of this 63
section. The registrant shall file amendments to the registration 64
reporting to the commissioner any material changes in any information 65
contained in the registration not later than thirty calendar days after the 66
registrant knows or reasonably should know of the change. 67
(b) The initial registration fee and annual renewal fee shall be based 68
on the number of transportation network company drivers with an 69
active account on the transportation network company's digital network 70
at the time of registration or renewal as follows: (1) Five thousand 71
dollars for a transportation network company with less than fifty 72
drivers, (2) ten thousand dollars for a transportation network company 73
with fifty or more drivers, but not more than one hundred ninety-nine 74
drivers, and (3) thirty thousand dollars for a transportation network 75
company with two hundred or more transportation network company 76
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drivers. 77
[(b)] (c) The commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a 78
registration issued pursuant to this subsection if the commissioner 79
determines the transportation network company intentionally: (1) 80
Misled, deceived or defrauded the public or the commissioner; (2) 81
engaged in any untruthful or misleading advertising; (3) engaged in 82
unfair or deceptive business practices; or (4) violated any provision of 83
this section and sections 13b-118 to 13b-120, inclusive, as amended by 84
this act, or any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (j) of section 85
13b-118. Prior to the suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of the 86
registration, the transportation network company shall be given notice 87
and an opportunity for a hearing. Such hearing shall be held in 88
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Any transportation 89
network company whose registration has been suspended may, after 90
ninety days, apply to the commissioner to have such registration 91
reinstated. 92
[(c)] (d) Any transportation network company that operates in this 93
state without a valid registration or when such registration has been 94
suspended shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars. 95
Sec. 3. Subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, of section 13b-118 of the 96
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 97
thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 98
(a) (1) A transportation network company shall provide real-time 99
messaging between the company and the driver through the company's 100
digital network when the driver is using the digital network. Such 101
messaging shall be available in both English and Spanish. 102
[(1)] (2) After a potential transportation network company rider 103
submits a request for a prearranged ride, the transportation network 104
company shall display to the rider through its digital network a picture 105
of the transportation network company driver and the license plate 106
number of the transportation network company vehicle that will be 107
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used to provide the prearranged ride before the rider enters such 108
vehicle. 109
[(2)] (3) A transportation network company driver shall display on a 110
transportation network company vehicle a removable decal at all times 111
when the driver is connected to a digital network or is engaged in the 112
provision of a prearranged ride. Such decal shall be: (A) Issued by the 113
transportation network company; (B) sufficiently large so as to be 114
readable during daylight hours at a distance of at least fifty feet; (C) 115
reflective, illuminated or otherwise visible in darkness; and (D) 116
displayed on the passenger side of the transportation network company 117
vehicle if such decal is illuminated. 118
(b) (1) A transportation network company may charge a fare to a 119
transportation network company rider for a prearranged ride provided 120
the company discloses such fare to the rider through its digital network: 121
(A) The fare or fare calculation method; (B) the applicable rates being 122
charged; and (C) an option to receive an estimated fare before a 123
prearranged ride. 124
(2) [Within a reasonable period of time] Not later than five minutes 125
following the completion of a prearranged ride, a transportation 126
network company shall transmit, through its digital network, an initial 127
electronic receipt to the transportation network company rider on behalf 128
of the transportation network company driver that [lists] includes: (A) 129
The date and time of the prearranged ride; (B) the origin and destination 130
of the prearranged ride; [(B)] (C) the total time and distance of the 131
prearranged ride; [and (C)] (D) the first name of the transportation 132
network company driver; (E) an itemization of the total fare paid, if any; 133
and (F) the compensation paid to such driver for the prearranged ride, 134
including all relevant factors used by the transportation network 135
company to calculate such compensation. Not later than twenty-four 136
hours following the completion of a prearranged ride, a transportation 137
network company shall transmit to such rider a finalized electronic 138
receipt that includes the information specified in subparagraphs (A) to 139
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(F), inclusive, of this subdivision. 140
(3) No transportation network company driver shall solicit or accept 141
cash payments for fares from transportation network company riders. 142
Any payment for a prearranged ride shall be made only through the 143
transportation network company's digital network. 144
