STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2507

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2808

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 2808 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to standardize regulations relating to transportation network companies such as Lyft and Uber on a statewide basis by establishing a statutory regulatory framework for transportation network companies that is separate and distinct from the regulations of common carriers and contract carriers, a taxicab, or a for-hire vehicle service, which are currently regulated under the State Motor Carrier law and by ordinances of the respective counties of the State.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu; Lyft, Inc.; Uber Technologies, Inc.; and three individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii Passenger and Property Carriers Association.

Your Committee finds that based on the testimony of the City and County of Honolulu, that attempts were made to regulate these companies that have been operating for several years in the different counties, but that these attempts by the counties resulted in fractured and inconsistent operations. It was challenging for the counties to regulate both taxi cab operations and transportation network companies that operate independently under one umbrella set of regulations that would cover insurance, requirements, fee transparency and applicable caps, trade dress codes, and digital and metered operations.

This measure will standardize the regulation of transportation network companies on a statewide basis to insure consistency, safety, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of the rides provided by the transportation network company drivers while preserving and enhancing access to important transportation options for the residents and visitors of the State.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2808 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair