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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1487
January Session, 2025
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 Section 13b-116 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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 sections 4 and 5 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
(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 Substitute Bill No. 1487
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1487
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1487
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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
[(a) (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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1487
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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
(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 Substitute Bill No. 1487
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1487
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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
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
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(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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1487
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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 for a period of not less than three years from 257
the date of the prearranged ride and make such receipts available for 258
downloading by the transportation network company driver. 259
(c) A transportation network company shall provide, through its 260
digital network, a weekly summary to the transportation network 261
company driver regarding the prearranged rides completed by such 262
driver during the previous week. Such summary shall include, but need 263
not be limited to: (1) The total time and distance of the prearranged rides 264
completed by the driver during such week, (2) the total amount of fares 265
charged to transportation network company riders during such week as 266
a result of such prearranged rides, (3) the total amount of tips or 267
gratuities paid to the driver during such week, (4) the driver's gross 268
payment received during such week, itemized by (A) rate per minute, 269
including the average rate across all completed prearranged rides, (B) 270
rate per mile, including the average rate across all completed 271
prearranged rides, and (C) any other method used to calculate pay, 272
including, but not limited to, base pay, percentage of the rider's fare or 273
any dynamic pricing that was applied to the cost of the prearranged 274
ride, (5) the driver's net payment during such week after the deduction 275
of any fees, tolls, surcharges, lease fees or other charges, and (6) an 276
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(d) A transportation network company shall maintain a digital copy 278
of each weekly summary transmitted pursuant to subsection (c) of this 279
section for a period of not less than three years from the date of 280
transmittal and make such summaries available for downloading by the 281
transportation network company driver. 282
(e) Not later than October 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, each 283
transportation network company shall submit each finalized electronic 284
receipt transmitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and each 285
weekly summary transmitted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section 286
to the Labor Commissioner, in a form and manner prescribed by the 287
Labor Commissioner. 288
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) (a) On and after October 1, 289
2025, a transportation network company driver shall receive a minimum 290
compensation for each prearranged ride equal to the greater of (1) 291
eighty-five per cent of the fare charged to the transportation network 292
company rider, excluding any taxes, fees or surcharges imposed on a 293
prearranged ride and any gratuities paid to the driver; or (2) the sum of 294
(A) a minimum of one dollar and fifty nine cents per mile traveled 295
during rider transport time, and (B) a minimum of sixty-eight cents per 296
minute of rider transport time. For purposes of this section, "rider 297
transport time" means the period of time when a transportation network 298
driver is transporting one or more transportation network riders for a 299
prearranged ride, beginning when the first rider enters the 300
transportation network company vehicle and ending when the last rider 301
exits the transportation network company vehicle. 302
(b) On and after October 1, 2026, and on each October first thereafter, 303
the Labor Commissioner shall announce the adjustment in the 304
minimum compensation for each prearranged ride which shall become 305
the new minimum compensation for each prearranged ride and shall be 306
effective each January first immediately following. 307
(c) Not later than January 1, 2027, and not later than each January first 308
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be adjusted by the percentage change in the employment cost index, or 310
its successor index, for wages and salaries for all civilian workers, as 311
calculated by the United States Department of Labor, over the twelve-312
month period ending on June thirtieth of the preceding year, rounded 313
to the nearest whole cent. 314
Sec. 6. Section 13b-119 of the general statutes is repealed and the 315
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 316
(a) Prior to permitting an individual to act as a transportation 317
network company driver on its digital network, the transportation 318
network company shall: (1) Require the individual to submit an 319
application to the company that includes information regarding the 320
individual's name, address, date of birth, motor vehicle operator's 321
license number and motor vehicle registration; (2) (A) conduct, or have 322
a consumer reporting agency regulated under the federal Fair Credit 323
Reporting Act conduct, a driving record check and a local, state and 324
national criminal history records check, including a search of state and 325
national sexual offender registry databases provided such databases are 326
accessible to the public, or (B) arrange for the fingerprinting of the 327
individual to be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a 328
national criminal history records check and to the State Police Bureau of 329
