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Assembly committee advances bill to cut rideshare uninsured/underinsured motorist limits
Summary
The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee voted to pass SB 371 as amended, which would reduce uninsured/underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage limits for transportation network companies and require a study on impacts; proponents said the change would lower fares, opponents said it would cut protections for riders and drivers.
Sen. Cabaldonsponsored SB 371, which would reduce uninsured and underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage requirements for transportation network companies, was given a due-pass recommendation by the Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee after debate and amendments Thursday, with the measure referred to the Appropriations Committee.
The bills sponsor and company witnesses said the change aims to make rideshare trips more affordable and direct more money to drivers; consumer advocates and labor groups countered it would sharply reduce protections for injured riders and drivers.
SB 371 would lower the UIM requirement from $1,000,000 to a new tiered floor (as amended in committee), and would require a joint study by the Department of Insurance and the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on the bills uninsured/underinsured motorist impacts. "This bill is intended to lead to reduced fares and to provide additional dollars to drivers," Sen. Cabaldon said, arguing the current $1,000,000 UIM requirement…
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