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MI HB4637

Bill

Status

Passed

12/28/2016

Primary Sponsor

Tim Kelly

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Limousine, Taxicab, and Transportation Network Company Act" to regulate ridesharing services, taxicabs, and limousines in Michigan under the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.

  • Requires limousine carriers, taxicab carriers, and transportation network companies to register with the state, paying application fees ($25-$100) and annual registration fees ($100-$30,000 depending on fleet size).

  • Mandates annual criminal background checks and driving history reviews for all drivers, prohibiting those with more than 4 moving violations in 3 years, felony convictions within 5 years, or sex offender registry listings.

  • Requires minimum insurance coverage: limousine carriers must carry $1,000,000 liability; taxicab carriers $300,000 liability; transportation network company drivers must maintain $1,000,000 coverage while engaged in rides and $50,000-$100,000 coverage while logged in but not transporting passengers.

  • Prohibits local governments from imposing additional taxes, fees, or licenses on these services while allowing airports to establish reasonable operational procedures, and classifies transportation network company drivers as independent contractors under specified conditions.

Legislative Description

Transportation; other; regulations for transportation network companies; establish. Creates new act.

State agencies (existing): state

Last Action

Assigned Pa 345'16 With Immediate Effect

12/28/2016

Committee Referrals

Regulatory Reform6/18/2015
Commerce And Trade5/26/2015

Full Bill Text

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