Identification for a state criminal history records check conducted in 330
accordance with section 29-17a; and (3) disclose to such individual, 331
electronically or in writing, (A) the insurance coverage, including the 332
types of coverage and any coverage limits, that the company provides 333
while a transportation network company driver is connected to the 334
company's digital network or is engaged in the provision of a 335
prearranged ride, [and] (B) that a transportation network company 336
driver's personal automobile insurance policy might not provide 337
coverage while such driver is connected to the company's digital 338
network, available to receive a request for a prearranged ride or 339
engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride, (C) that such individual 340
may enroll in the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program 341
pursuant to section 31-49m and obtain information about such program 342
from the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority 343 Substitute Bill No. 1487
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established pursuant to section 31-49f, and (D) how such individual can 344
become qualified to provide prearranged rides that originate in a 345
neighboring state. 346
(b) A transportation network company shall conduct, or have a 347
consumer reporting agency regulated under the federal Fair Credit 348
Reporting Act conduct, a local, state and national criminal history 349
records check, including a search of state and national sexual offender 350
registry databases, or arrange for the fingerprinting of the individual to 351
be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national 352
criminal history records check and to the State Police Bureau of 353
Identification for a state criminal history records check conducted in 354
accordance with section 29-17a, at least once every three years after 355
permitting an individual to act as a transportation network company 356
driver. 357
(c) (1) No transportation network company shall permit an individual 358
to act as a transportation network company driver on its digital network 359
if such individual: (A) Has, during the three years prior to the date of 360
such individual's application to be a transportation network company 361
driver, (i) committed more than three moving violations, as defined in 362
section 14-111g, (ii) committed one serious traffic violation, as defined 363
in section 14-1, or (iii) had his or her motor vehicle operator's license 364
suspended pursuant to section 14-227b; (B) has been convicted, within 365
seven years prior to the date of such individual's application, of driving 366
under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a 367
motor vehicle to commit a felony, acts of violence or acts of terror; (C) is 368
included in the state sexual offenders registry or the United States 369
Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website; (D) does 370
not possess a Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license or a motor 371
vehicle operator's license issued by a reciprocal state; (E) does not 372
possess proof of registration for each motor vehicle such individual 373
proposes to use as a transportation network company vehicle; or (F) is 374
not at least nineteen years of age. For the purposes of this subsection, 375
"reciprocal state" means a state that permits transportation network 376
company drivers who possess a Connecticut motor vehicle operator's 377 Substitute Bill No. 1487
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license to provide a prearranged ride that originates in such state. 378
(2) An individual who is permitted to act as a transportation network 379
company driver shall report to the transportation network company not 380
later than twenty-four hours after the occurrence of any of the following 381
incidents: (A) The commission of a fourth moving violation, as defined 382
in section 14-111g, during the past three years; (B) the commission of 383
one serious traffic violation, as defined in section 14-1; (C) the 384
suspension of his or her motor vehicle operator's license pursuant to 385
section 14-227b; (D) the conviction of driving under the influence of 386
drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a motor vehicle to 387
commit a felony, acts of violence or acts of terror; (E) inclusion in the 388
state sexual offenders registry or the United States Department of Justice 389
National Sex Offender Public Website; (F) failure to possess an 390
operator's license; or (G) failure to possess proof of registration for a 391
transportation network company vehicle. Each transportation network 392
company that receives a report pursuant to this subdivision or becomes 393
aware of such incident shall prohibit the individual from acting as a 394
transportation network company driver on the company's digital 395
network until the individual meets the qualifications of this section to 396
be a transportation network company driver. 397
(d) (1) A transportation network company shall adopt a policy that a 398
transportation network company driver shall not use or be under the 399
influence of drugs or alcohol while the driver is connected to the 400
company's digital network or engaged in the provision of a prearranged 401
ride. The company shall provide notice of such policy on its Internet 402
web site, and include procedures for a transportation network company 403
rider to report a complaint about a driver whom the rider reasonably 404
suspects was using or under the influence of drugs or alcohol while 405
engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride. 406
(2) Upon the company's receipt of a complaint by a rider alleging a 407
violation of such policy, the company shall suspend the driver's access 408
to the company's digital network as soon as possible and conduct an 409
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completion of the investigation. If the investigation confirms the driver 411
used or was under the influence of drugs or alcohol while engaged in 412
the provision of a prearranged ride or while connected to the company's 413
digital network, the company shall ban the driver's access to the digital 414
network on a permanent basis. 415
(3) The company shall maintain all records related to the enforcement 416
of such policy for a period of not less than three years from the date that 417
a complaint by a rider is received by the company. 418
(e) A transportation network company shall adopt a policy that 419
prohibits a transportation network company driver from providing a 420
