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California Legislature has a newly formed Tech Caucus. It’s full name is the Legislative Technology and Innovation Caucus.
One would think if any state had a tech caucus, it’d be California. Such is not the case. It was founded by the legislator pushing ride share legislation in California.
The priorities of the newly founded tech caucus are:
Texas Legislative Council reminds us that the 2015 Legislature passed a bunch of bills with a bunch of interim study requirements.
The transportation related interim studies from 2015 bills:
Why is TxDMV warning move-share companies? TxDMV is warning Texas based move share comapnies that they may be in violation of state law requiring the licensing of “anyone moving household goods in a pick-up truck for hire
Are we talking civil violations or criminal penalties? Both, including, criminal penalties
Why do we care? Remember hair braiding in 2015? Criminalizing people who are trying to earn a living in a free market does not go over well in the Texas Legislature’s current…
Why are we seeing Initiative and Referndum in Texas for Ride Share? Finger print requirements for ride share drivers sparked a move toward the traditional California mechanism of intitiative and referendum
What group is pushing this? Ridesharing Works for Austin, supported by TechNet
Statesman | Uber, Lyft support ballot initiative on Austin’s ride-hailing rules
Where is this legislative movement happening? It is a bipartisan transportation plan in Wisconsin
Did Republicans or Democrats come up with this idea? Republicans
What stumbling blocks do they have? Convincing collegues it is not a tax increase
How do they counter this? By focusing on the local vote requirement.
What does the legislation allow?
What state implemented statewide ride share rules? Ohio
What city had their local ride share rules preempted? Columbus
What are the statewide ride share rules?
While drivers are logged in to the app but not providing a ride, insurance policies must provide at least $100,000 of coverage for injuries to two or more people in an accident and at least $25,000 of property-damage coverage.
While drivers are providing a ride, the insurance policy must bump…
How can ride share be linked to banks? In NY, taxicabs take out loans to pay for their taxi medallions.
The economic impact on the taxi industry by the sharing economy caused banking “unsafe and unsound conditions” at Montauk Credit Union.
Is this happening elsewhere? Yes, the banks are underwater on taxi cab medallion lonas in Boston and Chicago too.
What special session? the 29th Special Session of the Nevada State Legislature
What’s the issue before the Legislature? Faraday Future wants to builda $1 Billion manufacturing facility for electric cars north of Las Vegas.
The benefits of self driving cars:
Legislative Proposals: