Revises provisions relating to certain providers of transportation services. (BDR 58-1003)

REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE
(§§ 29, 30)
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 459–ASSEMBLYMEMBER WATTS

MARCH 17, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to certain providers of
transportation services. (BDR 58-1003)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT relating to transportation; requiring transportation network
companies to establish certain policies and procedures;
establishing certain requirements relating to the
suspension or deactivation of drivers and monitored
autonomous vehicle providers; requiring transportation
network companies to make certain disclosures;
prohibiting a transportation network company from
retaliating against drivers and monitored autonomous
vehicle providers in certain circumstances; requiring the
Nevada Transportation Authority to certify a driver
support organization; establishing certain duties of the
Authority, transportation network companies and the
certified driver support organization; providing for certain
assessments on transportation network companies;
providing for civil causes of action and administrative
fines against transportation network companies; imposing
an additional excise tax on the connection of a passenger
with a driver or fully autonomous vehicle ; and providing
other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law provides for the regulation of transportation network companies 1
by the Nevada Transportation Authority. (Chapter 706A of NRS) Existing law 2
authorizes a transportation network company to enter into an agreement with one or 3
more drivers, or monitored autonomous vehicle providers, to receive connections to 4
potential passengers from the company in exchange for the payment of a fee by the 5
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider to the company. (NRS 706A.16 0, 6
706A.161) Section 13 of this bill requires a transportation network company to 7

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adopt a written policy relating to the suspension and deactivation of drive rs and 8
monitored autonomous vehicle providers. Section 13 requires the policy to 9
specifically list the conduct for which the transportation network company may 10
suspend a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider. Section 13 prohibits a 11
transportation network company from suspending or deactivating a driver or 12
monitored autonomous vehicle provider in a manner that is inconsistent with the 13
written policy. If a transportation network company suspends or deactiva tes a 14
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider, section 14 of this bill requires 15
the company to transmit a notice containing certain information to th e driver or 16
monitored autonomous vehicle provider who was suspended or deactivated. 17
Section 15 of this bill requires a transportation network company to est ablish an 18
internal process through which a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider 19
who has been deactivated may request that the company reconsider the 20
deactivation. Section 15 establishes certain requirements for the process required of 21
a transportation network company after receiving a request for reconsideration of a 22
deactivation, including a requirement that the company process a request for 23
reconsideration within a certain amount of time. If a transportation network 24
company reverses or lifts a deactivation of a driver or monitored autonomous 25
vehicle provider through this process, section 15 requires the company to fully 26
restore the account of the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider on the 27
platform used by the company within 24 hours after notifying the driver or 28
monitored autonomous vehic le provider. Section 16 of this bill prohibits a 29
transportation network company from including certain terms relating to dispute 30
resolution in an agreemen t between the company and a driver or monitored 31
autonomous vehicle provider. Section 18 of this bill prohibits a transportation 32
network company from suspe nding, deactivating or retaliating against a driver or 33
monitored autonomous vehicle provider for lawfully accepting or rejecting a task 34
offered by the company to the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider. 35
Existing law requires a transportation n etwork company to provide a receipt to 36
a passenger documenting certain information relating to the price charged to the 37
passenger by the company for the provision of transportation services. (NRS 38
706A.210) Section 17 of this bill requires a transportation network company to 39
disclose to a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider within the digital 40
application or software application service of the company certain information 41
relating to a task offered by the com pany to the driver or monitored autonomous 42
vehicle provider, including: (1) the amount that the company will pay the driver or 43
monitored autonomous vehicle provider for the task; (2) any amount of tip that a 44
passenger has indicated will be paid to the driv er or monitored autonomous vehicle 45
provider; and (3) certain information regarding the direction, time and distance that 46
the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider will be required to drive in 47
order to complete the task. Section 17 also requires a transportation network 48
company to disclose a summary of certain information relating to the tasks that the 49
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider has completed for the company 50
within the last month, or if the company voluntarily reports such information more 51
frequently, tasks completed since the company last disclosed such information to 52
the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider. Section 27 of this bill 53
requires a transportation network company to disclose to a passenger to whom a 54
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider has been con nected through the 55
digital application or software application service of the company, before the 56
passenger is offered an option in the application or service to tip the driver or 57
monitored autonomous vehicle provider: (1) the fare that the passenger has p aid or 58
will pay for the trip; and (2) the amount of money that the company will pay the 59
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider for completing the trip. Section 60
27 requires a transportation network company to prominently present this 61
disclosure to the passenger in a certain manner. 62

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Section 19 of this bill authorizes certain organizations whose primary purpose 63
is educating and providing certain support and services to drivers and monitored 64
autonomous vehicle providers in this State to apply to be certified by the Authority 65
as the certified driver suppo rt organization for this State. Section 19 authorizes an 66
organization to be certified as the certified driver support organization for a term of 67
3 years, an d to be re -certified for additional terms by following the same 68
procedures for an original certification. Section 20 of this bill requires certain 69
information regarding th e certified driver support organization to be transmitted to 70
transportation network companies, drivers and monitored autonomous vehicle 71
providers under certain circumstances. Section 22 of this bill establishes the duties 72
of the certified driver support organization, which include: (1) representing drivers 73
and monitored autonomous vehicle providers through processes offered to a driver 74
or monitored autonomo us vehicle provider by a transportation network company 75
for handling disputes between the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider 76
and company, including a dispute over a suspension or deactivation; (2) providing 77
support and additional resources for drivers and monitored autonomous vehicle 78
providers who may pursue dispute resolution through other means; and (3) 79
providing other education, services and support to drivers and monitored 80
autonomous vehicle providers in this State. Section 21 of this bill requires the 81
certified driver support organization to propose a budget for approval by the 82
Authority. Section 21 requires that the budget not exceed a certain amount, based 83
on the total number of transportation tasks undertaken in this State by all 84
transportation network companies in the immediately precedin g year. Section 21 85
prohibits the certified driver support organization from using funds from the budget 86
for any purpose not described in section 22. To fund the budget, section 21 87
requires each transportation network company holding a permit issued by the 88
Authority to remit, on a quarterly basis, a share of the amount of budget of the 89
organization approved by the Authority that is proportional to the number of 90
transportation tasks undertaken by the transportation network company in this State 91
during the immediately preceding year. Additionally, section 23 of this bill requires 92
a transportation network company t o establish means by which a driver may 93
request a portion of his or her earnings be deducted by the company for credit to the 94
certified driver support organization. Section 21 requires the certified driver 95
support organization to biannually submit certain materials to the Authority to 96
evidence compliance with the requirements of sections 21 and 22. Section 21 97
authorizes the Authority to revoke the certification of the organization if the 98
organization has spent funds for unauthorized purposes or if the organization no 99
longer qualifies for certification. 100
Section 24 of this bill authorizes a driver, monitored autonomous vehicle 101
provider or passenger who is injured by a violation of sections 2-25 of this bill or 102
certain provisions governing information which must be provided to a passenger to 103
bring a civil action against the transportation network company who is alleged to 104
have committed the violation to obtain certain relief. Section 24 also authorizes the 105
Authority to impose an administrative fine on a transportation network company 106
who is determined to have committed such a violation in an amount based on the 107
number of drivers or passengers affected by the violation. Section 25 of this bill 108
requires each transportation network company that holds a permit issued by the 109
Authority to biannually submit certain reports to the Authority. 110
Existing law imposes an excise tax on the use of a digital network or software 111
application service of a transportation network company to connect a passenger to a 112
driver for the purpose of providing transportation services at the rate of 3 percent of 113
the total fare ch arged for the transportation services. (NRS 372B.140) Existing law 114
also imposes an excise tax on the use of a dispatch center, software application or 115
other digital means by an autonomous vehicle network company to connect a 116
passenger to a fully autonomous vehicle for the purpose of providing transportation 117

