Florida 2022 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0445 Introduced / Bill

Filed 11/01/2021

                       
 
HB 445  	2022 
 
 
 
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A bill to be entitled 1 
An act relating to transportation network companies; 2 
amending s. 627.748, F.S.; providing a limitation on 3 
certain fees charged by airports or seaports; 4 
prohibiting certain airports and seaports from 5 
removing, degrading, or impeding access to certain 6 
services, benefits, or infrastructure; providing an 7 
effective date. 8 
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 
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 Section 1.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (17) of section 12 
627.748, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 13 
 627.748  Transportation network companies. — 14 
 (17)  PREEMPTION.— 15 
 (b)1. This subsection does not prohibit an airport or 16 
seaport from charging reasonable pickup fees consiste nt with any 17 
pickup fees charged to taxicab companies at that airport or 18 
seaport for their use of the airport's or seaport's facilities , 19 
provided such fees do not exceed $2 per ride, or prohibit the 20 
airport or seaport from designating locations for staging, 21 
pickup, and other similar operations at the airport or seaport. 22 
 2.  An airport or a seaport imposing a pickup fee as 23 
authorized by subparagraph 1. may not intentionally remove, 24 
degrade, or otherwise impede access to any service, benefit, or 25     
 
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infrastructure, including, but not limited to, staging lots, 26 
curb access, and driver rest facilities, made available to a TNC 27 
before January 1, 2021. 28 
 Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 29