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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of transportation network companies; |
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requiring an occupational permit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 14, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 2402 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2402. TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES |
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Sec. 2402.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Department" means the Texas Department of |
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Licensing and Regulation. |
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(2) "Transportation network company" means an entity |
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that: |
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(A) uses a digital network or software |
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application service to connect passengers to transportation |
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network services provided by transportation network drivers; |
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(B) does not own, control, operate, or manage |
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vehicles used to provide transportation network services; and |
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(C) is not a taxicab or for-hire vehicle company. |
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(3) "Transportation network driver" means an |
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individual who: |
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(A) provides transportation network services |
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using a motor vehicle that is owned, leased, or otherwise |
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authorized for use by the individual; and |
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(B) is not a taxicab or for-hire vehicle driver. |
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(4) "Transportation network services" means |
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transportation of a passenger between points chosen by the |
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passenger and prearranged with a transportation network driver |
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through the use of a transportation network company's digital |
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network or software application. The term includes services |
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beginning from the acceptance of a request for transportation |
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received through the transportation network company's digital |
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network or software application service and terminating when the |
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passenger exits the transportation network driver's vehicle. |
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Sec. 2402.002. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not operate a |
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transportation network company in this state without obtaining and |
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maintaining a license issued by the department. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |