HB190 Summary

• Transportation network companies (TNCs) must obtain a permit from the Public Service Commission to operate in Alabama, with permit renewal potentially required annually.

• TNCs must collect a 1% local assessment fee on gross trip fares and remit quarterly to the Public Service Commission, which retains up to 50% for administrative costs and distributes the remainder to municipalities and counties proportionate to ride origins.

• TNCs and drivers must maintain nondiscrimination policies, implement zero-tolerance intoxication policies for drivers, conduct criminal background checks on drivers, and maintain insurance coverage per Chapter 7C of Title 32.

• TNC drivers are prohibited from accepting rides outside the TNC's digital network, must be at least 19 years old, cannot have more than 3 moving violations in 3 years or certain felony convictions within 7 years, and must display vehicle and driver information to riders before pickup.

• Municipalities and counties are prohibited from imposing separate taxes or business licenses on TNCs or their drivers, establishing state law preemption over local regulation of rideshare services.