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Which AG Opinion is this? Its the response to Senator Nichol’s question about Houston Metro’s participation in Uptown MMD/TIRZ transportation project
What’s the answer from the AG? We don’t know. it’s a fact question for a court and not a question about the law that the AG can answer.
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 climate
TribTalk by Dan Isett | Criminalizing moving apps hurts Texas
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?
Reminiscent of Texas’ Transportation Reinvestment Zones? Yes,
Valley Morning Star | Economic development: Court approves new transportation reinvestment zone
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 up to $1 million for liability and property damage.
Columbus Dispatch | Ohio’s statewide regulations void Columbus’ rules for Uber drivers
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.
How did addressing a business interest help bridge traffic flow problems? Senate Bill 797/House Bill 979 from 2015 created a grant program to fund pay for more agricultural inspectors at Texas’ border bridges.
The grant fund program helps the agriculture business and the traffic flow on the bridges? Yes, by not slowing bridge traffic with understaffed agriculture inspectors, the congestion at international trade bridges is alleviated.
How does the money flow? The Texas Department of Agriculture Trade Agricultural Inspection Grant Program awarded a grant to the South Texas Assets Consortium that in turn funds more agriculture inspectors for the international trade bridges.
Rio Grande Guardian | STATE PROVIDES FUNDING FOR MORE BORDER BRIDGE AG INSPECTORS
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.
Remind me is the Governor an R or a D? Governor Sandoval is a R
Is this the 1st time Nevada changed laws for economic development purposes in special session? No, last year it did the same for Tesla.
News4 Reno | Nev. legislature special session underway for Faraday Future deal
Sacramento Bee | Special session on Faraday incentives to continue Friday