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services at the rate of 3 percent of the total fare charged for the transportation 118
services. (NRS 372B.145) Sections 29 and 30 of this bill impose an additional tax 119
on such activities by a transportation network company or autonomous vehicle 120
network company, respectively, at the rate of $ 1 for each transportation task, which 121
is defined as a specific trip during which transportation services are provided after a 122
connection to a passenger is made through such a digital network, software 123
application, dispatch center or other digital means, as applicable. Sections 29 and 124
30 require the proceeds of this tax to be used: (1) to reimburse the State for the cost 125
of collecting the tax; and (2) by a regional transportation commission or county to 126
pay the cost of establishing, o perating or maintaining a public transit system. 127
Section 26 of this bill provides that the excise tax imposed by section 29 applies to 128
transportation tasks undertaken by a limousine driver pursuant to a contract with a 129
transportation network company. 130

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Chapter 706A of NRS is hereby amended by 1
adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 25, inclusive, 2
of this act. 3
Sec. 2. As used in sections 2 to 25, inclusive, of this act, 4
unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined 5
in sections 3 to 12, inclusive, of this act have the meanings 6
ascribed to them in those sections. 7
Sec. 3. “Available platform time” means the period of time 8
during which a driver or moni tored autonomous vehicle provider 9
is logged into the digital network or software application service of 10
the company and is available to accept a transportation task. 11
Sec. 4. “Certified driver support organization” means a 12
driver support organization that is actively certified by the 13
Authority pursuant to section 19 of this act. 14
Sec. 5. “Consumer platform time” means the period of time 15
after which a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider 16
has picked up one or more passengers to which the driver or 17
autonomous vehicle provider, as applicable, has been connected 18
through the digital network or software application service of a 19
transportation network company to provide transportation 20
services, and which ends when all such passengers fully 21
disembark from the motor vehicle operated by the driver or 22
monitored autonomous vehicle provider. 23
Sec. 6. “Deactivate” or “deactivation” means any action 24
taken by a transportation network company to restrict or remove 25
the access of a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider to 26
the digital network or software application se rvice of the company 27
for a period of 72 hours or more, such that the driver or monitored 28
autonomous vehicle provider is unable to accept a transportation 29
task through the network or application during that time. 30

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Sec. 7. “Dispatch platform time” means the period of time 1
after which a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider 2
has accepted a transportation task offered through the digital 3
network or software application service of the company but before 4
any passenger to w hich the task pertains has entered the motor 5
vehicle being operated by the driver or monitored autonomous 6
vehicle provider. 7
Sec. 8. “Driver support organization” means a nonprofit or 8
labor organization whose purpose is to p rovide education, support 9
and other services specifically for drivers or monitored 10
autonomous vehicle providers. 11
Sec. 9. “Pass-through” means an amount that a 12
transportation network company pays to a driver or monitored 13
autonomous vehicle provider to reimburse the driver or monitored 14
autonomous vehicle provider, as applicable, for costs incurred by 15
the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider while 16
providing transportation services, including, without limitation, 17
reimbursement for tolls. 18
Sec. 10. “Suspend” or “suspension” means any action taken 19
by a transportation network company to restrict or remove the 20
access of a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider to the 21
digital network or software application service of the company for 22
a period of less than 72 hours, such that the driver or monitored 23
autonomous vehicle provider is unable to accept a transportation 24
task through the network or application during that time. 25
Sec. 11. “Tip” means a gratuity that a passenger: 26
1. Indicates through the digital network or software 27
application service of the company as intended for direct payment 28
to the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider who 29
furnished the passenger with transportation services; or 30
2. Would reasonably expect to be paid in full to a driver or 31
monitored autonomous vehicle provider. 32
Sec. 12. “Transportation task” means a specific trip, 33
including a shared trip, during which a driver or monitored 34
autonomous vehicle provider provides transportation services to 35
one or more passengers with whom the driver or monitored 36
autonomous vehicle provider is connected through the digital 37
network or software application service of the company. 38
Sec. 13. 1. A transportation network company shall adopt a 39
written policy relating to the deactivation and suspension of 40
drivers by the transportation network company. The policy 41
required to be adopted pursuant to this subsection: 42
(a) Must conform with the requirements of sections 14 and 15 43
of this act. 44

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(b) Is an enforceable term of the agreement entered into 1
between the transportation network company and each driver or 2
monitored autonomous vehicle provider. 3
(c) Must clearly and specifi cally describe the kinds of conduct 4
for which a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider may 5
be deactivated or suspended, such that each driver or monitored 6
autonomous vehicle provider understands his or her obligations 7
under the policy and can reas onably avoid engaging in such 8
conduct. 9
(d) Must indicate, for each particular type of prohibited 10
conduct listed pursuant to paragraph (c), the specific 11
consequences that the transportation network company may 12
impose on the driver or monitored autonomous v ehicle provider 13
based on such conduct, including, without limitation: 14
(1) The number of days, or the range of days, that the 15
transportation network company may deactivate or suspend the 16
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider; and 17
(2) Any other sanction, in addition to deactivation or 18
suspension, that the transportation network company may impose 19
based on the conduct. 20
2. A transportation network company shall: 21
(a) Make the policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1 available 22
to all drivers and monitored autonomous vehicle providers: 23
(1) In English, Spanish, Arabic and three additional 24
languages that are commonly spoken by drivers and monitored 25
autonomous vehicle providers in this State, as determined by the 26
Authority by regulation; and 27
(2) In an electronic format that each driver and monitored 28
autonomous vehicle provider can easily access on demand. 29
(b) Transmit by electronic mail the policy adopted pursuant to 30
subsection 1 to each driver and monitored autonomous vehicle 31
provider: 32
(1) Upon the adoption of the policy; and 33
(2) If the policy is amended, not less than 14 days before 34
the amended policy takes effect. 35
(c) Publish the policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1 on an 36
Internet website maintained by the transportation network 37
company: 38
(1) Upon the adoption of the policy; and 39
(2) If the policy is amended, not less than 14 days before 40
the amended policy takes effect. 41
(d) Transmit to the Authority the policy and each amendment 42
to the policy in each language in which the policy is required to be 43
published pursuant to paragraph (a) upon the adoption of the 44

