HB721: HB721 Motor vehicles; transportation referral service providers and ride share network services; provisions

Georgia law already regulates ride share network services (like Uber and Lyft) and transportation referral services (which connect drivers to those companies) under O.C.G.A. §§ 40-1-192 and 40-1-193. This bill adds new requirements to both sets of rules. Transportation referral service providers and ride share network services would each have to tell drivers whether the area they are being sent to has a violent crime rate higher than the national average, using FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program statistics. Both types of companies would also have to ensure the security and privacy of personal information collected from drivers and passengers, and set up a grievance process drivers can use to raise complaints. The bill repeals any conflicting laws but does not state a specific effective date beyond the standard process for bills that become law.

• Requires transportation referral service providers to tell drivers if their assigned pickup area has a violent crime rate above the national average, based on FBI crime data.
• Applies the same violent crime rate notification requirement to ride share network services like Uber and Lyft.
• Requires both types of companies to protect the security and privacy of personal information collected from drivers and passengers.
• Requires both types of companies to create a grievance process that drivers can use to raise complaints.
• Repeals any existing state laws that conflict with these new requirements.

Ride share network services such as Uber and Lyft, transportation referral service providers that connect drivers to those companies, the drivers who work for them, and the passengers whose personal information these companies collect.

Drivers would gain access to crime-rate information before heading to a pickup location and would get a formal way to file complaints. Passengers and drivers would also get a legal requirement that their personal data be kept secure, changing how these companies must handle safety and privacy.

• Section 1 amends O.C.G.A. § 40-1-192 to add three new duties for transportation referral service providers: crime-rate notification, data privacy protection, and a driver grievance process.
• Section 2 makes matching changes to O.C.G.A. § 40-1-193 for ride share network services, adding the same three requirements.
• The crime-rate notification must be based on statistics from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program comparing the local rate to the national average.
• Section 3 repeals any other Georgia laws that conflict with these new requirements.

1. 2025-03-10House Second Readers (House)
2. 2025-03-06House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-04House Hopper (House)

• Jasmine Clark (D, HD-108)Primary sponsor
• Eric Bell (D, HD-075)
• Dexter Sharper (D, HD-177)

• ride share safety
• rideshare driver protections
• data privacy
• transportation regulation
• Uber and Lyft