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The Daily Bulletin: 2019-06-04 | Legislative Reporting Service
GOVERNMENT
The Daily Bulletin: 2019-06-04
PUBLIC/HOUSE BILLS
H 391 (2019-2020) PASSENGER PROTECTION ACT. (NEW) Filed Mar 1 9 2019, AN ACT TO AMEND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
FOR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES; CREATE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE FOR IMPERSONATING A TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK COMPANY DRIVER; ESTABLISH THE COMMISSION TO STUDY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY
PASSENGER SAFETY; AND CREATE A STUDENT AWARENESS CAMPAIGN RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
COMPANIES
House committee substitute to the 1st edition deletes the previous provisions and now provides the following.
Titles the act as the Passenger Protection Act.
Amends GS 20-280.5, now requiring transportation network companies (TNCs) to specifically include in their records each
driver's name and current address of drivers for one year from the date the driver terminated their relationship with the
company. Adds a new requirement for TNCs to require drivers to display the license plate number of the vehicle so that it is
visible from the front at all times during service, as specified, but does not require the license plate to be permanently mounted.
Effective October 1, 2019. Effective July 1, 2020. further requires TNCs to require drivers to display consistent and distinctive
signage or emblems on the vehicle at all times when the driver is active on the digital platform or when providing any service.
Allows the signage or emblems to be magnetic or removable, subject to DMV approval and specified visibility parameters.
Amends GS 20-280.6 to raise the minimum age requirement for TNC drivers from 1 9 to 2 1 years old.
Enacts GS 14-276.2, making it a Class 2 misdemeanor to impersonate a TNC driver by false statement, false display of
distinctive signage or emblems of the TNC. or any other act that falsely represents that the person has a current connection
with the TNC or falsely represents that the person is responding to a passenger ride request for a TNC. Increases the offense to
a Class H felony if the person impersonates a TNC driver during the commission of a separate felony offense. Applies to
offenses committed on or after December 1. 2019.
Establishes an 1 1-member Commission to Study Transportation Network Company Passenger Safety, charged with studying
issues related to TNCs and their operation, including public safety, law enforcement, and reporting requirements. Sets out
membership of the Commission, consisting of 10 members appointed by the General Assembly as well as the Secretary of
Transportation or the Secretary's designee. Provides for meetings, vacancies, member expenses, and Commission staff. Directs
the Commission to make an interim report to the 2020 Session of the 2019 General Assembly and make a final report to the
2021 General Assembly. Terminates the Commission upon filing of its final report.
Appropriates $100,000 in nonrecurring funds from the General Fund for the 2020-21 fiscal year to the UNC Board of
Governors to develop and implement an awareness campaign to educate students at constituent institutions on informational
requirements of TNC drivers under current state law and those enacted. Effective July 1, 2020.
Intro, by Bell.
APPROP, STUDY, GS 14, GS 20
Courts/Judiciary, Motor Vehicle, Criminal Justice, Criminal
Law and Procedure, Government, Budget/Appropriations,
State Agencies, UNC System
View summary
H 399 (20 1 9-2020) H ISTOR1C PRESERVATION ACT OF 20 1 9 ( NEW) Filed Mar 20 201 9, AN ACT TO INCREASE THE TAX CREDIT
FOR REHABILITATING INCOME-PRODUCING HISTORIC STRUCTURES, TO ALLOW A TAX CREDIT FOR THE REHABILITATION
OF BUILDINGS IN DISASTER AREAS, AND TO DELAY THE SUNSET OF THE TAX CREDITS FOR HISTORIC REHABILITA TION.
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