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policy, or for an amendment to the policy, not less than 14 days 1
before the amendment to the policy is set to take effect. 2
3. A transportation network company shall not deactivate or 3
suspend a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider 4
unless: 5
(a) The deactivation or suspension is consistent with the policy 6
adopted pursuant to subsection 1 in effect on the date of the 7
conduct or other circumstance giving rise to the deactivation or 8
suspension; and 9
(b) The policy in effect o n that date was transmitted to each 10
driver and monitored autonomous vehicle provider, posted on the 11
Internet website of the company and transmitted to the Authority 12
in accordance with the requirements of subsection 2. 13
Sec. 14. 1. Within 24 hours after a transportation network 14
company suspends a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle 15
provider, the tran sportation network company shall transmit a 16
written notice to the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle 17
provider, in the language that the driver or monitored autonomous 18
vehicle provider selected within the digital network or software 19
application service of the company. The notice must: 20
(a) Describe the basis for the suspension; 21
(b) Cite the particular provision of the policy adopted pursuant 22
to section 13 of this act upon which the suspension is based; 23
(c) Provide sufficient factual information for the driver or 24
monitored autonomous vehicle provider to understand the 25
particular reason for which the driver or monitored autonomous 26
vehicle provider, as applicable, was suspended; 27
(d) Describe any steps or actions that the driver or monitored 28
autonomous vehicle provider may take, if any, to remedy the 29
alleged violation of the policy adopted pursuant to section 13 of 30
this act; and 31
(e) Contain the notice required pursuant to subsection 2 of 32
section 20 of this act. 33
2. Within 24 hours after a transportation network company 34
deactivates a driver or monitored auton omous vehicle provider, 35
the transportation network company shall transmit a written 36
notice to the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider, in 37
the language that the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle 38
provider selected within the digital network or software application 39
service of the company, if applicable. The notice must: 40
(a) Describe the basis for the deactivation; 41
(b) Cite the particular provision of the policy adopted pursuant 42
to section 13 of this act upon which the deactivation is based; 43
(c) Provide sufficient factual information for the driver or 44
monitored autonomous vehicle provider to understand the 45

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particular reason for which the driver or monitored autonomous 1
vehicle provider, as applicable, was deactivated; 2
(d) Describe any steps or actions that the driver or monitored 3
autonomous vehicle provider may take, if any, to remedy the 4
alleged violation of the policy adopted pursuant to sectio n 13 of 5
this act; 6
(e) Contain a statement that the driver or monitored 7
autonomous vehicle provider has a right , within 30 calendar days 8
after receiving the notice, to request a reconsideration of the 9
deactivation through the process established by the company 10
pursuant to section 15 of this act; and 11
(f) Contain the notice require d pursuant to subsection 2 of 12
section 20 of this act. 13
3. A transportation network company shall transmit any 14
notice required to be sent to a driver or monitored autonomous 15
vehicle provider pursuant to this section to the driver or monitored 16
autonomous vehicle provider to which the notice pertains through: 17
(a) The account of the driver or monitored autonomous 18
vehicle provider through the digital network or software 19
application service of the company; and 20
(b) Electronic mail or another mechanism that allows the 21
notice to remain accessible to the driver or monitored autonomous 22
vehicle provider for at least 1 year. 23
Sec. 15. 1. A transportation network company shall 24
establish a process through which a driver or monitored 25
autonomous vehicle provider may seek a re consideration of a 26
deactivation of the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle 27
provider, as applicable. When processing such a request though 28
the process established pursua nt to this section, a transportation 29
network company shall: 30
(a) Consider all relevant information that is available to the 31
transportation network company, including, without limitation, 32
information that can be reasonably obtained from the digital 33
network or software application s ervice of the transport network 34
company, information available from public agencies and 35
information furnished by the driver or monitored autonomous 36
vehicle provider; 37
(b) Conduct the reconsideration in good faith; and 38
(c) Apply in an impartial manner the policy adopted pursuant 39
to section 13 of this act , consistent with the interests of the 40
company in safe and efficient operations. 41
2. A driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider who 42
has been deactivated by the transportation network company may, 43
within 30 calendar days after receiving a written notice of the 44
deactivation pursuant to subsection 2 of section 14 of this act , 45

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request in writing a re consideration of the deactivation through 1
the process established pursuant to subsection 1. 2
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsectio n 4, a 3
transportation network company shall complete a reconsideration 4
of a deactivation of a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle 5
provider through the process established pursuant to subsection 1 6
not later than 14 calendar days after the transportation network 7
company receives a written request for the re consideration 8
pursuant to subsection 2. 9
4. A transportation network company may have additional 10
time to complete a reconsideration of a deactivation through the 11
process established pursuant to subsection 1 if the transportation 12
network company, within the time described in subsection 3, 13
notifies the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider who 14
submitted the request that the transportation network company 15
needs additional time to complete the reconsideration of the 16
deactivation and: 17
(a) The transportation network company has not received 18
additional information from the driver or monitored autonomous 19
vehicle provider, as applicable, which is necessary to complete the 20
reconsideration, if the transportation network company previously 21
requested such information from the driver or monitored 22
autonomous vehicle provider, as applicable; or 23
(b) Circumstances outside of the control of the transportation 24
network company prevent the transportation net work company 25
from completing the reconsideration in the time required pursuant 26
to subsection 3. 27
5. Within 24 hours after a transportation network company 28
makes a determination on the reconsideration of a deactivation 29
requested by a driver or monitored au tonomous vehicle provider 30
through the process established pursuant to subsection 1, the 31
transportation network company shall transmit a written notice to 32
the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider, in the 33
language that the driver or monitored auto nomous vehicle 34
provider selected within the digital network or software application 35
service of the company, if applicable. The notice must contain: 36
(a) If the transportation network company affirms the 37
deactivation after reconsideration: 38
(1) A list of the reasons that the company affirmed the 39
deactivation; 40
(2) A description of any steps or actions that the driver or 41
monitored autonomous vehicle provider may take, if any, to 42
remedy the violation of the policy adopted pursuant to section 13 43
of this act for which the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle 44
provider was deactivated; 45