(4) (A) For the purposes of this subdivision, "dynamic pricing" means 145
offering a prearranged ride at a price that changes according to the 146
demand for prearranged rides and availability of transportation 147
network company drivers. 148
(B) If a transportation network company elects to implement 149
dynamic pricing, the transportation network company, through its 150
digital network, shall: (i) Provide notice to a potential transportation 151
network company rider that dynamic pricing is in effect before a request 152
for a prearranged ride may be submitted; (ii) provide a fare estimator 153
that enables the potential rider to estimate the cost of such prearranged 154
ride under dynamic pricing; and (iii) include a feature that requires the 155
potential rider to confirm that he or she understands that dynamic 156
pricing will be applied to the cost of such prearranged ride. 157
(C) No transportation network company shall increase the price of a 158
prearranged ride to more than two and one-half times the usual price 159
charged for such prearranged ride in an area which is the subject of any 160
disaster emergency declaration issued by the Governor pursuant to 161
chapter 517, any transportation emergency declaration issued by the 162
Governor pursuant to section 3-6b or any major disaster or emergency 163
declaration issued by the President of the United States. 164
(c) (1) A transportation network company shall adopt a policy of 165
nondiscrimination on the basis of the age, color, creed, destination, 166
intellectual or physical disability, national origin, race, sex, sexual 167
orientation or gender identity with respect to transportation network 168
company riders, potential transportation network company riders and 169
transportation network company drivers. A transportation network 170
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company shall notify all drivers who use the company's digital network 171
of such policy. 172
(2) No transportation network company may take or threaten to take 173
any retaliatory action, including suspending or banning access to its 174
digital network, against a transportation network company driver 175
solely because the driver filed a complaint with such company. 176
(d) A transportation network company shall provide a potential 177
transportation network company rider with an opportunity to indicate 178
whether such rider requires a transportation network company vehicle 179
that is accessible by wheelchair. If a transportation network company 180
cannot arrange for a wheelchair-accessible transportation network 181
company vehicle to provide a prearranged ride, the company shall 182
direct the potential transportation network company rider to an 183
alternate provider of wheelchair-accessible transportation, if available. 184
(e) (1) A transportation network company shall maintain: (A) The 185
record of each prearranged ride for a period of not less than three years 186
from the date the prearranged ride was provided; (B) records regarding 187
each transportation network company driver for a period of not less 188
than three years from the date on which the transportation network 189
company driver last connected to the company's digital network; and 190
(C) records regarding each transportation network company vehicle for 191
a period of not less than three years from the date on which the 192
transportation network company vehicle was last used to provide a 193
prearranged ride. 194
(2) The Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's 195
designee, upon reasonable written notice and not more than four times 196
a year, may audit the records maintained by a transportation network 197
company pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection and subdivision 198
(3) of subsection (d) of section 13b-119, as amended by this act. Each 199
such audit shall occur at a transportation network company's place of 200
business or at a location in this state jointly selected by the commissioner 201
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or the commissioner's designee and the transportation network 202
company. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall not 203
require a transportation network company to disclose information that 204
identifies or would tend to identify any transportation network 205
company driver or transportation network company rider, unless the 206
identity of the driver or rider is needed to resolve a complaint or 207
investigate an audit finding to ensure compliance with any provision of 208
the general statutes and any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 209
(j) of this section. 210
(3) Any records obtained during an audit pursuant to subdivision 211
[(3)] (2) of this subsection shall be confidential and not subject to 212
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 213
1-200, except that the Commissioner of Transportation may disclose 214
such records: (A) To law enforcement for law enforcement purposes, 215
provided such disclosure is made in cooperation with the transportation 216
network company, (B) to any state or federal agency for any action 217
undertaken by the commissioner to enforce the provisions of this section 218
or any regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (j) of this section, (C) 219
at the request of any state or federal agency conducting an audit or 220
investigation pursuant to such agency's legal authority, provided the 221
commissioner gives the transportation network company an 222
opportunity to object and propose an alternative method of cooperation 223
with such disclosure, or (D) pursuant to a court order. If the 224