prearranged ride when such driver's ability to operate a transportation 421
network company motor vehicle is impaired by illness, fatigue or any 422
other condition that would likely preclude safe operation of such 423
vehicle. 424
(f) (1) A transportation network company shall establish an internal 425
appeals process for transportation network company drivers who are 426
suspended or banned from accessing the company's digital network. 427
(2) When a transportation network company suspends or bans a 428
transportation network company driver from accessing the company's 429
digital network, the company shall promptly inform the driver, 430
electronically or in writing, of the reasons for such suspension or ban 431
and provide instructions for how to appeal such suspension or ban 432
pursuant to the company's internal appeals process. 433
[(f)] (g) A transportation network company driver shall: (1) Comply 434
with all applicable laws regarding nondiscrimination against 435
transportation network company riders or potential transportation 436
network company riders on the basis of age, color, creed, destination, 437
intellectual or physical disability, national origin, race, sex, sexual 438
orientation or gender identity; (2) comply with all applicable laws 439
relating to the accommodation of service animals and accommodate 440
service animals without imposing additional charges for such 441
accommodation; (3) comply with the policies adopted by the 442 Substitute Bill No. 1487
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transportation network company pursuant to subsection (c) of section 443
13b-118, as amended by this act, and subsections (d) and (e) of this 444
section; (4) not impose additional charges for providing prearranged 445
rides to persons with physical disabilities because of such disabilities; 446
and (5) not solicit or accept a request for transportation unless the 447
request is accepted through the transportation network company's 448
digital network. For the purposes of this subsection, "service animal" has 449
the same meaning as provided in section 22-345. 450
[(g)] (h) (1) Any person who holds himself or herself out to be a 451
transportation network company driver who is not permitted by a 452
transportation network company to use its digital network shall be 453
guilty of a class B misdemeanor. 454
(2) The state shall remit to a municipality fifty per cent of the fine 455
amount received for a violation of subdivision (1) of this subsection with 456
respect to each summons issued by such municipality. Each clerk of the 457
Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of 458
the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, 459
on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each 460
year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter 461
under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the 462
clerk or official. 463
[(h)] (i) (1) A transportation network company vehicle shall (A) have 464
four doors; (B) not be older than twelve model years old; and (C) be 465
designed to transport no more than eight passengers, including the 466
driver. 467
(2) Before any motor vehicle is used by a transportation network 468
company driver as a transportation network company vehicle, and 469
every two years thereafter, the driver shall certify to the transportation 470
network company that the following equipment is in good working 471
order: (A) Foot brakes; (B) emergency brakes; (C) steering mechanism; 472
(D) windshield; (E) rear window and other glass; (F) windshield wipers; 473
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(K) front seat adjustment mechanism; (L) doors; (M) horn; (N) 475
speedometer; (O) bumpers; (P) muffler and exhaust system; (Q) 476
condition of tires, including tread depth; (R) interior and exterior 477
rearview mirrors; and (S) seat safety belts and air bags for driver and 478
passengers. The transportation network company shall maintain such 479
certification for not less than three years. 480
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) As used in this section: 481
(1) "Third-party delivery company" means a company, corporation, 482
partnership, trust, association, sole proprietorship or similar 483
organization that operates in this state and uses a digital network to 484
connect customers to third-party delivery company drivers to provide 485
prearranged deliveries; 486
(2) "Third-party delivery company driver" or "driver" means an 487
individual who uses the digital network of a third-party delivery 488
company to provide prearranged deliveries; 489
(3) "Prearranged delivery" means the delivery by a third-party 490
delivery company driver of groceries, food, beverages, commercial 491
goods or other items prepared by another entity, or food and beverages 492
from not fewer than ten separately owned and operated food service 493
establishments, (A) beginning when the driver accepts a request from 494
the customer through a digital network, (B) continuing while the driver 495
transports the groceries, food, beverages, commercial goods or other 496
items, and (C) ending when the driver delivers the groceries, food, 497
beverages, commercial goods or other items to the location requested by 498
the customer; 499
(4) "Food service establishment" has the same meaning as provided 500
in section 21a-62b of the general statutes; 501
(5) "Digital network" means any online-enabled application, web site 502
or system offered or utilized by a third-party delivery company that 503
enables the provision of prearranged deliveries; and 504 Substitute Bill No. 1487
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(6) "Dynamic pricing" means offering a prearranged delivery at a 505
price that changes according to the demand for prearranged deliveries 506
and availability of third-party delivery company drivers. 507
(b) Not later than five minutes following the completion of a 508
prearranged delivery, a third-party delivery company shall transmit, 509
through its digital network, an initial electronic receipt to the customer 510
on behalf of the third-party delivery company driver that includes an 511
estimation of: (1) The date and time of the prearranged delivery, (2) the 512
origin and destination of the prearranged delivery, (3) the total time and 513
distance of the prearranged delivery, (4) the first name of the third-party 514
delivery company driver, (5) an itemization of the total cost of such 515
prearranged delivery, and (6) the compensation paid to such driver for 516
the prearranged delivery, including all relevant factors used by the 517
