HB18-1320 Summary

• Creates a new regulatory category for "large-market taxicab service" in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, and Weld counties, reclassifying it from common carrier to motor carrier of passengers regulation.

• Requires large-market taxicab operators to obtain a permit (effective January 1, 2019) with minimum fleet requirements of 25 vehicles statewide or 10 vehicles in El Paso, Larimer, and Weld counties, rather than obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity.

• Allows large-market taxicab services to file rate schedules without commission approval as long as rates do not exceed maximums set by the commission, removing traditional rate regulation.

• Removes rate limitations imposed under Part 2 of Article 10.1 for large-market taxicab services, while traditional taxicab services in the specified counties remain subject to regulated competition requirements.

• Amends existing taxicab service certificates to remove authority for large-market taxicab service operations, effectively separating the two service types.