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title: SB 311. Ride Share Network Services; additional requirements upon transportation referral service providers and ride share network services relative to driver safety; provide
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cite_as: SB 311, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.)
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date: 2025-02-28
status: introduced
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bill_number: SB 311
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
session_slug: 2025-2026
chamber: Senate
bill_type: bill
status_date: 2025-02-27
last_action: Senate Read and Referred
sponsors:
- Randal Mangham
- Harold Jones
- Nan Orrock
- RaShaun Kemp
- Sally Harrell
- Sonya Halpern
- Tonya Anderson
- Gail Davenport
- Freddie Sims
- David Lucas
- Nabilah Islam Parkes
- Nikki Merritt
- Derek Mallow
- Ed Harbison
- Michael Rhett
- Donzella James
text_version: Introduced
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legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SB311/2025
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topic_tags:
- ride share safety
- Uber and Lyft regulation
- driver privacy
- transportation law
- crime rate notifications
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# SB 311. Ride Share Network Services; additional requirements upon transportation referral service providers and ride share network services relative to driver safety; provide
## Text
Senate Bill 311
By: Senators Mangham of the 55th, Jones II of the 22nd, Orrock of the 36th, Kemp of the
38th, Harrell of the 40th and others
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
Code Section 40-1-192, relating to transportation referral service provider registration
requirement, licensure, exemptions, and additional requirements, by revising subsection (d)
to delete "and" at the end of paragraph (9), replace the period with "; and" at the end of
paragraph (10), and add 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 Code Section 40-1-193, relating to ride share network service
registration requirement, licensure, required list of all ride share drivers, additional
requirements for ride share network service businesses and drivers, and law enforcement
access to digital information in smart phone of driver, by revising subsection (c) to delete
"and" at the end of paragraph (4), replace the period with "; and" at the end of paragraph (5),
and add 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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A Georgia Senate bill would require ride share companies like Uber and Lyft, and transportation referral services, to warn drivers about high crime areas, protect rider and driver personal data, and offer a complaint process for drivers.
### Plain-language summary
Georgia law already regulates ride share network services (companies like Uber and Lyft) and transportation referral services under O.C.G.A. Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40. This bill adds new duties to that law focused on driver safety and privacy.
The bill amends O.C.G.A. § 40-1-192 and § 40-1-193 to require these companies to tell drivers when the location where they are sent to pick up a ride has a violent crime rate higher than the national average, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program statistics. It also requires companies to protect the security and privacy of personal information collected from both drivers and passengers, and to set up a grievance process drivers can use to raise complaints. These same three requirements are added separately for transportation referral service providers and for ride share network services. The bill does not state a specific effective date beyond the standard process, and it repeals any conflicting laws.
### What it does
- Requires transportation referral service providers to tell drivers if a pickup location has a violent crime rate above the national average, using FBI crime data.
- Applies the same violent crime rate warning requirement to ride share network services like Uber and Lyft.
- Requires both types of companies to ensure 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 drivers and passengers in Georgia, along with the companies that operate ride share network services (such as Uber and Lyft) and transportation referral services, which would face new duties around safety notifications, data privacy, and driver complaints.
### Why it matters
Drivers would gain access to crime-rate information before heading to a pickup, plus a formal way to file complaints with the company. Riders and drivers would also get an explicit legal requirement that their personal data be kept secure and private, changing how these companies must handle that information.
### 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 amends O.C.G.A. § 40-1-193 to add the identical three duties for ride share network services.
- The crime-rate notification duty is based on comparing a pickup location's violent crime rate to the national average using FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program statistics.
- Section 3 repeals any state laws that conflict with the bill's new requirements.
## Status
- Status: Introduced (2025-02-27)
- Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2025-02-28)
- Sponsors: Randal Mangham, Harold Jones, Nan Orrock, RaShaun Kemp, Sally Harrell, Sonya Halpern, Tonya Anderson, Gail Davenport, Freddie Sims, David Lucas, Nabilah Islam Parkes, Nikki Merritt, Derek Mallow, Ed Harbison, Michael Rhett, Donzella James
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71011
> The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb311.md?full=1