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title: HB 721. Motor vehicles; transportation referral service providers and ride share network services; provisions
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cite_as: HB 721, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.)
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date: 2025-03-10
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bill_number: HB 721
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
session_slug: 2025-2026
chamber: House
bill_type: bill
status_date: 2025-03-04
last_action: House Second Readers
sponsors:
- Jasmine Clark
- Eric Bell
- Dexter Sharper
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- ride share safety
- rideshare driver protections
- data privacy
- transportation regulation
- Uber and Lyft
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# HB 721. Motor vehicles; transportation referral service providers and ride share network services; provisions
## Text
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 Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to ride share network services and transportation referral services, so as
to provide for additional requirements upon transportation referral service providers and ride
share network services relative to driver safety and hiring and the privacy of personal
information for drivers and passengers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
relating to ride share network services and transportation referral services, is amended in
subsection (d) of Code Section 40-1-192, relating to transportation referral service provider
registration requirement, licensure, exemptions, and additional requirements, by deleting
"and" at the end of paragraph (9), replacing the period with "; and" at the end of paragraph
(10), and adding three new paragraphs to read as follows:
"(11) Provide a manner for informing a driver utilized by such transportation referral
service provider whether the location where such driver is to provide services has a violent
crime rate greater than the current national average based upon statistics compiled by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program;
(12) Ensure security and privacy of personal information collected for drivers and
passengers; and
(13) Provide for a grievance process for any driver utilized by such transportation referral
service provider."
SECTION 2.
Said part is further amended in subsection (c) of Code Section 40-1-193, relating to ride
share network service registration requirement, licensure, list of ride share drivers, additional
requirements and law enforcement access to smartphone of ride share driver, by deleting
"and" at the end of paragraph (4), replacing the period with "; and" at the end of paragraph
(5), and adding three new paragraphs to read as follows:
"(6) Provide a manner for informing a driver utilized by such ride share network service
whether the location where such driver is to provide services has a violent crime rate
greater than the current national average based upon statistics compiled by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program;
(7) Ensure security and privacy of personal information collected for drivers and
passengers; and
(8) Provide for a grievance process for any driver utilized by such ride share network
service."
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
## Summaries written by Georgia Commons
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House Bill 721 would require Georgia ride share companies and transportation referral services to warn drivers about high crime areas, protect personal data, and offer a grievance process.
### Plain-language summary
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.
### What it does
- 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.
### Who it affects
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.
### Why it matters
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.
### Key provisions
- 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.
## Status
- Status: Introduced (2025-03-04)
- Last action: House Second Readers (2025-03-10)
- Sponsors: Jasmine Clark, Eric Bell, Dexter Sharper
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71130
> The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb721.md?full=1