HB2231sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Robert F. Martwick

Filed: 4/26/2023

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2231

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2231 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Transportation Network Providers Act is amended by changing Sections 25 and 34 as follows:

(625 ILCS 57/25)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on September 1, 2023)

Sec. 25. Safety.

(a) The TNC shall implement a zero tolerance policy on the use of drugs or alcohol while a TNC driver is providing TNC services or is logged into the TNC's digital network but is not providing TNC services.

(b) The TNC shall provide notice of the zero tolerance policy on its website, as well as procedures to report a complaint about a driver with whom a passenger was matched and whom the passenger reasonably suspects was under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the course of the trip.

(c) Upon receipt of a passenger's complaint alleging a violation of the zero tolerance policy, the TNC shall immediately suspend the TNC driver's access to the TNC's digital platform, and shall conduct an investigation into the reported incident. The suspension shall last the duration of the investigation.

(d) The TNC shall require that any motor vehicle that a TNC driver will use to provide TNC services meets vehicle safety and emissions requirements for a private motor vehicle in this State.

(e) TNCs or TNC drivers are not common carriers, contract carriers or motor carriers, as defined by applicable State law, nor do they provide taxicab or for-hire vehicle service. This subsection (e) is inoperative on and after January 1, 2024.

(Source: Reenacted by P.A. 101-660, eff. 4-2-21.)

(625 ILCS 57/34)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on September 1, 2023)

Sec. 34. Repeal. This Act is repealed on September 1, 2028 2023.

(Source: P.A. 101-639, eff. 6-12-20. Reenacted by P.A. 101-660, eff. 4-2-21. P.A. 102-7, eff. 5-28-21; 102-1109, eff. 12-21-22.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".