Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

Filed: 5/4/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2183

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2183 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Transportation Network Providers Act is
5amended by adding Section 33.1 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 57/33.1 new)
7    Sec. 33.1. Continuation of Act; validation.
8    (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
9        (1) Public Act 101-660, which took effect on April 2,
10    2021, reenacted and validated the extension of the repeal
11    date for the Transportation Network Providers Act to June
12    1, 2021 made by Public Act 101-639.
13        (2) The Statute on Statutes sets forth general rules
14    on the repeal of statutes and the construction of multiple
15    amendments, but Section 1 of that Act also states that
16    these rules will not be observed when the result would be

 

 

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1    "inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General
2    Assembly or repugnant to the context of the statute".
3        (3) This amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
4    manifests the intention of the General Assembly to extend
5    the repeal of the Transportation Network Providers Act and
6    have the Transportation Network Providers Act continue in
7    effect until January 1, 2023.
8        (4) The Transportation Network Providers Act was
9    originally enacted to protect, promote, and preserve the
10    general welfare. Any construction of this Act that results
11    in the repeal of this Act on June 1, 2021 would be
12    inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General
13    Assembly and repugnant to the context of the
14    Transportation Network Providers Act.
15    (b) It is hereby declared to have been the intent of the
16General Assembly that the Transportation Network Providers Act
17not be subject to repeal on June 1, 2021.
18    (c) The Transportation Network Providers Act shall be
19deemed to have been in continuous effect since June 1, 2015
20(the effective date of Public Act 98-1173), and it shall
21continue to be in effect until it is otherwise lawfully
22repealed. All previously enacted amendments to the Act taking
23effect on or after June 1, 2021, are hereby validated.
24    (d) All actions taken in reliance on or pursuant to the
25Transportation Network Providers Act by any person or entity
26are hereby validated.

 

 

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1    (e) In order to ensure the continuing effectiveness of the
2Transportation Network Providers Act, it is set forth in full
3and reenacted by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
4Assembly. Striking and underscoring are used only to show
5changes being made to the base text. This reenactment is
6intended as a continuation of the Act. It is not intended to
7supersede any amendment to the Act that is enacted by the 102nd
8General Assembly.
9    (f) The Transportation Network Providers Act applies to
10all claims, civil actions, and proceedings pending on or filed
11on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
12102nd General Assembly.
 
13    Section 10. The Transportation Network Providers Act is
14reenacted and amended as follows:
 
15    (625 ILCS 57/Act title)
16An Act concerning regulation.
 
17    (625 ILCS 57/1)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2021)
19    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
20Transportation Network Providers Act.
21(Source: Reenacted by P.A. 101-660, eff. 4-2-21.)
 
22    (625 ILCS 57/5)

 

 

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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2021)
2    Sec. 5. Definitions.
3    "Transportation network company" or "TNC" means an entity
4operating in this State that uses a digital network or
5software application service to connect passengers to
6transportation network company services provided by
7transportation network company drivers. A TNC is not deemed to
8own, control, operate, or manage the vehicles used by TNC
9drivers, and is not a taxicab association or a for-hire
10vehicle owner.
11    "Transportation network company driver" or "TNC driver"
12means an individual who operates a motor vehicle that is:
13        (1) owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by
14    the individual;
15        (2) not a taxicab or for-hire public passenger
16    vehicle; and
17        (3) used to provide transportation network company
18    services.
19    "Transportation network company services" or "TNC
20services" means transportation of a passenger between points
21chosen by the passenger and prearranged with a TNC driver
22through the use of a TNC digital network or software
23application. TNC services shall begin when a TNC driver
24accepts a request for transportation received through the
25TNC's digital network or software application service,
26continue while the TNC driver transports the passenger in the

 

 

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1TNC driver's vehicle, and end when the passenger exits the TNC
2driver's vehicle. TNC service is not a taxicab, for-hire
3vehicle, or street hail service.
4(Source: Reenacted by P.A. 101-660, eff. 4-2-21.)
 
5    (625 ILCS 57/10)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2021)
7    Sec. 10. Insurance.
8    (a) Transportation network companies and participating TNC
9drivers shall comply with the automobile liability insurance
10requirements of this Section as required.
11    (b) The following automobile liability insurance
12requirements shall apply from the moment a participating TNC
13driver logs on to the transportation network company's digital
14network or software application until the TNC driver accepts a
15request to transport a passenger, and from the moment the TNC
16driver completes the transaction on the digital network or
17software application or the ride is complete, whichever is
18later, until the TNC driver either accepts another ride
19request on the digital network or software application or logs
20off the digital network or software application:
21        (1) Automobile liability insurance shall be in the
22    amount of at least $50,000 for death and personal injury
23    per person, $100,000 for death and personal injury per
24    incident, and $25,000 for property damage.
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1    amounts required in paragraph (1) of this subsection (b)
2    shall be maintained by a transportation network company
3    and provide coverage in the event a participating TNC
4    driver's own automobile liability policy excludes coverage
5    according to its policy terms or does not provide at least
6    the limits of coverage required in paragraph (1) of this
7    subsection (b).
8    (c) The following automobile liability insurance
9requirements shall apply from the moment a TNC driver accepts
10a ride request on the transportation network company's digital
11network or software application until the TNC driver completes
12the transaction on the digital network or software application
13or until the ride is complete, whichever is later:
14        (1) Automobile liability insurance shall be primary
15    and in the amount of $1,000,000 for death, personal
16    injury, and property damage. The requirements for the
17    coverage required by this paragraph (1) may be satisfied
18    by any of the following:
19            (A) automobile liability insurance maintained by a
20        participating TNC driver;
21            (B) automobile liability company insurance
22        maintained by a transportation network company; or
23            (C) any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).
24        (2) Insurance coverage provided under this subsection
25    (c) shall also provide for uninsured motorist coverage and
26    underinsured motorist coverage in the amount of $50,000

