Revises provisions relating to drivers who enter into an agreement with a transportation network company. (BDR 58-1032)

REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE (§ 3)

S.B. 441

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SENATE BILL NO. 441–COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND LABOR

MARCH 24, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to drivers who enter into
an agreement with a transportation network
company. (BDR 58-1032)

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; removing and revising
provisions relating to drivers who enter into an agreement
with a transportation network company; and providing
other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires a person who drives a motor vehicle for a taxicab motor 1
carrier to have a driver’s permit issued by the Nevada Transportation Authority. 2
Among other requirements, to ob tain such a driver’s permit an applicant must: (1) 3
submit an application, which includes the fingerprints of the applicant for the 4
purposes of conducting a Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background 5
check; and (2) pay, upon both the initial issuan ce and renewal, a fee not to exceed 6
$50 and the cost for processing the fingerprints. (NRS 706.462) 7
Contrastingly, existing law: (1) authorizes a transportation network company to 8
enter into an agreement with one or more drivers to receive connections to potential 9
passengers from the company in exchange for the payment of a fee by the driver to 10
the company; (2) establishes certain minimum qualifications for drivers of a 11
transportation network company; and (3) requires a transportation network 12
company to c onduct a background check of each driver, which must include an 13
investigation of the criminal history of the driver, a search of a database containing 14
information available from the sex offender registry maintained by each state and a 15
review of the driving history of the driver. (NRS 706A.160) 16
Section 3 of this bill removes the provisions of existing law governing the 17
minimum qualifications and background c hecks for drivers who enter into 18
agreements with a transportation network company and instead makes such drivers 19
subject to the requirements applicable to persons who drive a motor vehicle for a 20
taxicab motor carrier. Sections 1 and 2 of this bill make conforming changes to 21
indicate that for the purposes of application, investigation and qualification, a driver 22
who enters into an agreement with a transportation network company is su bject to 23

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the same provisions in existing law as those governing persons who drive a motor 24
vehicle for a taxicab motor carrier. 25

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

Section 1. NRS 706A.075 is hereby amended to read as 1
follows: 2
706A.075 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 3
the pro visions of this chapter do not exempt any person from any 4
law governing the operation of a motor vehicle upon the highways 5
of this State. 6
2. A transportation network company which holds a valid 7
permit issued by the Authority pursuant to this chapter, a d river or 8
monitored autonomous vehicle provider who has entered into an 9
agreement with such a company and a vehicle or monitored 10
autonomous vehicle operated by such a driver or monitored 11
autonomous vehicle provider are exempt from: 12
(a) The provisions of ch apter 704 of NRS relating to public 13
utilities; and 14
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.88396 , 706A.160 15
and 706A.163, the provisions of chapter 706 of NRS, 16
 to the extent that the services provided by the company , driver or 17
monitored autonomous vehicle provider are within the scope of the 18
permit. 19
3. The provisions of this chapter relating to monitored 20
autonomous vehicles and monitored autonomous vehicle providers 21
do not apply to an autonomous vehicle network company whic h has 22
been issued a permit pursuant to NRS 706B.130 or to a fully 23
autonomous vehicle operated by such a company. 24
Sec. 2. NRS 706A.110 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25
706A.110 1. A transportation network company shall not 26
engage in business in this State unless the company holds a valid 27
permit issued by the Authority pursuant to this chapter. 28
2. A driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider shall not 29
provide transportation serv ices unless the company with which the 30
driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider is affiliated holds 31
a valid permit issued by the Authority pursuant to this chapter. 32
3. The Authority is authorized and empowered to regulate, 33
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, all transportation network 34
companies, drivers and monitored autonomous vehicle providers 35
who operate or wish to operate within this State. Except as 36
otherwise provided in NRS 706.88396 , 706A.160 and 706A.163, 37
the Authority shall not ap ply any provision of chapter 706 of NRS 38
to a transportation network company, driver or monitored 39