third-party delivery company to calculate such compensation. Not later 518
than twenty-four hours following the completion of a prearranged 519
delivery, a third-party delivery company shall transmit to such 520
customer a finalized electronic receipt that includes the information 521
specified in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this subsection. 522
(c) Not later than five minutes following the completion of a 523
prearranged delivery, a third-party delivery company shall transmit, 524
through its digital network, an initial electronic receipt to the third-party 525
delivery company driver that includes, but need not be limited to: (1) 526
The total time and distance of the prearranged delivery, (2) the total 527
distance driven by the driver beginning when the driver accepted the 528
request from the customer through the digital network and ending 529
when the driver picked up the groceries, food, beverages, commercial 530
goods or other items to be delivered, (3) the total cost of such 531
prearranged delivery charged to the customer, (4) the driver's rate of 532
pay, including, but not limited to, the rate per minute, rate per mile, 533
percentage of the cost of the prearranged delivery received by the driver 534
and any dynamic pricing that was applied to the cost of the prearranged 535
delivery, (5) any tips or gratuities paid to the driver, (6) the gross 536
payment to the driver, (7) the net payment to the driver after the 537
deduction of any fees, tolls, surcharges, lease fees or other charges, and 538 Substitute Bill No. 1487
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(8) an itemization of any such deductions. Not later than twenty-four 539
hours following the completion of a prearranged delivery, a third-party 540
delivery company shall transmit a finalized electronic receipt to such 541
driver with the information specified in subdivisions (1) to (8), inclusive, 542
of this subsection. 543
(d) A third-party delivery company shall maintain a digital copy of 544
each initial and finalized electronic receipt transmitted pursuant to 545
subsection (c) of this section for a period of not less than three years from 546
the date of the prearranged delivery and make such summaries 547
available for downloading by the third-party delivery company driver. 548
(e) A third-party delivery company shall provide, through its digital 549
network, a weekly summary to the third-party delivery company driver 550
regarding the prearranged deliveries completed by such driver during 551
the previous week. Such summary shall include, but need not be limited 552
to: (1) The total time and distance of the prearranged deliveries 553
completed by the driver during such week, (2) the total amount of fares 554
charged to customers during such week as a result of such prearranged 555
deliveries, (3) the total amount of tips or gratuities paid to the driver 556
during such week, (4) the driver's gross payment received during such 557
week, itemized by (A) rate per minute, including the average rate across 558
all completed prearranged deliveries, (B) rate per mile, including the 559
average rate across all completed prearranged deliveries, and (C) any 560
other method used to calculate pay, including, but not limited to, base 561
pay, the percentage of the cost of the prearranged delivery received by 562
the driver or any dynamic pricing that was applied to the cost of the 563
prearranged delivery, (5) the driver's net payment during such week 564
after the deduction of any fees, tolls, surcharges, lease fees or other 565
charges, and (6) an itemization of any such deductions. 566
(f) A third-party delivery company shall maintain a digital copy of 567
each weekly summary transmitted pursuant to subsection (e) of this 568
section for a period of not less than three years from the date of 569
transmittal and make such summaries available for downloading by the 570
third-party delivery company driver. 571 Substitute Bill No. 1487
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(g) Not later than October 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, each third-572
party delivery company shall submit each finalized electronic receipt 573
transmitted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and each weekly 574
summary transmitted pursuant to subsection (e) of this section to the 575
Labor Commissioner, in a form and manner prescribed by the Labor 576
Commissioner. 577
(h) (1) On and after October 1, 2025, a third-party delivery company 578
driver shall receive a minimum compensation for each prearranged 579
delivery equal to the greater of (A) eighty-five per cent of the fare 580
charged to the customer, excluding any taxes, fees or surcharges 581
imposed on a prearranged delivery and any gratuities paid to the driver; 582
or (B) the sum of (i) a minimum of one dollar and fifty-nine cents per 583
mile traveled while such driver is engaged in a prearranged delivery, 584
and (ii) a minimum of sixty-eight cents per minute while such driver is 585
engaged in a prearranged delivery. 586
(2) On and after October 1, 2026, and on each October first thereafter, 587
the Labor Commissioner shall announce the adjustment in the 588
minimum compensation for each prearranged delivery which shall 589
become the new minimum compensation for each prearranged delivery 590
and shall be effective each January first immediately following. 591
(3) Not later than January 1, 2027, and not later than each January first 592
thereafter, the minimum compensation for each prearranged delivery 593
shall be adjusted by the percentage change in the employment cost 594
index, or its successor index, for wages and salaries for all civilian 595
workers, as calculated by the United States Department of Labor, over 596
the twelve-month period ending on June thirtieth of the preceding year, 597
rounded to the nearest whole cent. 598
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) Substitute Bill No. 1487
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Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 5 October 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 6 October 1, 2025 13b-119
Sec. 7 July 1, 2025 New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
Section 5 was rewritten for consistency with standard drafting
conventions; and in Section 7, in Subsec. (f), "and each weekly summary
transmitted pursuant to subsection (e) of this section" was deleted to
eliminate redundant language and Subsec. (h) was rewritten for
consistency with standard drafting conventions.
LAB Joint Favorable Subst.