AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES AND RIDER SAFETY.

Senate
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General Assembly File No. 467
February Session, 2026 Substitute Senate Bill No. 415

Senate, April 7, 2026

The Committee on Transportation reported through SEN.
COHEN of the 12th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the
part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES
AND RIDER SAFETY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 13b -116 of the general statutes is amended by 1
adding subdivisions (8) to (11), inclusive, as follows (Effective October 1, 2
2026): 3
(NEW) (8) "Telemetric monitoring" means the continuous, automated 4
collection and evaluation of operational and system performance data 5
that is generated by a digital network during a prearranged ride. 6
(NEW) (9) "Safety anomaly" means an unexpected or irregular event 7
detected through a digital network that deviates from performance 8
baselines established by a transportation network company that may 9
indicate a potential risk to the safety of a rider or driver, including, but 10
not limited to, high -force decelerations or structural vibrations 11
consistent with a motor vehicle accident, significant departures from the 12
path of the prearranged ride or prolonged periods of inactivity on the 13
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digital network. 14
(NEW) (10) "Sexual assault" has the same meaning as provided in 15
section 10a-55m. 16
(NEW) (11) "Serious physical injury" has the same meaning as 17
provided in section 53a-3. 18
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 13b-118 of the 2026 supplement to the 19
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 20
thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 21
(a) (1) A transportation network company shall provide for real-time 22
messaging between the company and the transportation network 23
company driver through the company's digital network when the driver 24
is using the digital network. Such messaging shall be available in both 25
English and Spanish. 26
(2) After a potential transportation network company rider submits a 27
request for a prearranged ride, the transportation network company 28
shall display to the rider through its digital network : [a] (A) A picture 29
of the transportation network company driver and the license plate 30
number of the transportation network company vehicle that will be 31
used to provide the prearranged ride before the rider enters such 32
vehicle, and (B) a notification identifying any safety features available 33
through the digital network that may be used during a prearranged 34
ride. Each transportation network company shall, at a minimum, 35
provide the following safety features: (i) A location sharing feature that 36
allows a rider to share information about a prearranged ride with a third 37
party, (ii) an emergency assistance interface or other means to contact a 38
public safety answering point, as defined in section 28 -25, during a 39
prearranged ride, (iii) an optional audio recording feature that may be 40
utilized during a prearranged ride, provided such feature includes 41
notice to the driver and is implemented in compliance with applicable 42
state and federal laws governing the recording of communications, and 43
(iv) the availability of support and resources twenty-four hours a day to 44
manage any incidents, accidents or emergencies that occur during a 45
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prearranged ride. 46
(3) On each offer for a prearranged ride presented to a transportation 47
network company driver, the transportation network company shall 48
display through its digital network on any such offer whether the 49
potential transportation network company rider requesting such 50
prearranged ride, or the third party requesting a prearranged ride on 51
behalf of a potential rider, has been verified by the company. The 52
company shall designate an individual as verified if the company has 53
authenticated the individual's identity through the submission of a valid 54
photograph, the comparison of the individual's account information 55
with records maintained by another party or any other method that 56
reasonably enables the company to confirm the identity of the 57
individual. A driver's decision to decline an offer for a prearranged ride 58
where the potential rider or requesting third party is not designated as 59
verified shall not, by itself, constitute grounds for suspension, 60
deactivation or other disciplinary action against the driver by the 61
company. 62
[(3)] (4) A transportation network company driver shall display on a 63
transportation network company vehicle a removable decal at all times 64
when the driver is connected to a digital network or is engaged in the 65
provision of a prearranged ride. Such decal shall be: (A) Issued by the 66
transportation network company; (B) sufficiently large so as to be 67
readable during daylight hours at a distance of at least fifty feet; (C) 68
reflective, illuminated or otherwise visible in darkness; and (D) 69
displayed on the passenger side of the transportation network company 70
vehicle if such decal is illuminated. 71
(5) A transportation network company shall, through its digital 72
network, (A) implement and maintain a telemetric monitoring system 73
capable of providing an emergency assistance interface with the 74
opportunity to contact a public safety answering point, and (B) permit a 75
third party pursuant to an agreement with such company to receive, 76
review and respond in real time to notifications generated by the digital 77
network relating to a safety anomaly occurring during a prearranged 78
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ride. 79
Sec. 3. Section 13b-119 of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes 80
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 81
October 1, 2026): 82
(a) Prior to permitting an individual to act as a transportation 83
network company driver on its digital network, the transportation 84
network company shall: 85
(1) Require the individual to submit an application to the company 86
that includes (A) information regarding the individual's name, address, 87
date of birth, motor vehicle operator's license number and motor vehicle 88
registration, and (B) a written statement that discloses whether the 89
individual has ever been suspended or permanently banned from 90
accessing a digital network by a transportation network company in 91
relation to any allegation of sexual assault or assault resulting in another 92
person's death or serious physical injury that was connected to the 93
driver's use of such digital network; 94
(2) (A) Conduct, or have a consumer reporting agency regulated 95
under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act conduct, a driving record 96
check and a local, state and national criminal history records check, 97