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autonomous vehicle provider who operates within the provisions of 1
this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. 2
Sec. 3. NRS 706A.160 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3
706A.160 1. A transportation network company may enter 4
into an agreement with one or more drivers to receive connections to 5
potential passengers from the company in exchange for the payment 6
of a fee by the driver to the company. 7
2. Before a transportation network company allows a person to 8
be connected to potential passengers using the digital network or 9
software application service of the company pursuant to an 10
agreement with the company, excep t for a contract entered into 11
pursuant to NRS 706A.163, the [company] person must: 12
(a) [Require the person to submit an application to the company, 13
which must include, without limitation: 14
(1) The name, age and address of the applicant. 15
(2) A copy of the driver’s license of the applicant. 16
(3) A record of the driving history of the applicant. 17
(4) A description of the motor vehicle of the applicant and a 18
copy of the motor vehicle registration. 19
(5) Proof that the applicant has complied with the 20
requirements of NRS 485.185. ] Submit to the Authority any 21
application, information and fees in the same manner as required 22
pursuant to NRS 706.462 to 706.4626, inclusive, and any 23
regulations adopted pursuant thereto, for a person to drive a 24
motor vehicle for a taxicab motor carrier; and 25
(b) [At the time of application and not less than once every 3 26
years thereafter, conduct or contract with a third party to conduct an 27
investigation of the criminal history of the applicant, which must 28
include, without limitation: 29
(1) A review of a commercially available database 30
containing criminal records from each state which are validated 31
using a search of the primary source of each record. 32
(2) A search of a database containing the information 33
available in the sex offender registry maintained by each state. 34
(c) At the time of application and not less than once every year 35
thereafter, obtain and review a complete record of the driving 36
history of the applicant. ] Be issued a driver’s permit by the 37
Authority. 38
3. A transporta tion network company may enter into an 39
agreement with a driver if [:] the driver: 40
(a) [The applicant is at least 19 years of age. ] Is issued a 41
driver’s permit pursuant to subsection 2; and 42
(b) [The applicant possesses a valid driver’s license issued by 43
the Department of Motor Vehicles unless the applicant is exempt 44

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from the requirement to obtain a Nevada driver’s license pursuant to 1
NRS 483.240. 2
(c) The applicant provides proof that the motor ve hicle operated 3
by him or her is registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles 4
unless the applicant is exempt from the requirement to register the 5
motor vehicle in this State pursuant to NRS 482.385. 6
(d) The applicant provides proof that the motor vehic le operated 7
by him or her is operated and maintained in compliance with all 8
applicable federal, state and local laws. 9
(e) The applicant provides proof that he or she currently is in 10
compliance with the provisions of NRS 485.185. 11
(f) In the 3 years immedi ately preceding the date on which the 12
application is submitted, the applicant has not been found guilty of 13
three or more violations of the motor vehicle laws of this State or 14
any traffic ordinance of any city or town, the penalty prescribed for 15
which is a misdemeanor. 16
(g) In the 3 years immediately preceding the date on which the 17
application is submitted, the applicant has not been found guilty of 18
any violation of the motor vehicle laws of this State or any traffic 19
ordinance of any city or town, the penalt y prescribed for which is a 20
gross misdemeanor or felony. 21
(h) In the 7 years immediately preceding the date on which the 22
application is submitted, the applicant has not been found guilty of 23
any violation of federal, state or local law prohibiting driving o r 24
being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the 25
influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance. 26
(i) In the 7 years immediately preceding the date on which the 27
application is submitted, the applicant has not been found guilty of 28
any crime involving an act of terrorism, an act of violence, a sexual 29
offense, fraud, theft, damage to property of another or the use of a 30
motor vehicle in the commission of a felony. 31
(j) The name of the applicant does not appear in the database 32
searched pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of 33
subsection 2.] Complies with the provisions of chapter 706 of NRS, 34
and any regulations adopted thereto, relating to the application, 35
investigation and qualifications of persons who drive a motor 36
vehicle for a taxicab motor carrier. 37
4. A driver shall, not later than 6 months after a transportation 38
network company allows the driver to be connected to potential 39
passengers using the digital network or software application service 40
of the company pursuant to an agreement with the company and 41
annually thereafter, on or before the anniversary date of that 42
agreement, provide to the company verification that the driver holds 43
a valid state business license pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS. Such 44
verification may consist o f the business identification number 45

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assigned by the Secretary of State to the driver upon compliance 1
with the provisions of chapter 76 of NRS. 2
5. A transportation network company shall terminate an 3
agreement with any driver [who: 4
(a) Fails to submit to the transportation network company a 5
change in his or her address, driver’s license or motor vehicle 6
registration within 30 days after the date of the change. 7
(b) Fails to immediately report to the transportation network 8
company any change in his or her driving history or criminal 9
history. 10
(c) Refuses to authorize the transportation network company to 11
obtain and review an updated complete record of his or her driving 12
history not less than once each year and an investigation of his or 13
her criminal history not less than once every 3 years. 14
(d) Is determined by the transportation network company to be 15
ineligible for an agreement pursuant to subsection 3 on the basis of 16
any updated information received by the transportation network 17
company. 18
(e) Fails] upon notification from the Authority that the driver 19
has failed to comply with the provisions of [subsection 4.] chapter 20
706 of NRS relating to the application, investigation and 21
qualifications of persons who drive a motor vehicle for a taxicab 22
motor carrier. 23
6. The Authority shall adopt any regulations necessary to 24
carry out the provisions of this section. 25
7. As used in this section , “taxicab motor carrier” has the 26
meaning ascribed to it in NRS 706.126. 27

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