commissioner discloses such records pursuant to this subdivision, the 225
commissioner shall (i) provide written notice to the transportation 226
network company prior to disclosing such company's records, and (ii) 227
redact any information that is not required to be disclosed pursuant to 228
subsection (b) of section 1-210, including, but not limited to, any trade 229
secret or commercial or financial information described in subdivision 230
(5) of said subsection, unless such disclosure is expressly required under 231
subparagraph (A), (B), (C) or (D) of this subdivision. 232
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) Not later than five minutes 233
following the completion of a prearranged ride, a transportation 234
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network company shall transmit, through its digital network, an initial 235
electronic receipt to the transportation network company driver that 236
includes, but need not be limited to: (1) The total time and distance of 237
the prearranged ride, (2) the total distance driven by the driver 238
beginning when the driver accepted the request from the rider through 239
the digital network and ending when the rider entered the 240
transportation network company vehicle, (3) the total fare charged to 241
the rider, (4) the driver's rate of pay, including, but not limited to, the 242
rate per minute, rate per mile, percentage of rider's fare received by the 243
driver and any dynamic pricing, as defined in subdivision (4) of 244
subsection (b) of section 13b-118 of the general statutes, as amended by 245
this act, that was applied to the cost of the prearranged ride, (5) any tips 246
or gratuities paid to the driver, (6) the gross payment to the driver, (7) 247
the net payment to the driver after the deduction of any fees, tolls, 248
surcharges, lease fees or other charges, and (8) an itemization of any 249
such deductions. Not later than twenty-four hours following the 250
completion of a prearranged ride, a transportation network company 251
shall transmit to such driver a finalized electronic receipt that includes 252
the information specified in subdivisions (1) to (8), inclusive, of this 253
subsection. 254
(b) A transportation network company shall maintain a digital copy 255
of each initial and finalized electronic receipt transmitted pursuant to 256
subsection (a) of this section on its digital network and make such 257
receipts available for downloading by the transportation network 258
company driver for a period of not less than three years from the date 259
of the prearranged ride. 260
(c) A transportation network company shall provide, through its 261
digital network, a weekly summary to the transportation network 262
company driver regarding the prearranged rides completed by such 263
driver during the previous week. Such summary shall include, but need 264
not be limited to: (1) The total time and distance of the prearranged rides 265
completed by the driver during such week, (2) the total amount of fares 266
charged to transportation network company riders during such week as 267
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a result of such prearranged rides, (3) the total amount of tips or 268
gratuities paid to the driver during such week, (4) the driver's gross 269
payment received during such week, itemized by (A) rate per minute, 270
including the average rate across all completed prearranged rides, (B) 271
rate per mile, including the average rate across all completed 272
prearranged rides, and (C) any other method used to calculate pay, 273
including, but not limited to, base pay, percentage of the rider's fare or 274
any dynamic pricing that was applied to the cost of the prearranged 275
ride, (5) the driver's net payment during such week after the deduction 276
of any fees, tolls, surcharges, lease fees or other charges, and (6) an 277
itemization of any such deductions. 278
Sec. 5. Section 13b-119 of the general statutes is repealed and the 279
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 280
(a) Prior to permitting an individual to act as a transportation 281
network company driver on its digital network, the transportation 282
network company shall: (1) Require the individual to submit an 283
application to the company that includes information regarding the 284
individual's name, address, date of birth, motor vehicle operator's 285
license number and motor vehicle registration; (2) (A) conduct, or have 286
a consumer reporting agency regulated under the federal Fair Credit 287
Reporting Act conduct, a driving record check and a local, state and 288
national criminal history records check, including a search of state and 289
national sexual offender registry databases provided such databases are 290
accessible to the public, or (B) arrange for the fingerprinting of the 291
individual to be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a 292
national criminal history records check and to the State Police Bureau of 293
Identification for a state criminal history records check conducted in 294
accordance with section 29-17a; and (3) disclose to such individual, 295
electronically or in writing, (A) the insurance coverage, including the 296
types of coverage and any coverage limits, that the company provides 297
while a transportation network company driver is connected to the 298
company's digital network or is engaged in the provision of a 299
prearranged ride, [and] (B) that a transportation network company 300
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driver's personal automobile insurance policy might not provide 301
coverage while such driver is connected to the company's digital 302
