Full Text of HB4027 99th General Assembly
HB4027 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB4027 Introduced , by Rep. Martin J. Moylan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Transportation Network Providers Act. Provides that if the Governor has, by proclamation, declared that a disaster exists, a transportation network company shall not employ surge pricing in the areas subject to the disaster for the duration of the proclamation. Defines "surge pricing".
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Transportation Network Providers Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Sections 5 and 30 as follows: | 6 | | (625 ILCS 57/5) | 7 | | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | 8 | | delayed effective date )
| 9 | | Sec. 5. Definitions. | 10 | | "Surge pricing" means charging passengers a higher fare | 11 | | rate than the regular fare rate displayed on the transportation | 12 | | network company's website or in its software application | 13 | | service by utilizing a rate multiplier during times of high | 14 | | demand. | 15 | | "Transportation network company" or "TNC" means an entity | 16 | | operating in this State that uses a digital network or software | 17 | | application service to connect passengers to transportation | 18 | | network company services provided by transportation network | 19 | | company drivers. A TNC is not deemed to own, control, operate, | 20 | | or manage the vehicles used by TNC drivers, and is not a | 21 | | taxicab association or a for-hire vehicle owner. | 22 | | "Transportation network company driver" or "TNC driver" | 23 | | means an individual who operates a motor vehicle that is: |
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| 1 | | (1) owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by | 2 | | the individual; | 3 | | (2) not a taxicab or for-hire public passenger vehicle; | 4 | | and | 5 | | (3) used to provide transportation network company | 6 | | services. | 7 | | "Transportation network company services" or "TNC | 8 | | services" means transportation of a passenger between points | 9 | | chosen by the passenger and prearranged with a TNC driver | 10 | | through the use of a TNC digital network or software | 11 | | application. TNC services shall begin when a TNC driver accepts | 12 | | a request for transportation received through the TNC's digital | 13 | | network or software application service, continue while the TNC | 14 | | driver transports the passenger in the TNC driver's vehicle, | 15 | | and end when the passenger exits the TNC driver's vehicle. TNC | 16 | | service is not a taxicab, for-hire vehicle, or street hail | 17 | | service.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 98-1173, eff. 6-1-15.) | 19 | | (625 ILCS 57/30) | 20 | | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | 21 | | delayed effective date )
| 22 | | Sec. 30. Operational. | 23 | | (a) A TNC may charge a fare for the services provided to | 24 | | passengers; provided that, if a fare is charged, the TNC shall | 25 | | disclose to passengers the fare calculation method on its |
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| 1 | | website or within the software application service. | 2 | | (a-5) If the Governor has, by proclamation, declared that a | 3 | | disaster exists under Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency | 4 | | Management Agency Act, a TNC shall not employ surge pricing in | 5 | | the areas subject to the disaster for the duration of the | 6 | | proclamation. | 7 | | (b) The TNC shall provide passengers with the applicable | 8 | | rates being charged and the option to receive an estimated fare | 9 | | before the passenger enters the TNC driver's vehicle. | 10 | | (c) The TNC's software application or website shall display | 11 | | a picture of the TNC driver, and the license plate number of | 12 | | the motor vehicle utilized for providing the TNC service before | 13 | | the passenger enters the TNC driver's vehicle. | 14 | | (d) Within a reasonable period of time following the | 15 | | completion of a trip, a TNC shall transmit an electronic | 16 | | receipt to the passenger that lists: | 17 | | (1) the origin and destination of the trip; | 18 | | (2) the total time and distance of the trip; and | 19 | | (3) an itemization of the total fare paid, if any. | 20 | | (e) Dispatches for TNC services shall be made only to | 21 | | eligible TNC drivers under Section 15 of this Act who are | 22 | | properly licensed under State law and local ordinances | 23 | | addressing these drivers if applicable. | 24 | | (f) A taxicab may accept a request for transportation | 25 | | received through a TNC's digital network or software | 26 | | application service, and may charge a fare for those services |
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| 1 | | that is similar to those charged by a TNC.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 98-1173, eff. 6-1-15.)
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