California Assembly debate over a ride share bill that would allow companies to check criminal backgrounds of drivers in state criminal background check systems turned nasty.
The 5 reasons why debate took a mean turn:
- Legislators say the author promised to provide liability immunity for companies that did not use the state criminal background check
- The author said he never made a promise to limit liability for companies
- The nasty debate, resulting in admonishments from leadership, caused the bill to fail 32-25
Sacramento Bee | California lawmakers trade personal attacks during ride-for-hire debate