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Committee hears competing testimony on peer-to-peer car-sharing bill; decision made to engross amendment
Summary
Senate Bill 351, a peer-to-peer car-sharing bill amended to follow NCOIL model language, drew competing testimony from traditional rental-car companies and platforms such as Turo, airport authorities and DFA. The committee heard extensive Q&A and chose to engross the amendment and gather additional legal and fiscal information rather than vote.
Senate Bill 351, which addresses peer-to-peer car sharing, was the subject of extended testimony as the Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee considered a large amendment that would adopt language modeled on the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) peer-to-peer car-sharing recommendations.
Sponsor and amendment: The sponsor told the committee the amendment would incorporate the NCOIL model and asked the panel to hear witnesses before voting. The proposed changes cover several areas: insurance requirements, marketplace tax treatment, and airport contract/permit language that would require peer-to-peer providers to enter written agreements with airports operating on airport property.
Supporters representing traditional rental companies urged the committee to "level the playing field." Julie Mullenix, representing Enterprise and the American Rental Car Association, argued that established operators pay substantial taxes and fees…
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