 

 

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1    from the moment a passenger enters the vehicle of a
2    participating TNC driver until the passenger exits the
3    vehicle.
4        (3) The insurer, in the case of insurance coverage
5    provided under this subsection (c), shall have the duty to
6    defend and indemnify the insured.
7        (4) Coverage under an automobile liability insurance
8    policy required under this subsection (c) shall not be
9    dependent on a personal automobile insurance policy first
10    denying a claim nor shall a personal automobile insurance
11    policy be required to first deny a claim.
12    (d) In every instance when automobile liability insurance
13maintained by a participating TNC driver to fulfill the
14insurance obligations of this Section has lapsed or ceased to
15exist, the transportation network company shall provide the
16coverage required by this Section beginning with the first
17dollar of a claim.
18    (e) This Section shall not limit the liability of a
19transportation network company arising out of an automobile
20accident involving a participating TNC driver in any action
21for damages against a transportation network company for an
22amount above the required insurance coverage.
23    (f) The transportation network company shall disclose in
24writing to TNC drivers, as part of its agreement with those TNC
25drivers, the following:
26        (1) the insurance coverage and limits of liability

 

 

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1    that the transportation network company provides while the
2    TNC driver uses a vehicle in connection with a
3    transportation network company's digital network or
4    software application; and
5        (2) that the TNC driver's own insurance policy may not
6    provide coverage while the TNC driver uses a vehicle in
7    connection with a transportation network company digital
8    network depending on its terms.
9    (g) An insurance policy required by this Section may be
10placed with an admitted Illinois insurer, or with an
11authorized surplus line insurer under Section 445 of the
12Illinois Insurance Code; and is not subject to any restriction
13or limitation on the issuance of a policy contained in Section
14445a of the Illinois Insurance Code.
15    (h) Any insurance policy required by this Section shall
16satisfy the financial responsibility requirement for a motor
17vehicle under Sections 7-203 and 7-601 of the Illinois Vehicle
18Code.
19    (i) If a transportation network company's insurer makes a
20payment for a claim covered under comprehensive coverage or
21collision coverage, the transportation network company shall
22cause its insurer to issue the payment directly to the
23business repairing the vehicle, or jointly to the owner of the
24vehicle and the primary lienholder on the covered vehicle.
25(Source: Reenacted by P.A. 101-660, eff. 4-2-21.)
 

 

 

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1    (625 ILCS 57/15)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2021)
3    Sec. 15. Driver requirements.
4    (a) Prior to permitting an individual to act as a TNC
5driver on its digital platform, the TNC shall:
6        (1) require the individual to submit an application to
7    the TNC or a third party on behalf of the TNC, which
8    includes information regarding his or her full legal name,
9    social security number, address, age, date of birth,
10    driver's license, driving history, motor vehicle
11    registration, automobile liability insurance, and other
12    information required by the TNC;
13        (2) conduct, or have a third party conduct, a local
14    and national criminal history background check for each
15    individual applicant that shall include:
16            (A) Multi-State or Multi-Jurisdictional Criminal
17        Records Locator or other similar commercial nationwide
18        database with validation (primary source search); and
19            (B) National Sex Offenders Registry database; and
20        (3) obtain and review a driving history research
21    report for the individual.
22    (b) The TNC shall not permit an individual to act as a TNC
23driver on its digital platform who:
24        (1) has had more than 3 moving violations in the prior
25    three-year period, or one major violation in the prior
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1    attempting to evade the police, reckless driving, or
2    driving on a suspended or revoked license;
3        (2) has been convicted, within the past 7 years, of
4    driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud,
5    sexual offenses, use of a motor vehicle to commit a
6    felony, a crime involving property damage, or theft, acts
7    of violence, or acts of terror;
8        (3) is a match in the National Sex Offenders Registry
9    database;
10        (4) does not possess a valid driver's license;
11        (5) does not possess proof of registration for the
12    motor vehicle used to provide TNC services;
13        (6) does not possess proof of automobile liability
14    insurance for the motor vehicle used to provide TNC
15    services; or
16        (7) is under 19 years of age.
17    (c) An individual who submits an application under
18paragraph (1) of subsection (a) that contains false or
19incomplete information shall be guilty of a petty offense.
20(Source: P.A. 100-738, eff. 8-7-18. Reenacted by 101-660, eff.
214-2-21.)
 
