HB1494: HB1494 Motor vehicles; require ride share network services to provide ride share drivers with certain information on a monthly basis

Ride share network services operating in Georgia currently are not required to share detailed pay data or explain account deactivations to their drivers. This bill would change that by adding new requirements to Georgia's ride share law (O.C.G.A. Title 40, Chapter 1). Before a trip, companies would have to estimate mileage, time, and pay for drivers. Within 24 hours after a trip, drivers would get an electronic receipt showing time, mileage, pay rates, tips, and deductions. Each month, drivers would receive a report on their effective hourly rate and pay averages. If a driver's account is deactivated or terminated for more than three days, the company would have to give written notice within 24 hours explaining the reason, describing the evidence (with passengers' personal information redacted), and outlining an appeals process. The bill also states it is Georgia's public policy to protect ride share drivers regardless of employment status.

• Requires ride share companies to give drivers estimated mileage, time, and pay before they accept a trip.
• Requires an electronic trip receipt within 24 hours showing pay rates, tips, deductions, and net payment.
• Requires a monthly report to each driver showing effective hourly rate, average pay per mile and minute, and explanations for any algorithm-based pay changes.
• Requires written notice within 24 hours if a driver's account is deactivated or terminated for more than three days, including the reason and supporting evidence.
• Creates a formal process for drivers to appeal an account deactivation or termination.
• Declares it Georgia's public policy to protect ride share drivers regardless of whether they are employees or independent contractors.

Ride share drivers who work for companies like Uber and Lyft in Georgia, and the ride share network services themselves, which would face new reporting, notice, and appeals obligations under the amended law (O.C.G.A. § 40-1-193 and new § 40-1-202).

Drivers would get clearer, regular information about how much they are actually earning per mile, minute, and hour, and would have a defined process to contest being cut off from the app, rather than losing access with little explanation as can happen now.

• Section 2 revises O.C.G.A. § 40-1-193 to require ride share companies to comply with the new notice and reporting rules in Section 3.
• Section 3 creates new Code Section 40-1-202, defining terms like 'account deactivation,' 'compensation,' 'dispatch platform time,' and 'shared ride.'
• Subsection (b) requires pre-trip fare estimates, 24-hour post-trip electronic receipts, and monthly pay summary reports for each driver.
• Subsection (c) requires 24-hour written notice of any deactivation or termination lasting more than three days, including reasons, evidence, and an appeals process.
• Sexual assault or harassment incident timing information is excluded from deactivation notices, and passenger identifying information must be redacted from evidence shown to drivers.
• Section 1 states a legislative finding that protecting ride share drivers, regardless of employment status, is Georgia public policy.

1. 2026-03-06House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-04House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-03House Hopper (House)

• Gabriel Sanchez (D, HD-042)Primary sponsor
• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)
• Dewey McClain (D, HD-109)
• Solomon Adesanya (D, HD-043)
• Akbar Ali (D, HD-106)
• El-Mahdi Holly (D, HD-116)

• ride share drivers
• gig economy
• motor vehicle law
• worker protections
• Uber and Lyft regulation