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HOUSE BILL 861
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By: Delegate Stewart
Introduced and read first time: January 30, 2025
Assigned to: Economic Matters
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Transportation Network Companies – Itemized Receipts and Operator Data 2
Reporting 3
FOR the purpose of requiring a transportation network company to provide an operator 4
and a passenger an itemized digital receipt that contains certain information as soon 5
as practicable after the operator provides transportation network services to the 6
passenger; requiring a transportation network company to report, on or before a 7
certain date each year, certain information to the Public Service Commission; and 8
generally relating to transportation network companies. 9
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
Article – Public Utilities 11
Section 10–101(a), (l), (m), and (n) and 10–401(a) and (c) 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
BY adding to 15
Article – Public Utilities 16
Section 10–403.2 and 10–409 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21
Article – Public Utilities 22
10–101. 23
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 24
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(l) “Transportation network company” means a company that operates in the 1
State using a digital network to connect passengers to transportation network operators or 2
transportation network partners for transportation network services. 3
(m) “Transportation network operator”, “transportation network partner”, or 4
“transportation network driver” means an individual who: 5
(1) has been issued a transportation network operator’s license, or is 6
otherwise authorized, by the Commission to provide transportation network services; 7
(2) receives, through a transportation network company’s digital network 8
application, a connection to a potential passenger to transport the passenger between 9
points chosen by the passenger in exchange for the payment of a fee to the transportation 10
network company; and 11
(3) uses a motor vehicle that is owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for 12
use by the individual and is approved for use in providing transportation network services 13
by the Commission. 14
(n) (1) “Transportation network services” means the activities of an operator 15
during: 16
(i) transportation network coverage period one, during which the 17
operator is logged onto and ready to accept a prearranged ride request made through a 18
transportation network company’s digital network application; 19
(ii) transportation network coverage period two, during which the 20
operator accepts a ride request from a passenger that is prearranged through a 21
transportation network company’s digital network application, and is traveling to a 22
predetermined location to pick up the passenger; and 23
(iii) transportation network coverage period three, during which the 24
operator transports the passenger and continuing until the passenger departs the motor 25
vehicle. 26
(2) “Transportation network services” does not include: 27
(i) providing taxicab services, sedan services, or limousine services; 28
(ii) any shared expense carpool arrangement or service or other type 29
of arrangement or service in which a driver receives a fee that does not exceed the driver’s 30
costs associated with providing a ride; or 31
(iii) transportation services that a nonprofit organization provides 32
through the use of a volunteer driver and the volunteer driver’s personal vehicle. 33
10–401. 34 HOUSE BILL 861 3
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 1
(c) “Operator” means a transportation network operator, transportation network 2
partner, or transportation network driver. 3
10–403.2. 4
(A) AS SOON AS PRACTICABL E AFTER AN OPERATOR PROVIDES 5
TRANSPORTATION NETWO RK SERVICES TO A PAS SENGER, A TRANSPORTATION 6
NETWORK COMPANY SHAL L PROVIDE THE OPERATOR AND PAS SENGER ACCESS TO 7
AN ITEMIZED DIGITAL RECEIPT THAT INCLUDE S: 8
(1) THE AMOUNT THAT THE PASSENGER PAID FOR T HE 9
TRANSPORTATION NETWO RK SERVICES; 10
(2) THE AMOUNT THAT THE OPERATOR WILL RECEIV E FROM THE 11
AMOUNT PAID UNDER IT EM (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION; AND 12
(3) THE FINAL AMOUNT OF ANY ADDITIONAL FEES THAT ARE 13
CHARGED TO THE PASSE NGER BY THE TRANSPORTATIO N NETWORK COMPANY . 14
(B) THE TRANSPORTATION NETWO RK COMPANY SHALL MAK E THE RECEIPT 15
REQUIRED UNDER SUBSE CTION (A) OF THIS SECTION AVAILABLE TO THE OPE RATOR 16
ON THE COMPANY’S DIGITAL NETWORK AP PLICATION. 17
10–409. 18
(A) (1) ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1 EACH YEAR, A TRANSPORTATION 19
NETWORK COMPANY SHALL REPORT TO THE COMMISSION THE FOLLOWING 20
INFORMATION FOR THE PRIOR YEAR: 21
(I) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OPERATORS THAT: 22
1. WERE AUTHORIZED TO TRANSPORT PASSENGERS 23
USING THE TRANSPORTATION NETWO RK COMPANY ’S DIGITAL NETWORK 24
APPLICATION; 25
2. PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION NETWO RK SERVICES 26
FOR THE TRANSPORTATI ON NETWORK COMPANY O N A FULL–TIME OR PART–TIME 27
BASIS; AND 28
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3. PROVIDED MORE THAN 40 HOURS OF 1
TRANSPORTATION NETWO RK SERVICES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION NETWO RK 2
COMPANY EACH WEEK; 3
(II) THE MEDIAN AMOUNT PAID TO THE TRANSPORTATION 4
NETWORK COMPANY ’S OPERATORS; AND 5
(III) DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR THE TRANSPORTATION N ETWORK 6
COMPANY’S OPERATORS , INCLUDING DEMOGRAPHI C DATA FOR OPERATORS WHO 7
HAVE BEEN PERM ANENTLY DEACTIVATED BY THE TRANSPORTATIO N NETWORK 8
COMPANY. 9
(2) THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE THE FORM AND CONTENT 10
OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC D ATA REQUIRED UNDER P ARAGRAPH (1)(III) OF THIS 11
SUBSECTION. 12
(B) ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1 EACH YEAR , THE COMMISSION SHALL 13
COMPILE THE INFORMAT ION PROVIDED UNDER S UBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION 14
AND REPORT THE INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND, 15
IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE 16
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE HOUSE ENVIRONMENT AND 17
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. 18
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 19
October 1, 2025. 20