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(3) A statement that the driver or monitored autonomous 1
vehicle provider has the right to request support relating to the 2
deactivation from a certified driver support organization certified 3
by the Authority pursuant to section 19 of this act, if such an 4
organization is certified on the date of the notice; and 5
(4) If the Authority has certified such an organization, the 6
contact information for the certified driver support organization, 7
including, without limitation, the phone number, Internet website 8
address and electronic mail address of the organization. 9
(b) If the transportation network company reverses or vacates 10
the deactivation based on the reconsideration: 11
(1) A declaration that the driver or monitored autonomous 12
vehicle pro vider did not violate the policy adopted pursuant to 13
section 13 of this act or remedied the alleged violation of the 14
policy, as applicable; and 15
(2) An assurance that the account of the driver or 16
monitored autonomous vehicle provider on the digital networ k or 17
software application service of the company will be restored to full 18
functionality within 24 hours after the notice is transmitted. 19
6. A transportation network company shall: 20
(a) Transmit any notice required to be sent to a driver or 21
monitored autonomous vehicle provider pursuant subsection 5 to 22
the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider to which the 23
notice pertains through: 24
(1) The account of the driver or monitored autonomous 25
vehicle provider through the digital network or software 26
application service of the company; and 27
(2) Electronic mail or another mechanism that allows the 28
notice to remain accessible to the driver or monitored autonomous 29
vehicle provider for at least 1 year. 30
(b) If the transportation network company vacates or rev erses 31
a deactivation of a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle 32
provider through the process established pursuant to subsection 1, 33
fully restore the functionality of the account of the driver or 34
monitored autonomous vehicle provider, as applicable, on the 35
digital network or software application service of the company 36
within 24 hours after the notice is transmitted pursuant to 37
paragraph (a). 38
Sec. 16. A transportation network company shall not include 39
within any agreement bet ween the company and a driver or 40
monitored autonomous vehicle provider a provision, with respect 41
to a dispute relating to a suspension or deactivation of the driver 42
or monitored autonomous vehicle provider, that: 43
1. Requires the dispute to be arbitrated, adjudicated or 44
resolved outside of the geographic boundaries of this State, except 45

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that the company may require the driver or monitored 1
autonomous vehicle provider to communicate with persons who 2
are located outside of this State for the purpose of resolv ing the 3
dispute through the process required to be established by 4
the company pursuant to section 15 of this act, provided that the 5
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider is not required 6
to travel outside of the State to participate in the resolution of the 7
dispute. 8
2. Requires the driver o r monitored autonomous vehicle 9
provider to waive any right or protection to which the driver or 10
monitored autonomous vehicle provider is afforded under federal 11
or state law, except that the company may require the driver or 12
monitored autonomous vehicle pro vider to waive his or her right 13
to a trial by jury pursuant to a provision for arbitration. 14
3. Requires the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle 15
provider to agree to pay any fee to participate in or initiate an 16
arbitration, mediation or other extrajudi cial process to resolve the 17
dispute that would exceed the amount that the driver or monitored 18
autonomous vehicle provider would pay to initiate a civil action to 19
resolve the dispute in the United States District Court for the 20
District of Nevada, inclusive of any fee reduction for which the 21
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider would have been 22
eligible if the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider, as 23
applicable, were determined to be indigent. 24
4. Requires the driver or monitored autonom ous vehicle 25
provider to pay the attorney’s fees or costs of the transportation 26
network company, regardless of the circumstance. 27
5. Requires that the dispute be adjudicated, arbitrated or 28
resolved by a person who is not a neutral third party. 29
Sec. 17. 1. A transportation network company shall, when 30
offering a transportation task to a driver or monitored 31
autonomous vehicle provider for acceptance, prominently disclose 32
to the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider on the 33
interface of the digital network or software application service of 34
the company: 35
(a) The distance and cardinal or intercardinal direction from 36
the current location of the driver to the final destination of the 37
transportation task; 38
(b) The total amo unt the company will pay to the driver or 39
monitored autonomous vehicle provider for completing the 40
transportation task, not including any tip or pass-through; 41
(c) If a passenger has already indicated that a tip will be paid 42
to the driver or monitored auto nomous vehicle provider, the 43
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(d) The estimated mileage that the driver or monitored 1
autonomous vehicle provider will drive from the current location 2
of the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider to the 3
final destination of the transportation task; and 4
(e) The estimated amount of time that the driver or monitored 5
autonomous vehicle provider will spend on dispatch platform time 6
and consumer platform time, combine d, to complete the 7
transportation task. 8
2. After a drive r or monitored autonomous vehicle provider 9
resumes available dispatch platform time after completing a 10
transportation task, the company shall disclose to the driver or 11
monitored autonomous vehicle provider on the interface of the 12
digital network or software application service of the company: 13
(a) The total amount of money that the passenger paid to the 14
company for the transportation services, not including the amount 15
of any tip or pass-through; 16
(b) The total amount of money that the company will pay the 17
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider, as applicable, 18
for completing the transportation task, not including any tip or 19
pass-through; and 20
(c) The total amount of tip that the driver or monitored 21
autonomous vehicle provider received for the transpo rtation task, 22
if applicable. 23
3. Within 24 hours after a driver or monitored autonomous 24
vehicle provider completes a transportation task for a 25
transportation network company, the company shall transmit the 26
information described in subsection 2 to the driv er or monitored 27
autonomous vehicle provider to whom the information pertains by 28
electronic mail or another mechanism that allows the information 29
to remain accessible to the driver or monitored autonomous 30
vehicle provider for at least 1 year. 31
4. Not less than once per month, a transportation network 32
company shall disclose to each driver and monitored autonomous 33
vehicle provider who logged into the digital network or software 34
application service of the company a disclosure that contains, for 35
the immediately preceding month or, if the disclosure is made 36
more frequently, for the period since the last disclosure was made, 37
the following information with respect to the driver or monitored 38
autonomous vehicle provider to whom the disclosure pertains: 39
(a) The total amount of money paid to the driver or monitored 40
autonomous vehicle provider, not including any tips or 41
pass-through; 42
(b) The total amount of tips paid out to the driver or monitored 43
autonomous vehicle provider; 44