network, available to receive a request for a prearranged ride or 303
engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride, (C) that such individual 304
may enroll in the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program 305
pursuant to section 31-49m and obtain information about such program 306
from the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority 307
established pursuant to section 31-49f, and (D) how such individual can 308
become qualified to provide prearranged rides that originate in a 309
neighboring state. 310
(b) A transportation network company shall conduct, or have a 311
consumer reporting agency regulated under the federal Fair Credit 312
Reporting Act conduct, a local, state and national criminal history 313
records check, including a search of state and national sexual offender 314
registry databases, or arrange for the fingerprinting of the individual to 315
be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national 316
criminal history records check and to the State Police Bureau of 317
Identification for a state criminal history records check conducted in 318
accordance with section 29-17a, at least once every three years after 319
permitting an individual to act as a transportation network company 320
driver. 321
(c) (1) No transportation network company shall permit an individual 322
to act as a transportation network company driver on its digital network 323
if such individual: (A) Has, during the three years prior to the date of 324
such individual's application to be a transportation network company 325
driver, (i) committed more than three moving violations, as defined in 326
section 14-111g, (ii) committed one serious traffic violation, as defined 327
in section 14-1, or (iii) had his or her motor vehicle operator's license 328
suspended pursuant to section 14-227b; (B) has been convicted, within 329
seven years prior to the date of such individual's application, of driving 330
under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a 331
motor vehicle to commit a felony, acts of violence or acts of terror; (C) is 332
included in the state sexual offenders registry or the United States 333
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Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website; (D) does 334
not possess a Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license or a motor 335
vehicle operator's license issued by a reciprocal state; (E) does not 336
possess proof of registration for each motor vehicle such individual 337
proposes to use as a transportation network company vehicle; or (F) is 338
not at least nineteen years of age. For the purposes of this subsection, 339
"reciprocal state" means a state that permits transportation network 340
company drivers who possess a Connecticut motor vehicle operator's 341
license to provide a prearranged ride that originates in such state. 342
(2) An individual who is permitted to act as a transportation network 343
company driver shall report to the transportation network company not 344
later than twenty-four hours after the occurrence of any of the following 345
incidents: (A) The commission of a fourth moving violation, as defined 346
in section 14-111g, during the past three years; (B) the commission of 347
one serious traffic violation, as defined in section 14-1; (C) the 348
suspension of his or her motor vehicle operator's license pursuant to 349
section 14-227b; (D) the conviction of driving under the influence of 350
drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a motor vehicle to 351
commit a felony, acts of violence or acts of terror; (E) inclusion in the 352
state sexual offenders registry or the United States Department of Justice 353
National Sex Offender Public Website; (F) failure to possess an 354
operator's license; or (G) failure to possess proof of registration for a 355
transportation network company vehicle. Each transportation network 356
company that receives a report pursuant to this subdivision or becomes 357
aware of such incident shall prohibit the individual from acting as a 358
transportation network company driver on the company's digital 359
network until the individual meets the qualifications of this section to 360
be a transportation network company driver. 361
(d) (1) A transportation network company shall adopt a policy that a 362
transportation network company driver shall not use or be under the 363
influence of drugs or alcohol while the driver is connected to the 364
company's digital network or engaged in the provision of a prearranged 365
ride. The company shall provide notice of such policy on its Internet 366
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web site, and include procedures for a transportation network company 367
rider to report a complaint about a driver whom the rider reasonably 368
suspects was using or under the influence of drugs or alcohol while 369
engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride. 370
(2) Upon the company's receipt of a complaint by a rider alleging a 371
violation of such policy, the company shall suspend the driver's access 372
to the company's digital network as soon as possible and conduct an 373
investigation into the reported incident. The suspension shall last until 374
completion of the investigation. If the investigation confirms the driver 375
used or was under the influence of drugs or alcohol while engaged in 376
the provision of a prearranged ride or while connected to the company's 377
digital network, the company shall ban the driver's access to the digital 378
network on a permanent basis. 379
(3) The company shall maintain all records related to the enforcement 380
