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

25 LC 39 4715 House Bill 721 By: Representatives Clark of the 108th, Bell of the 75th, and Sharper of the 177th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Of ficial Code of Georgia1 Annotated, relating to ride share network services and transportation referral services, so as2 to provide for additional requirements upon transportation referral service providers and ride3 share network services relative to driver safety and hiring and the privacy of personal4 information for drivers and passengers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting5 laws; and for other purposes.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:7 SECTION 1.8 Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Co de of Georgia Annotated,9 relating to ride share network services and transportation refe rral services, is amended in10 subsection (d) of Code Section 40-1-192, relating to transportation referral service provider11 registration requirement, licensure, exemptions, and additional requirements, by deleting12 "and" at the end of paragraph (9), replacing the period with "; and" at the end of paragraph13 (10), and adding three new paragraphs to read as follows:14 "(11) Provide a manner for informing a driver utilized by such transportation referral15 service provider whether the location where such driver is to provide services has a violent16 H. B. 721 - 1 - 25 LC 39 4715 crime rate greater than the current national average based upon statistics compiled by the17 Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program;18 (12) Ensure security and privacy of personal information colle c t e d f o r d r i v e r s a n d19 passengers; and20 (13) Provide for a grievance process for any driver utilized by such transportation referral21 service provider."22 SECTION 2.23 Said part is further amended in subsection (c) of Code Section 40-1-193, relating to ride24 share network service registration requirement, licensure, list of ride share drivers, additional25 requirements and law enforcement access to smartphone of ride s hare driver, by deleting26 "and" at the end of paragraph (4), replacing the period with "; and" at the end of paragraph27 (5), and adding three new paragraphs to read as follows:28 "(6) Provide a manner for informing a driver utilized by such ride share network service29 whether the location where such driver is to provide services h as a violent crime rate30 greater than the current national average based upon statistics compiled by the Federal31 Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program;32 (7) Ensure security and privacy of personal information collec ted for drivers and33 passengers; and34 (8) Provide for a grievance process for any driver utilized by such ride share network35 service."36 SECTION 3.37 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.38 H. B. 721 - 2 -