including a search of state and national sexual offender registry 98
databases provided such databases are accessible to the public, or (B) 99
arrange for the fingerprinting of the individual to be submitted to the 100
Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records 101
check and to the State Police Bureau of Identification for a state criminal 102
history records check conducted in accordance with section 29-17a; 103
(3) Disclose to such individual, electronically or in writing, (A) the 104
insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and any coverage 105
limits, that the company provides while a transportation network 106
company driver is connected to the company's digital network or is 107
engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride, and (B) that a 108
transportation network company driver's personal automobile 109
insurance policy might not provide coverage while such driver is 110
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connected to the company's digital network, available to receive a 111
request for a prearranged ride or engaged in the provision of a 112
prearranged ride; and 113
(4) Inform such individual, electronically or in writing, (A) that such 114
individual may enroll in the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance 115
Program pursuant to section 31-49m and obtain information about such 116
program from the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority 117
established in section 31-49f, (B) of the requirements to become qualified 118
to provide prearranged rides that originate in a neighboring state, and 119
(C) of the transportation network company's deactivation process for 120
transportation network company drivers. For the purposes of this 121
subdivision, "deactivation process" means procedures a transportation 122
network company undertakes to materially restrict a transportation 123
network company driver's access to the digital network, including 124
blocking access to the digital network, suspending a driver from the 125
digital network or changing a driver's status on the digital network from 126
eligible to provide prearranged rides to ineligible to provide 127
prearranged rides. 128
(b) (1) A transportation network company shall conduct, or have a 129
consumer reporting agency regulated under the federal Fair Credit 130
Reporting Act conduct, a local, state and national criminal history 131
records check, including a search of state and national sexual offender 132
registry databases, or arrange for the fingerprinting of the individual to 133
be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national 134
criminal history records check and to the State Police Bureau of 135
Identification for a state criminal history records check conducted in 136
accordance with section 29 -17a, at least once every [three years ] year 137
after permitting an individual to act as a transportation network 138
company driver. 139
(2) A transportation network company shall provide, and require 140
each transportation network company driver to complete, an annual 141
training concerning sexual assault prevention and driver education. 142
Such training shall include information regarding the prevention, 143
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identification and reporting of sexual assault and instruction regarding 144
appropriate interactions with transportation network company riders. 145
(c) (1) No transportation network company shall permit an individual 146
to act as a transportation network company driver on its digital network 147
if such individual: (A) Has, during the three years prior to the date of 148
such individual's application to be a transportation network company 149
driver, (i) committed more than three moving violations, as defined in 150
section 14-111g, (ii) committed one serious traffic violation, as defined 151
in section 14 -1, or (iii) had his or her motor vehicle operator's license 152
suspended pursuant to section 14 -227b; (B) has been convicted, within 153
seven years prior to the date of such individual's application, of driving 154
under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a 155
motor vehicle to commit a felony, acts of violence or acts of terror; (C) is 156
included in the state sexual offenders registry or the United States 157
Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website; (D) does 158
not possess a Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license or a motor 159
vehicle operator's license issued by a reciprocal state; (E) does not 160
possess proof of registration for each motor vehicle such individual 161
proposes to use as a transportation network company vehicle; [or] (F) is 162
not at least nineteen years of age ; or (G) fails to submit to a periodic 163
identity verification when requested by the transportation network 164
company through its digital network when such driver is connected to 165
and active on the digital network . For the purposes of this subsection, 166
"reciprocal state" means a state that permits transportation network 167
company drivers who possess a Connecticut motor vehicle operator's 168
license to provide a prearranged ride that originates in such state. 169
(2) An individual who is permitted to act as a transportation network 170
company driver shall report to the transportation network company not 171
later than twenty-four hours after the occurrence of any of the following: 172
(A) The commission of a fourth moving violation, as defined in section 173
14-111g, during the past three years; (B) the commission of one serious 174
traffic violation, as defined in section 14 -1; (C) the suspension of his or 175
her motor vehicle operator's license pursuant to section 14-227b; (D) the 176
conviction of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, 177
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sexual offenses, use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony, acts of 178
violence or acts of terror; (E) inclusion in the state sexual offenders 179
registry or the United States Department of Justice National Sex 180
Offender Public Website; (F) failure to possess an operator's license; or 181
(G) failure to possess proof of registration for a transportation network 182
company vehicle. Each transportation network company that receives a 183
report pursuant to this subdivision or becomes aware of such 184
occurrence shall prohibit the individual from acting as a transportation 185
network company driver on the company's digital network until the 186
individual meets the qualifications of this section to be a transportation 187
network company driver. 188
(3) Not later than five days after a transportation network company 189
permanently bans a transportation network company driver's access to 190
the company's digital network due to a sexual assault or assault 191
resulting in another person's death or serious physical injury that was 192