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(c) The total amount of time the driver or monitored 1
autonomous vehicle provider spent on: 2
(1) Available platform time; 3
(2) Dispatch platform time; and 4
(3) Consumer platform time; 5
(d) The total number of miles driven by the driver or 6
monitored autonomous vehicle provider while the driver or 7
monitored autonomous vehicle provider was on: 8
(1) Available platform time; 9
(2) Dispatch platform time; and 10
(3) Consumer platform time; and 11
(e) The total number of miles operated by the driver or 12
monitored autonomous vehicle provider, as applicable, which are 13
considered by the Internal Revenue Service to be tax deductible 14
pursuant to the business mileage deduction rate established by the 15
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, based on the number of 16
miles known to have been logged when the driver or monitored 17
autonomous vehicle provider was on: 18
(1) Available platform time; 19
(2) Dispatch platform time; and 20
(3) Consumer platform time. 21
Sec. 18. 1. A transportation network company shall not 22
suspend, deactivate or retaliate against a driver or monitored 23
autonomous vehicle provider based on the lawful acceptance or 24
rejection of a transportation task offered to the driver or 25
monitored autonomous vehicle provider, as applicable. 26
2. As used in this section, “retaliate ” includes, without 27
limitation, a transportation network company intentionally 28
limiting the access or availability of: 29
(a) Support services provided by the company; 30
(b) Additional offers for transportation tasks, including 31
decreasing the number of tasks offered to the driver or monitored 32
autonomous vehicle provider; and 33
(c) The ability of a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle 34
provider to select destination or area preferences. 35
Sec. 19. 1. A driver support organization may be certified 36
as the certified driver support organization if: 37
(a) The organization is a labor organization or a nonprofit 38
organization; 39
(b) The primary purpose of the organization is to support 40
drivers and monitored autonomous vehicle providers in this State; 41
(c) The organization has operated in this State for at least 4 42
years immediately preceding any application submitted pursuant 43
to subsection 2 and, during that time, the primary purpose of the 44
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(d) The members of the organization have primary control 1
over the direction and objectives of the organization; 2
(e) The organization is not directly or indirectly controlled by, 3
excessively influenced by or otherwise affiliated with a 4
transportation network company or any other entity that is directly 5
or indirectly funded or excessively influenced by a transportation 6
network company; and 7
(f) The organization submits an application and a proposed 8
budget that meets the requirements of subsection 3. 9
2. On or before January 1, 2026, and every 3 years thereafter, 10
the Authority shall solicit applications from driver support 11
organizations that seek to be certified as the certified driver 12
support organization. The Authority shall continue to accept 13
applications for 60 days after the date on which the Authority 14
began soliciting applications. On or before July 1, 2026, and every 15
3 years thereafter, the Authority shall certify, for a 3 -year term 16
that begins on that date, a driver support organization: 17
(a) That meets the qualifications described in subsection 1; 18
(b) That has submitted an application that meets the 19
requirements of subsection 3; 20
(c) Whose application has been published by the Authority on 21
an Internet website maintained by the Authority for not less than 22
30 days, pursuant to subsection 4; and 23
(d) That the Authority has determined is best suited to serve as 24
the certified driver support organization based on: 25
(1) The application materials submitted by the 26
organization; 27
(2) Any comments and materials submitted by the public, 28
including, without limitation, comments received by the Authority 29
through the mechanism required to be esta blished pursuant to 30
subsection 4; and 31
(3) Any additional evidence available to the Authority with 32
respect to the organization. 33
3. Each application submitted by a driver support 34
organization that seeks to be certified as the certified driver 35
organization must: 36
(a) State the number of drivers in this State who received 37
services from the organization in the immediately preceding 12 38
months; 39
(b) Describe the activities of the organization and the types of 40
services that the organization provides drivers and monitored 41
autonomous vehicle providers in this State; 42
(c) Identify any instance in the immediately preceding 12 43
months where the organization assisted a driver or monitored 44
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suspension or deactivation of the driver or monitored autonomous 1
vehicle provider, as applicable, and, for each such instance, 2
indicate whether the suspension or deactivation was ultimately 3
vacated, reversed or otherwise lifted; 4
(d) Include a proposed budget for the fi rst year of the term for 5
which the organization seeks to be certified, which may not exceed 6
7 cents for each transportation task that originated in this State 7
during the immediately preceding calendar year, based on the 8
reports submitted to the Authority p ursuant to subsection 4 of 9
section 21 of this act; and 10
(e) Include s uch other information as the Authority may 11
prescribe by regulation. 12
4. The Authorit y shall publish any application and 13
supporting materials submitted by a driver support organization 14
pursuant to this section on an Internet website maintained by the 15
Authority. The Authority shall also include on that Internet 16
website a mechanism through w hich the public may electronically 17
submit comments regarding an application published on the 18
Internet website. 19
5. An organization that has previously been certified by the 20
Authority pursuant to this section may again be certified by the 21
Authority if the organization submits a new application and 22
complies with the requirements of this section in the same manner 23
as an organization that has not been previously certified by the 24
Authority. 25
6. For the purposes of this section, a driver support 26
organization th at receives funds from a transport network 27
company pursuant to the provisions of section 21 or 23 of this act 28
is not directly or indirectly funded by a transportation network 29
company. 30
Sec. 20. 1. Upon certifying a n organization to serve as the 31
certified driver support organization, the Authority shall transmit 32
a notice to each transportation network company holding a permit 33
issued by the Authority pursuant to this chapter. The notice must 34
contain the name of the organization and the organization’s: 35
(a) Telephone number; 36
(b) Internet website address; 37
(c) Electronic mail address; and 38
(d) Physical address. 39
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a 40
transportation network company shall transmit a notice 41
containing the information described in subsection 3 to a driver or 42
monitored autonomous vehicle provider: 43
(a) After the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider 44
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transportation services for the com pany but before the driver or 1
monitored autonomous vehicle provider completes his or her first 2
transportation task. 3
(b) Whom the company has suspended or deactivated, upon 4
such suspension or deactivation. 5
3. A notice required to be transmitted to a driver or monitored 6
autonomous vehicle provider pursuant to subsection 2 must 7
include: 8
(a) The name and contact information of the certified driver 9
support organization, including all the information described in 10
paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 1; 11
(b) A statement that the organization has met the requirements 12
of the Authority to be certified and accordingly, has been certified 13
as the certified driver support organization by the Authority; 14
(c) A statement that the certified driver support orga nization is 15
available to represent and provide support to drivers and 16
monitored autonomous vehicle providers through processes 17
relating to suspensions and deactivations; and 18
(d) A statement that the driver or monitored autonomous 19
vehicle provider is not r equired to authorize the certified driver 20
support organization to represent the driver or monitored 21
autonomous vehicle provider. 22
4. A transportation network company is not required to 23
transmit a notice to a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle 24
provider pursuant to subsection 2 if the Authority has not certified 25
an organization to serve as the certified driver support 26
organization, or if the certification of an organization previously 27
certified by the Authority has been revoked and the Authority has 28
not yet certified a different organization to serve as the certified 29
driver support organization. 30
Sec. 21. 1. On or before April 1 of the first and second year 31
of each term of the certified driver support organization, the 32
certified driver support organization shall submit to the Authority 33
for approval a budget for the next fiscal year which begins on 34
July 1 and ends on June 30. The budget may not exceed 7 cents 35
for each transportation task that originated in this State during the 36
immediately preceding calendar year, based on the reports 37
submitted to the Authority pursuant to subsection 4. If the budget 38
is approved by the Authority, the approved budget must be funded 39
by the quarterly contributions from transportation network 40
companies made in the manner set forth in this section. 41
2. For the first year of the term of the certified driver support 42
organization, the proposed budget included in the application that 43
was approved by the Authority pursuant to section 19 of this act 44
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3. The Authority may approve the proposed budget or revise 1
and approve the proposed bu dget, based on the extent of services 2
that the organization provided to drivers and monitored 3
autonomous vehicle providers in this State during the immediately 4
preceding year. 5
4. On or before January 15 of each year, each transportation 6
network company that holds a valid permit issued by the Authority 7
pursuant to this chapter shall report to the Authority the number 8
of transportation tasks undertaken by the transportation network 9
company that originated in this State during the immediately 10
preceding calendar year. 11
5. Not later than 15 calendar day s after the end of each 12
calendar quarter, each transportation network company that holds 13
a valid permit issued by the Authority pursuant to this chapter 14
shall remit to the certified driver support organiza tion an amount 15
equal to one -fourth of the approved budget of the certified driver 16
support organization multiplied by the percentage of 17
transportation tasks undertaken by the transportation network 18
company during the immediately preceding calendar year as a 19
share of all transportation tasks undertaken that originated in this 20
State, based on the reports submitted to the Authority pursuant to 21
subsection 4. Not less than 45 days before each quarterly payment 22
is due pursuant to this subsection, the Authority shall calculate the 23
amount owed by each transportation network company for that 24
quarter and transmit a notice to each company that contains the 25
applicable amount that the company must remit to the certified 26
driver support organization for that quarter. 27
6. Any funds received by the certified driver support 28
organization pursuant to this section or section 23 of this act must 29
be used for the sole purpose of car rying out the duties and 30
responsibilities of the organization as described in section 22 of 31
this act. 32
7. Not less than once every 6 months, the certified driver 33
support organization shall: 34
(a) Certify to the Authority that the organization is in 35
compliance with the requirements of this section; and 36
(b) Provide documentation and information regarding the 37
number of drivers and monitored autonomous vehicle providers 38
the organization has served in this State during the immediately 39
preceding 6 months and the scope of services provided to those 40
drivers and monitored autonomous vehicle providers. 41
8. The Authority: 42
(a) May, upon request of the certified driver support 43
organization, increase the amount of the budget currently in 44
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support organization has provided to drivers and monitored 1
autonomous vehicle providers in the time since the Authority 2
approved the existing budget. 3
(b) May authorize a budget amount to exceed 7 cents per each 4
transportation task that originated in this State based on the 5
reports submitted pursuant to subsection 4, provided that the rate 6
of increase in the maximum per -trip amount allowed does not 7
exceed the rate of inflation. 8
(c) May revoke or alter the terms of the certification of the 9
certified driver support organization at any time if clear and 10
convincing evidence demonstrates that the organization: 11
(1) Has used any funds remitted to the organization 12
pursuant to this section or section 23 of this act for a purpose not 13
described in section 22 of this act; or 14
(2) No l onger meets the required criteria to qualify for 15
certification, as described in subsection 1 of section 19 of this act. 16
9. As used in this section, “rate of inflation” means the 17
average percentage of increase or decrease in the Consumer Price 18
Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items), as 19
published by the United States Department of Labor for the 20
immediately preceding 3 calendar years, or if tha t index ceases to 21
be published by the United States Department of Labor, the 22
published index that most closely resembles that index, as 23
determined by the Authority. 24
Sec. 22. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 25
the certified driver support organization shall: 26
(a) Provide driver support services to all drivers and monitored 27
autonomous vehicle providers in this State. 28
(b) Upon the written request of a driver or monitored 29
autonomous vehicle provider: 30
(1) Represent the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle 31
provider though any non -judicial procedures for resolving 32
disputes made available through the agreement between the driver 33
or monitored autonomous vehicle provider and the company, 34
including, without, limitati on, arbitration, mediation and the 35
process established by the transportation network company 36
pursuant to section 15 of this act; and 37
(2) Support the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle 38
provider through any process available by law to the driver or 39
monitored autonomous vehicle provider for resolving a dispute 40
between the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider and 41
the company. 42
(c) Provide educatio n, resources and information to drivers 43
and monitored autonomous vehicle providers relating to the rights 44
of drivers and monitored autonomous vehicle providers under the 45

