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Senate passes rideshare safety bill after adoption of driver-requested tweaks
Summary
The Senate passed House Bill 12 91, a rideshare safety measure to increase protections for persons using transportation network companies, after adopting a floor third-reading amendment that sponsors said incorporated requests from drivers.
House Bill 12 91, described on the floor as a measure "to increase protections for persons engaged with transportation network companies," passed the Colorado Senate on third reading after sponsors and drivers negotiated technical adjustments.
Senator Danielson, who led floor action, said the bill had been refined after requests from drivers and others and asked the Senate's permission to offer a third-reading amendment (L69). "At the request of the folks who are actually driving for these companies, we agreed to to tweak some of that language just to strengthen their protections," Danielson said when describing amendment L69. The Senate granted permission and adopted L69 unanimously (35-0).
Sponsors and colleagues framed the bill as a public safety measure. Senator Winter urged members to vote yes, calling the standards "reasonable" and saying the measure would prevent assaults and harassment; Danielson urged members to "stand with the survivors" who testified in support.
The Senate recorded final passage of HB 12 91 with a vote of 22 ayes and 13 noes. The transcript lists sponsors and cosponsors; Senate record confirms the bill passed the chamber on third reading.