of such policy for a period of not less than three years from the date that 381
a complaint by a rider is received by the company. 382
(e) A transportation network company shall adopt a policy that 383
prohibits a transportation network company driver from providing a 384
prearranged ride when such driver's ability to operate a transportation 385
network company motor vehicle is impaired by illness, fatigue or any 386
other condition that would likely preclude safe operation of such 387
vehicle. 388
(f) (1) A transportation network company shall establish an internal 389
appeals process for transportation network company drivers who are 390
suspended or banned from accessing the company's digital network. 391
(2) When a transportation network company suspends or bans a 392
transportation network company driver from accessing the company's 393
digital network, the company shall promptly inform the driver, 394
electronically or in writing, of the reasons for such suspension or ban 395
and provide instructions for how to appeal such suspension or ban 396
pursuant to the company's internal appeals process. 397
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[(f)] (g) A transportation network company driver shall: (1) Comply 398
with all applicable laws regarding nondiscrimination against 399
transportation network company riders or potential transportation 400
network company riders on the basis of age, color, creed, destination, 401
intellectual or physical disability, national origin, race, sex, sexual 402
orientation or gender identity; (2) comply with all applicable laws 403
relating to the accommodation of service animals and accommodate 404
service animals without imposing additional charges for such 405
accommodation; (3) comply with the policies adopted by the 406
transportation network company pursuant to subsection (c) of section 407
13b-118, as amended by this act, and subsections (d) and (e) of this 408
section; (4) not impose additional charges for providing prearranged 409
rides to persons with physical disabilities because of such disabilities; 410
and (5) not solicit or accept a request for transportation unless the 411
request is accepted through the transportation network company's 412
digital network. For the purposes of this subsection, "service animal" has 413
the same meaning as provided in section 22-345. 414
[(g)] (h) (1) Any person who holds himself or herself out to be a 415
transportation network company driver who is not permitted by a 416
transportation network company to use its digital network shall be 417
guilty of a class B misdemeanor. 418
(2) The state shall remit to a municipality fifty per cent of the fine 419
amount received for a violation of subdivision (1) of this subsection with 420
respect to each summons issued by such municipality. Each clerk of the 421
Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of 422
the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, 423
on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each 424
year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter 425
under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the 426
clerk or official. 427
[(h)] (i) (1) A transportation network company vehicle shall (A) have 428
four doors; (B) not be older than twelve model years old; and (C) be 429
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designed to transport no more than eight passengers, including the 430
driver. 431
(2) Before any motor vehicle is used by a transportation network 432
company driver as a transportation network company vehicle, and 433
every two years thereafter, the driver shall certify to the transportation 434
network company that the following equipment is in good working 435
order: (A) Foot brakes; (B) emergency brakes; (C) steering mechanism; 436
(D) windshield; (E) rear window and other glass; (F) windshield wipers; 437
(G) headlights; (H) tail lights; (I) turn indicator lights; (J) brake lights; 438
(K) front seat adjustment mechanism; (L) doors; (M) horn; (N) 439
speedometer; (O) bumpers; (P) muffler and exhaust system; (Q) 440
condition of tires, including tread depth; (R) interior and exterior 441
rearview mirrors; and (S) seat safety belts and air bags for driver and 442
passengers. The transportation network company shall maintain such 443
certification for not less than three years. 444
Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) As used in this section: 445
(1) "Third-party delivery company" means a company, corporation, 446
partnership, trust, association, sole proprietorship or similar 447
organization that operates in this state and uses a digital network to 448
connect customers to third-party delivery company drivers to provide 449
prearranged deliveries. 450
(2) "Third-party delivery company driver" or "driver" means an 451
individual who uses the digital network of a third-party delivery 452
company to provide prearranged deliveries. 453
(3) "Prearranged delivery" means the delivery by a third-party 454
delivery company driver of groceries, food, beverages, commercial 455
goods or other items prepared by another entity, or food and beverages 456
from not fewer than ten separately owned and operated food service 457
establishments, (A) beginning when the driver accepts a request from 458
the customer through a digital network, (B) continuing while the driver 459
transports the groceries, food, beverages, commercial goods or other 460
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items, and (C) ending when the driver delivers the groceries, food, 461
beverages, commercial goods or other items to the location requested by 462
the customer. 463
(4) "Food service establishment" has the same meaning as provided 464