connected to the driver's use of such digital network, such 193
transportation network company shall notify, or cause to be notified, 194
each registered transportation network company in the state of such ban 195
and the driver's first and last name, date of birth and motor vehicle 196
operator's license number. 197
(d) (1) A transportation network company shall adopt a policy that a 198
transportation network company driver shall not use or be under the 199
influence of drugs or alcohol while the driver is connected to the 200
company's digital network or engaged in the provision of a prearranged 201
ride. The company shall provide notice of such policy on its Internet 202
web site, and include procedures for a transportation network company 203
rider to report a complaint about a driver whom the rider reasonably 204
suspects was using or under the influence of drugs or alcohol while 205
engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride. 206
(2) Upon the company's receipt of a complaint by a rider alleging a 207
violation of such policy, the company shall suspend the driver's access 208
to the company's digital network as soon as possible and conduct an 209
investigation into the reported incident. The suspension shall last until 210
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completion of the investigation. If the investigation confirms the driver 211
used or was under the influence of drugs or alcohol while engaged in 212
the provision of a prearranged ride or while connected to the company's 213
digital network, the company shall ban the driver's access to the digital 214
network on a permanent basis. 215
(3) The company shall maintain all records related to the enforcement 216
of such policy for a period of not less than three years from the date that 217
a complaint by a rider is received by the company. 218
(e) A transportation network company shall adopt a policy that 219
prohibits a transportation network company driver from providing a 220
prearranged ride when such driver's ability to operate a transportation 221
network company motor vehicle is impaired by illness, fatigue or any 222
other condition that would likely preclude safe operation of such 223
vehicle. 224
(f) A transportation network company driver shall: (1) Comply with 225
all applicable laws regarding nondiscrimination against transportation 226
network company riders or potential transportation network company 227
riders on the basis of age, color, creed, destination, intellectual or 228
physical disability, national origin, race, sex, sexual orientation or 229
gender identity; (2) comply with all applicable laws relating to the 230
accommodation of service animals and accommodate service animals 231
without imposing additional charges for such accommodation; (3) 232
comply with the policies adopted by the transportation network 233
company pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 13b-118 234
and subsections (d) and (e) of this section; (4) not impose additional 235
charges for providing prearranged rides to persons with physical 236
disabilities because of such disabilities; and (5) not solicit or accept a 237
request for transportation unless the request is accepted through the 238
transportation network company's digital network. The Commissioner 239
of Transportation may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing 240
pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54, impose a civil penalty of not 241
more than two hundred fifty dollars on any transportation network 242
company for each instance in which a driver using such company's 243
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digital network fails to accommodate a potential rider accompanied by 244
a service animal. For the purposes of this subsection, "service animal" 245
has the same meaning as provided in section 22-345. 246
(g) (1) Any person who holds himself or herself out to be a 247
transportation network company driver who is not permitted by a 248
transportation network company to use its digital network shall be 249
guilty of a class B misdemeanor. 250
(2) The state shall remit to a municipality fifty per cent of the fine 251
amount received for a violation of subdivision (1) of this subsection with 252
respect to each summons issued by such municipality. Each clerk of the 253
Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of 254
the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, 255
on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each 256
year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter 257
under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the 258
clerk or official. 259
(h) (1) A transportation network company vehicle shall (A) have four 260
doors; (B) not be older than twelve model years old; and (C) be designed 261
to transport no more than eight passengers, including the driver. 262
(2) Before any motor vehicle is used by a transportation network 263
company driver as a transportation network company vehicle, and 264
every two years thereafter, the driver shall certify to the transportation 265
network company that the following equipment is in good working 266
order: (A) Foot brakes; (B) emergency brakes; (C) steering mechanism; 267
(D) windshield; (E) rear window and other glass; (F) windshield wipers; 268
(G) headlights; (H) tail lights; (I) turn indicator lights; (J) brake lights; 269
(K) front seat adjustment mechanism; (L) doors; (M) horn; (N) 270
speedometer; (O) bumpers; (P) muffler and exhaust system; (Q) 271
condition of tires, including tread depth; (R) interior and exterior 272
rearview mirrors; and (S) seat safety belts and air bags for driver and 273
passengers. The transportation network company shall maintain such 274
certification for not less than three years. 275
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Sec. 4. Subsection (e) of section 13b-117 of the 2026 supplement to the 276
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 277
thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 278
(e) Not later than [January 1, 2026 ] February 1, 2027 , and annually 279
thereafter, each transportation network company registered in the state 280
shall submit a report to the Commissioner of Transportation, in a form 281
and manner prescribed by the commissioner. Each such report shall use 282
aggregate data from the preceding year and include the following 283
information: (1) The average fare collected from transportation network 284
company riders, (2) the total time transportation network company 285
drivers spent providing prearranged rides, and (3) the total 286
compensation paid to transportation network company drivers for the 287
provision of prearranged rides. 288
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 13b-116(8) to (11)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2026 13b-118(a)
Sec. 3 October 1, 2026 13b-119
Sec. 4 October 1, 2026 13b-117(e)

Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 2(a)(2)(B), "Such safety features shall include, but need not be
limited to, " was changed to " Each transportation network company
shall, at a minimum, provide the following safety features:" for clarity.

TRA Joint Favorable Subst.

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The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of
the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not
represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general,
fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional
knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final
products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $
State Revenues GF&TF -
Potential
Revenue Gain
Minimal Minimal
Note: GF&TF=General Fund & Transportation Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $
Various Municipalities Potential
Revenue
Gain
Minimal Minimal

Explanation
The bill results in potential minimal revenue gain from fines and
penalties by modifying Transportation Network Company (TNC)
requirements, including a new civil penalty of up to $250 on a TNC for
each time a TNC driver fails to accommodate a rider with a service
animal. Under current law, 50% of fines from certain violations of CGS.
Sec. 13b-119 (Section 3 of the bill) are remitted to municipalities. Other
fine revenue would go to the General Fund and civil penalty revenue to
the Special Transportation Fund.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to any fines or penalties imposed.

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OLR Bill Analysis
sSB 415

AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
COMPANIES AND RIDER SAFETY.

SUMMARY
This bill makes changes in laws on Transportation Network
Companies (TNCs, such as Uber and Lyft ; see below ) by generally
requiring them to implement certain additional rider safety measures.
For example, the bill requires TNCs to provide certain safety features to
riders and notify them of these features.
The bill also includes various provisions specifically related to sexual
assault and assault prevention, such as requiring (1) potential drivers to
disclose in their application to a TNC instances of prior discipline
related to allegations of sexual assault or assault and (2) TNCs to
provide, and require each TNC driver to complete, an annual training
on sexual assault prevention and driver education.
It also authorizes the transportation commissioner, after giving notice
and a hearing opportunity according to the Uniform Administrative
Procedure Act, to impose a civil penalty of up to $250 on any TNC for
each time a driver using the company’s digital network fails to
accommodate a potential rider with a service animal. By law, TNC
drivers must (1) comply with all applicable laws related to
accommodating service animals and (2) accommodate service animals
at no additional charge.
Lastly, the bill delays, from January 1, 2026, to February 1, 2027, the
date by which Connecticut -registered TNCs must begin to annually
report certain aggregate data to the transportation commissioner (the
average fare collected from TNC riders, the total time TNC drivers spent
giving prearranged rides, and the total compensation paid to drivers for
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these rides).
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2026
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES
By law, unchanged by the bill, TNCs are business entities that operate
in Connecticut and use a digital network (generally an online -enabled
application, website, or system) to connect TNC riders to TNC drivers
for prearranged rides. (They do not include taxicab certificate or livery
permit holders.) TNC drivers are not TNC employees and use vehicles
meeting certain requirements to provide these rides while connected to
a digital network. A “prearranged ride” is one that starts when a TNC
driver accepts a ride request through the digital network and ends when
the rider exits the vehicle.
RIDER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Notice of Required Safety Features
After a potential TNC rider requests a prearranged ride , the bill
requires TNCs, through their digital network, to notify the rider about
any available safety features that can be used during the ride. The bill
requires TNCs to provide at least the following features:
1. location sharing allowing a rider to share information about the
ride with a third party;
2. an emergency assistance interface or other way to contact a
public safety answering point;
3. optional audio recording, which must notify the driver when in
use and comply with applicable state and federal laws on
recording communications; and