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law and under the agreements between each driver and monitored 1
autonomous vehicle prov ider and transportation network 2
company. 3
2. The certified driver support organization shall provide 4
reasonable and fair representation and support to each driver and 5
monitored autonomous vehicle provider who requests such 6
representation or support pursuant to subsection 1, subject to: 7
(a) The ability of the certified driver support organization to 8
provide such representation or support within the constraints of 9
the available budget of the organization; and 10
(b) A reasonable and good faith assessment of t he case of the 11
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider. 12
3. A certified driver support organization shall not: 13
(a) Refuse to provide reasonable representation or support to a 14
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider who requests 15
such representation or support pursuant to subsection 1 in any 16
manner that is arbitrary, discriminatory or in bad faith. 17
(b) Advance fees required to be paid by a driver or monitored 18
autonomous vehicle provider for filing a civil action in any court. 19
Sec. 23. 1. A transportation network company shall provide 20
each driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider an 21
opportunity to deduct earnings from each transportation task the 22
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider complete s for 23
the company, and have such earnings be remitted to the certified 24
driver support organization if: 25
(a) At the time of any such deduction, the Authority has 26
certified such an organization, and the certification is currently in 27
good standing; 28
(b) The driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider 29
authorizes the deduction in writing, which may include electronic 30
mail; and 31
(c) The driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider 32
indicates the percentage of earnings from each transportation task 33
that he or she authorizes the company to deduct, which must not 34
be less than 1.5 percent of the earnings for the task, but not more 35
than 3 percent of such earnings. 36
2. If a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider 37
grants authorization to have his or her e arnings deducted by a 38
transportation network company pursuant to subsection 1, the 39
authorization remains valid until such time as the driver or 40
monitored autonomous vehicle provider expressly revokes his or 41
her authorization. A driver or monitored autonomo us vehicle 42
provider may revoke his or her authorization at any time. A 43
transportation network company shall rely on any representation 44
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the granting or revocation of the authorization of a pa rticular 1
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider to have his or 2
her earnings deducted pursuant to subsection 1. 3
3. After receiving authorization to deduct earnings from the 4
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider to which the 5
earnings per tain pursuant to subsection 1, a transportation 6
network company shall make the first authorized deductions from 7
the earnings of the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle 8
provider, at the percentage indicated by the driver or monitored 9
autonomous vehicle p rovider, within 30 days after receiving the 10
authorization. 11
4. Any earnings deducted by a transportation network 12
company pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the certified 13
driver support organization not less than 28 days after the last day 14
of the month in which those wages were deducted and retained by 15
the company. 16
5. Upon the request of a transportation network company, the 17
certified driver support organization shall reimburse any of the 18
documented and reasonable costs of the company associate d with 19
administering the deduction of earnings and remittance of those 20
earnings to the organization pursuant to this section. 21
6. The certified driver support organization shall not make a 22
representation that would reasonably lead a driver or monitored 23
autonomous vehicle provider to believe that: 24
(a) The driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider is 25
required to authorize a deduction of his or her earnings pursuant 26
to this section; or 27
(b) The amount of earnings that a driver or monitored 28
autonomous vehicle provider authorizes to be deducted pursuant 29
to this section will correspond to the level of support or 30
representation that the certified driver support organization will or 31
may provide the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider. 32
Sec. 24. 1. A driver , monitored autonomous vehicle 33
provider or passenger injured by a violation of NRS 706A.210 or 34
sections 2 to 25, inclusive, of this act committed by a 35
transportation network company may bring a civil action against 36
the transportation network company in any court of competent 37
jurisdiction to seek any of the following relief: 38
(a) Declaratory and injunctive relief, including, without 39
limitation, injunctive relief to enjoin any ongoing activity that 40
violates the provisions of NRS 706A.210 or sections 2 to 25, 41
inclusive, of this act; and 42
(b) Actual damages or $1,000, whichever is greater. 43
2. If the prevailing party in a civil action described in 44
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or passenger who brought the action, the driver , monitored 1
autonomous vehicle provider, or passenger , as applicable, is 2
entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. 3
3. If the Authority determines that a transportation network 4
company has vio lated any provision of NRS 706A.210 or sections 5
2 to 25, inclusive, of this act, the Aut hority may impose an 6
administrative fine of $100 for each driver, monitored 7
autonomous vehicle provider or passenger affected by the 8
violation. The Authority is not required to consider the factors 9
described in subsection 2 of NRS 706A.300 when imposing an 10
administrative fine pursuant to this section. 11
4. The Authority shall: 12
(a) Establish an Internet website by which a person may file a 13
complaint relating to a suspected violation of NRS 706A.210 or 14
sections 2 to 25, inclusive, of this act. 15
(b) Adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the 16
provisions of sections 2 to 25, inclusive, of this act. 17
Sec. 25. 1. On or bef ore April 1 and October 1 of each 18
year, each transportation network company which holds a permit 19
issued by the Authority pursuant to this chapter shall compile and 20
transmit to the Authority a report containing the following 21
information: 22
(a) The number of times that the transportation network 23
company deactivated a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle 24
provider during the immediately preceding 6 months; 25
(b) The number of times that a driver or monitored 26
autonomous vehicle provider submitted a request throu gh the 27
process established pursuant to section 15 of this act to request 28
that his or her deactivation be reconsidered by the company; 29
(c) The number of requ ests for reconsideration described in 30
paragraph (b) that resulted in the transportation network company 31
reactivating the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider 32
or otherwise reversing or vacating the deactivation of the driver or 33
monitored autonomous vehicle provider; 34
(d) The number of requests for reconsideration described in 35
paragraph (b) that resulted in the transportation network company 36
affirming the deactivation of the driver or monitored autonomous 37
vehicle provider; 38
(e) For each driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider 39
who was deactivated by the transportation network company 40
during the immediately preceding 6 months, demographic 41
information furnished by the driver or monitored autonomous 42
vehicle provider to the transportation network company, as 43
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(1) The gender identity or expression of the driver or 1
monitored autonomous vehicle provider; 2
(2) The ethnicity of the driver or monitored autonomous 3
vehicle provider; and 4
(3) The langua ge selected by the driver or monitored 5
autonomous vehicle provider within the digital network or 6
software application service of the company, if applicable; and 7
(f) For each driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider 8
who logged into the digital network or software application service 9
of the company during the immediately preceding 6 months: 10
(1) The driver’s license number of or other unique 11
numerical identifier associated with the driver or monitored 12
autonomous vehicle provider; 13
(2) The total time logged by the driver or monitored 14
autonomous vehicle provider within the immediately preceding 6 15
months on: 16
(I) Dispatch platform time; and 17
(II) Consumer platform time; 18
(3) The total number of miles logged by the driver or 19
monitored autonomous ve hicle provider during the immediately 20
preceding 6 months on: 21
(I) Available platform time; 22
(II) Dispatch platform time; and 23
(III) Consumer platform time; 24
(4) The aggregate amount of money the company paid to 25
the driver or monitored autonomous veh icle provider during the 26
immediately preceding 6 months; and 27
(5) For the amount of money listed pursuant to 28
subparagraph (4), the following information disaggregated to 29
show, with respect to the total amount listed pursuant to that 30
subparagraph: 31
(I) The amount attributable to base compensation for 32
providing transportation services; 33
(II) The amount attributable to tips; 34
(III) The amount attributable to pass-throughs; 35
(IV) The amount attributable to any bonus or extra 36
incentive compensation; 37
(V) The combined amount of all money paid to the 38
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider attributable to 39
each transportation task undertaken by the driver or monitored 40
autonomous vehicle provider in the immediately preceding 6 41
months; and 42