in section 21a-62b of the general statutes. 465
(5) "Digital network" means any online-enabled application, web site 466
or system offered or utilized by a third-party delivery company that 467
enables the provision of prearranged deliveries. 468
(6) "Dynamic pricing" means offering a prearranged delivery at a 469
price that changes according to the demand for prearranged deliveries 470
and availability of third-party delivery company drivers. 471
(b) Not later than five minutes following the completion of a 472
prearranged delivery, a third-party delivery company shall transmit, 473
through its digital network, an initial electronic receipt to the customer 474
on behalf of the third-party delivery company driver that includes an 475
estimation of: (1) The date and time of the prearranged delivery, (2) the 476
origin and destination of the prearranged delivery, (3) the total time and 477
distance of the prearranged delivery, (4) the first name of the third-party 478
delivery company driver, (5) an itemization of the total cost of such 479
prearranged delivery, and (6) the compensation paid to such driver for 480
the prearranged delivery, including all relevant factors used by the 481
third-party delivery company to calculate such compensation. Not later 482
than twenty-four hours following the completion of a prearranged 483
delivery, a third-party delivery company shall transmit to such 484
customer a finalized electronic receipt that includes the information 485
specified in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this subsection. 486
(c) Not later than five minutes following the completion of a 487
prearranged delivery, a third-party delivery company shall transmit, 488
through its digital network, an initial electronic receipt to the third-party 489
delivery company driver that includes, but need not be limited to: (1) 490
The total time and distance of the prearranged delivery, (2) the total 491
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distance driven by the driver beginning when the driver accepted the 492
request from the customer through the digital network and ending 493
when the driver picked up the groceries, food, beverages, commercial 494
goods or other items to be delivered, (3) the total cost of such 495
prearranged delivery charged to the customer, (4) the driver's rate of 496
pay, including, but not limited to, the rate per minute, rate per mile, 497
percentage of the cost of the prearranged delivery received by the driver 498
and any dynamic pricing that was applied to the cost of the prearranged 499
delivery, (5) any tips or gratuities paid to the driver, (6) the gross 500
payment to the driver, (7) the net payment to the driver after the 501
deduction of any fees, tolls, surcharges, lease fees or other charges, and 502
(8) an itemization of any such deductions. Not later than twenty-four 503
hours following the completion of a prearranged delivery, a third-party 504
delivery company shall transmit a finalized electronic receipt to such 505
driver with the information specified in subdivisions (1) to (8), inclusive, 506
of this subsection. 507
(d) A third-party delivery company shall maintain a digital copy of 508
each initial and finalized electronic receipt transmitted pursuant to 509
subsection (c) of this section on its digital network and make such 510
receipts available for downloading by the third-party delivery company 511
driver for a period of not less than three years from the date of the 512
prearranged delivery. 513
(e) A third-party delivery company shall provide, through its digital 514
network, a weekly summary to the third-party delivery company driver 515
regarding the prearranged deliveries completed by such driver during 516
the previous week. Such summary shall include, but need not be limited 517
to: (1) The total time and distance of the prearranged deliveries 518
completed by the driver during such week, (2) the total amount of fares 519
charged to customers during such week as a result of such prearranged 520
deliveries, (3) the total amount of tips or gratuities paid to the driver 521
during such week, (4) the driver's gross payment received during such 522
week, itemized by (A) rate per minute, including the average rate across 523
all completed prearranged deliveries, (B) rate per mile, including the 524
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average rate across all completed prearranged deliveries, and (C) any 525
other method used to calculate pay, including, but not limited to, base 526
pay, the percentage of the cost of the prearranged delivery received by 527
the driver or any dynamic pricing that was applied to the cost of the 528
prearranged delivery, (5) the driver's net payment during such week 529
after the deduction of any fees, tolls, surcharges, lease fees or other 530
charges, and (6) an itemization of any such deductions. 531
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 13b-116
Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 13b-117
Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 13b-118(a) to (e)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 5 October 1, 2025 13b-119
Sec. 6 July 1, 2025 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) require transportation network companies and third-party
delivery companies to provide receipts that detail time, distance and
pay rate to drivers, (2) increase the registration fee for transportation
network companies, and (3) require transportation network companies
to provide real-time messaging, establish an appeals process and
disclose certain information to their drivers.
[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.]