TX SB2154

Requires delivery network companies (businesses using digital platforms to arrange food, beverage, or consumer goods deliveries from restaurants or retail stores) to obtain and maintain a permit from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, with an annual fee set by the department

Mandates criminal background checks for delivery persons, including checks of national sex offender databases, and prohibits individuals with convictions for DWI, felony property damage, fraud, theft, violence, or terrorism within the past seven years from working as delivery persons

Establishes that delivery persons meeting specified criteria are independent contractors rather than employees, including when companies do not prescribe specific work hours, restrict use of competing platforms, or limit delivery territories

Requires delivery network companies to implement zero-tolerance intoxicating substance policies, maintain complaint records for at least two years, and adopt nondiscrimination policies prohibiting discrimination based on location, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or age

Preempts local regulation of delivery network companies, making state oversight the exclusive authority and prohibiting municipalities from imposing taxes, additional permits, rate requirements, or operational restrictions on these companies