(VI) The total amount of any money paid to the driver or 43
monitored autonomous vehicle provider that is not otherwise 44
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2. A transportation network company that is required to 1
submit a report pursuant to subsection 1 shall: 2
(a) Compile a representative sample of transportation tasks 3
that the company dispatched to drivers or monitored autonomous 4
vehicle providers during the immediately preceding 6 months, 5
using a methodology established by the Authority by reg ulation; 6
and 7
(b) Include within the report submitted pursuant to subsection 8
1 the following information for each transportation task included 9
within the sample: 10
(1) The driver’s license number of or other unique 11
identifier associated with the driver or monitored autonomous 12
vehicle provider who accepted the task; 13
(2) The mileage driven by the driver or monitored 14
autonomous vehicle provider who accepted the task during 15
dispatch platform time; 16
(3) Whether the task was completed or cancelled and, if the 17
task was cancelled, whether the task was cancelled by the driver or 18
monitored autonomous vehicle provider, as applicable, or the 19
passenger; and 20
(4) If the task was not cancelled: 21
(I) The time that the task began; 22
(II) The starting and ending zip co des applicable to the 23
transportation task; 24
(III) The total time spent on the task by the driver or 25
monitored autonomous vehicle provider on dispatch platform 26
time; 27
(IV) The total time spent on the task by the driver or 28
monitored autonomous vehicle pr ovider on consumer platform 29
time; 30
(V) The total mileage driven by the driver or monitored 31
autonomous vehicle provider during consumer platform time; 32
(VI) The total amount of money that the passenger paid 33
for the transportation task, disaggregated to show the amount of 34
any tip, if applicable; and 35
(VII) The total amount of money the company paid out 36
to the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider for the 37
task, disaggregated to show the amount of any tip and pass -38
through paid to the driver or m onitored autonomous vehicle 39
provider, if applicable. 40
3. The Authority shall not disclose to any person who is not 41
employed by the Authority, for any purpose, the driver’s license 42
number or any other personal identifying information of a driver 43
or monitored autonomous vehicle provider that is included within 44
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Sec. 26. NRS 706A.163 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
706A.163 1. A transportation network company may enter 2
into a contract with a limousine motor carrier whereby limousine 3
drivers employed by the limousine motor carrier may receive 4
connections to potential passengers and related services from a 5
transportation network company in exchange for t he payment of a 6
fee by the limousine motor carrier to the transportation network 7
company. 8
2. Notwithstanding any contract entered into pursuant to 9
subsection 1, a limousine motor carrier shall not provide limousine 10
services through a transportation netwo rk company unless the 11
transportation network company holds a valid permit issued by the 12
Authority pursuant to this chapter. 13
3. A limousine motor carrier which enters into a contract 14
pursuant to subsection 1: 15
(a) Remains subject to the provisions of chapter 706 of NRS and 16
any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, including with respect to 17
limousine services provided pursuant to a contract entered into 18
pursuant to subsection 1. 19
(b) Shall notify the transportation network company of any 20
change in the stat us of the certificate of public convenience and 21
necessity of the limousine motor carrier within 24 hours after the 22
limousine motor carrier receives notice of or becomes aware of such 23
a change. 24
4. The fare charged for the transportation of a passenger by a 25
limousine driver pursuant to a contract entered into pursuant to 26
subsection 1 is subject to the excise tax imposed pursuant to NRS 27
372B.140 and exempt from the excise tax imposed pursuant to 28
NRS 372B.150. 29
5. A transportation task, as defined in section 29 of this act, 30
undertaken by a limousine driver pursuant to a contract entered 31
into pursuant to subsection 1 i s subject to the excise tax imposed 32
pursuant to section 29 of this act. 33
Sec. 27. NRS 706A.210 is hereby amended to read as follows: 34
706A.210 1. A transportation network company which 35
connected a passenger to a driver, monitored autonomous vehicle 36
provider or limousine driver when providing limousine services 37
shall, within a reasonable period following the provision of 38
transportation services or limousine services by the driver, 39
monitored autonomous vehicle provider or limousine driver to the 40
passenger, transmit to the passenger an electronic receipt, which 41
must include, without limitation: 42
[1.] (a) A description of the point of orig in and the destination 43
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[2.] (b) The total time for which transportation services or 1
limousine services were provided; 2
[3.] (c) The total distance traveled; and 3
[4.] (d) An itemization of the fare, if any, charged for the 4
transportation services or limousine services. 5
2. A transportation network company shall disclose the 6
following information to a passenger who was connected with a 7
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider before the 8
company offers the passenger the opportunity to tip the driver or 9
monitored autonomous vehicle provider, as applicable: 10
(a) The total fare that the passenger paid or will pay for the 11
transportation services, before any tip, if applicable; and 12
(b) The total amount of money that the transportation network 13
company will pay to the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle 14
provider, as applicable, for providing the transportation services, 15
before tip and excluding pass-throughs, as applicable. 16
3. The information req uired to be disclosed to a passenger 17
pursuant to subsection 2 must be: 18
(a) Prominently displayed on the digital network or software 19
application service of the company before the option to tip is 20
displayed on the digital network or software application service of 21
the company; 22
(b) Additionally sent to the passenger though electronic mail; 23
(c) Displayed a font larger than the font used in the electronic 24
mail or to present any other information in the digital network or 25
software application service of the company, as applicable; and 26
(d) Presented using design techniques intended to draw the eye 27
to the information. 28
4. As used in this section: 29
(a) “Pass-through” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 9 30
of this act. 31
(b) “Tip” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 11 of this 32
act. 33
Sec. 28. Chapter 372B of NRS is hereby amended by adding 34
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 29 and 30 of this act. 35
Sec. 29. 1. In addition to any other fee or assessment 36
imposed pursuant to this chapter, including, without limitation, 37
the excise taxes imposed pursuant to NRS 372B.140, an excise tax 38
is hereby imposed on the use of a digital network or software 39
application service of a transportation network company to 40
connect a passenger to a driver for the purpose of providing 41
transportation services at the rate of $1 for each transportation 42
task that originates in this State. 43
2. The Department shall charge and collect from each 44
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to subsection 1. The Department shall deposit all fees, taxes, 1
interest and penalties paid pursuant to this section with the State 2
Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund. The State 3
Treasurer shall separately account for the paym ents made 4
pursuant to this section. 5
3. The State Controller, acting upon the collection data 6
furnished by the Department, shall, monthly: 7
(a) Transfer 1.75 percent of all fees, taxes, interest and 8
penalties collected during the preceding month which der ive from 9
the tax imposed by this section to the appropriate account in the 10
State General Fund as compensation to the State for the cost of 11
collecting the tax. 12
(b) Determine for each county an amount of money equal to 13
any fees, taxes, interest and penaltie s collected during the 14
preceding month which derive from the tax imposed by this section 15
for transportation tasks that originated in that county, less the 16
amount transferred to the State General Fund pursuant to 17
paragraph (a). 18
(c) Transfer the amount dete rmined for each county to the 19
Intergovernmental Fund and remit the money to: 20
(1) In a county that has created a regional transportation 21
commission pursuant to NRS 277A.170, the regional 22
transportation commission. 23
(2) In a county other than a county des cribed by 24
subparagraph (1), the county treasurer. 25
4. The money received by a regional transportation 26
commission or county pursuant to subsection 3 must be used only 27
to pay the cost of establishing, operating or maintaining a public 28
transit system, including any improvement thereto. 29
5. As used in this section: 30
(a) “Public transit system” means a system employing motor 31
buses, rails or any other means of conveyance, by whatever type of 32
power, that is operated for the conveyance of members of the 33
general public. 34
(b) “Transportation task” means a specific trip, including a 35
shared trip, during which a driver provides transportation services 36
to one or more passengers with whom the driver is connected 37
through the digital network or software application service of a 38
transportation network company. 39
Sec. 30. 1. In addition to any other fee or assessment 40
imposed pursuant to this chapter, including, without limitation, 41
the excise taxes imposed pursuant to NRS 372B.145, an excise tax 42
is hereby imposed on the use of a dispatch center, software 43
application or othe r digital means by an autonomous vehicle 44
network company to connect a passenger to a fully autonomous 45