4. available 24-hour support and resources for managing any ride-
related incidents, accidents, or emergencies.
Under the bill and existing law, a “public safety answering point” is
generally a facility that receives 9-1-1 calls and dispatches emergency
response services or transfers calls to other public safety agencies.
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Telemetric Monitoring
The bill requires TNCs, through their digital network, to (1) have a
telemetric monitoring system capable of providing an emergency
assistance interface (see above) and (2) allow a third party, through an
agreement with the company, to receive, review, and respond in real
time to digital network -generated notifications of safety anomalies
occurring during a prearranged ride.
Under the bill, “telemetric monitoring” is the continuous, automated
collection and evaluation of operational and system performance data
that a digital network generates during a ride. A “safety anomaly” is
generally an unexpected event , detected by a digital network, that
deviates from a TNC’s performance baselines and may indicate a
potential safety risk for a driver or rider (for example, indications of a
vehicle accident, departure from the prearranged ride path, or
prolonged period of inactivity on the digital network).
New Driver Applications and Annual Training
Existing law requires TNCs to take certain actions before allowing a
person to drive for the company, including requiring potential drivers
to submit an application with their name, address, birthdate, and
driver’s license number and vehicle registration. The bill additionally
requires the application to include a written statement disclosing
whether the person has ever been suspended or permanently banned by
a TNC from its digital network related to any allegation of sexual assault
or assault that caused someone’s death or serious injury connected with
the driver’s digital network use.
Under the bill, a “sexual assault” includes 1st, 2 nd, 3 rd, and 4 th
degree sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, or sexual assault with
a firearm. A “serious physical injury” is one that creates a substantial
risk of death or that causes serious disfigurement, health impairment,
or impairment or loss of bodily organ function.
The bill also requires TNCs to provide an annual training on sexual
assault prevention and driver education, which they must require each
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TNC driver to complete . The training must include (1) information on
preventing, identifying, and reporting sexual assault and (2) instruction
on appropriate interactions with riders.
Driver Identity Verification, Background Checks, and Bans
Existing law prohibits TNCs from allowing someone to work as a
TNC driver for various reasons, such as certain motor vehicle violations
and offenses or their inclusion on a state or national sex offender
registry. The bill adds to this list failure to submit periodic identity
verification when a TNC requests it through the digital network and the
driver is connected to and active on the network.
The bill increases the frequency of the criminal history records checks
TNCs must conduct for each person permitted to drive for the company,
to annually rather than every three years as current law requires.
Additionally, the bill requires TNCs to notify (or cause to be notified)
each Connecticut -registered TNC w ithin five days after banning a
driver’s access to the company’s digital network due to a sexual assault
or assault resulting in another person’s death or serious physical injury
(see above) connected with the driver’s digital network use. Under the
bill, this notice must include the driver’s first and last name, birthdate,
and driver’s license number.
RIDER IDENTITY VERIFICATION
Under the bill, when drivers are offered a prearranged ride, the TNC
must display through its digital network whether the requesting rider
(or third party requesting the ride on their behalf) is verified by the
company. A TNC must designate someone as verified if the company
has authenticated their identity using certain means (submission of a
valid photograph, comparison of the person’s account with records
another party maintains, or any other method that reasonably allows the
company to confirm their identity).
The bill specifies that if a driver declines a ride offer for someone who
is unverified, this does not alone give the TNC grounds to take
disciplinary action against the driver, including suspension or
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deactivation (restricting their access to the digital network).
COMMITTEE ACTION
Transportation Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 36 Nay 0 (03/16/2026)