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vehicle for the purpose of providing transportation services at the 1
rate of $1 for each transportation task that originates in this State. 2
2. The Depart ment shall charge and collect from each 3
autonomous vehicle network company the excise tax imposed 4
pursuant to subsection 1. The Department shall deposit all fees, 5
taxes, interest and penalties paid pursuant to this section with the 6
State Treasurer for cred it to the State General Fund. The State 7
Treasurer shall separately account for the payments made 8
pursuant to this section. 9
3. The State Controller, acting upon the collection data 10
furnished by the Department, shall, monthly: 11
(a) Transfer 1.75 percent of all fees, taxes, interest and 12
penalties collected during the preceding month which derive from 13
the tax imposed by this section to the appropriate account in the 14
State General Fund as compensation to the State for the cost of 15
collecting the tax. 16
(b) Determine for each county an amount of money equal to 17
any fees, taxes, interest and penalties collected during the 18
preceding month which derive from the tax imposed by this section 19
for transportation tasks that originated in that county, less the 20
amount transfe rred to the State General Fund pursuant to 21
paragraph (a). 22
(c) Transfer the amount determined for each county to the 23
Intergovernmental Fund and remit the money to: 24
(1) In a county that has created a regional transportation 25
commission pursuant to NRS 277A .170, the regional 26
transportation commission. 27
(2) In a county other than a county described by 28
subparagraph (1), the county treasurer. 29
4. The money received by a regional transportation 30
commission or county pursuant to subsection 3 must be used only 31
to pay the cost of establishing, operating or maintaining a public 32
transit system, including any improvement thereto. 33
5. As used in this section: 34
(a) “Public transit system” means a system employing motor 35
buses, rails or any other means of conveyance, by whatever type of 36
power, that is operated for the conveyance of members of the 37
general public. 38
(b) “Transportation task” means a specific trip, including a 39
shared trip, during which an autonomous vehicle network 40
company provides transportation services to one or more 41
passengers with whom a fully autonomous vehicle is connected 42
through the dispatch center, software application or other digital 43
means by an autonomous vehicle network company. 44

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Sec. 31. 1. This section becomes e ffective upon passage and 1
approval. 2
2. Sections 1 to 30, inclusive, of this act become effective: 3
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 4
regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 5
tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 6
(b) On October 1, 2025, for all other purposes. 7

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