22    (625 ILCS 57/20)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2021)
24    Sec. 20. Non-discrimination.
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1of non-discrimination on the basis of destination, race,
2color, national origin, religious belief or affiliation, sex,
3disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity with
4respect to passengers and potential passengers.
5    (b) TNC drivers shall comply with all applicable laws
6regarding non-discrimination against passengers or potential
7passengers on the basis of destination, race, color, national
8origin, religious belief or affiliation, sex, disability, age,
9sexual orientation, or gender identity.
10    (c) TNC drivers shall comply with all applicable laws
11relating to accommodation of service animals.
12    (d) A TNC shall not impose additional charges for
13providing services to persons with physical disabilities
14because of those disabilities.
15    (e) A TNC shall provide passengers an opportunity to
16indicate whether they require a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
17If a TNC cannot arrange wheelchair-accessible TNC service in
18any instance, it shall direct the passenger to an alternate
19provider of wheelchair-accessible service, if available.
20    (f) If a unit of local government has requirements for
21licensed chauffeurs not to discriminate in providing service
22in under-served areas, TNC drivers participating in TNC
23services within that unit of local government shall be subject
24to the same non-discrimination requirements for providing
25service in under-served areas.
26(Source: Reenacted by P.A. 101-660, eff. 4-2-21.)
 

 

 

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1    (625 ILCS 57/25)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2021)
3    Sec. 25. Safety.
4    (a) The TNC shall implement a zero tolerance policy on the
5use of drugs or alcohol while a TNC driver is providing TNC
6services or is logged into the TNC's digital network but is not
7providing TNC services.
8    (b) The TNC shall provide notice of the zero tolerance
9policy on its website, as well as procedures to report a
10complaint about a driver with whom a passenger was matched and
11whom the passenger reasonably suspects was under the influence
12of drugs or alcohol during the course of the trip.
13    (c) Upon receipt of a passenger's complaint alleging a
14violation of the zero tolerance policy, the TNC shall
15immediately suspend the TNC driver's access to the TNC's
16digital platform, and shall conduct an investigation into the
17reported incident. The suspension shall last the duration of
18the investigation.
19    (d) The TNC shall require that any motor vehicle that a TNC
20driver will use to provide TNC services meets vehicle safety
21and emissions requirements for a private motor vehicle in this
22State.
23    (e) TNCs or TNC drivers are not common carriers, contract
24carriers or motor carriers, as defined by applicable State
25law, nor do they provide taxicab or for-hire vehicle service.

 

 

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1(Source: Reenacted by P.A. 101-660, eff. 4-2-21.)
 
2    (625 ILCS 57/30)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2021)
4    Sec. 30. Operational.
5    (a) A TNC may charge a fare for the services provided to
6passengers; provided that, if a fare is charged, the TNC shall
7disclose to passengers the fare calculation method on its
8website or within the software application service.
9    (b) The TNC shall provide passengers with the applicable
10rates being charged and the option to receive an estimated
11fare before the passenger enters the TNC driver's vehicle.
12    (c) The TNC's software application or website shall
13display a picture of the TNC driver, and the license plate
14number of the motor vehicle utilized for providing the TNC
15service before the passenger enters the TNC driver's vehicle.
16    (d) Within a reasonable period of time following the
17completion of a trip, a TNC shall transmit an electronic
18receipt to the passenger that lists:
19        (1) the origin and destination of the trip;
20        (2) the total time and distance of the trip; and
21        (3) an itemization of the total fare paid, if any.
22    (e) Dispatches for TNC services shall be made only to
23eligible TNC drivers under Section 15 of this Act who are
24properly licensed under State law and local ordinances
25addressing these drivers if applicable.

 

 

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1    (f) A taxicab may accept a request for transportation
2received through a TNC's digital network or software
3application service, and may charge a fare for those services
4that is similar to those charged by a TNC.
5(Source: Reenacted by P.A. 101-660, eff. 4-2-21.)
 
6    (625 ILCS 57/32)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2021)
8    Sec. 32. Preemption. A unit of local government, whether
9or not it is a home rule unit, may not regulate transportation
10network companies, transportation network company drivers, or
11transportation network company services in a manner that is
12less restrictive than the regulation by the State under this
13Act. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of
14Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
15concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
16exercised by the State.
17(Source: Reenacted by P.A. 101-660, eff. 4-2-21.)
 
18    (625 ILCS 57/33)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2021)
20    Sec. 33. Continuation of Act; validation.
21    (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
22        (1) Public Act 101-639, which took effect on June 12,
23    2020, changed the repeal date set for the Transportation
24    Network Providers Act from June 1, 2020 to June 1, 2021.

 

 

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1        (2) The Statute on Statutes sets forth general rules
2    on the repeal of statutes and the construction of multiple
3    amendments, but Section 1 of that Act also states that
4    these rules will not be observed when the result would be
5    "inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General
6    Assembly or repugnant to the context of the statute".
7        (3) This amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly
8    manifests the intention of the General Assembly to extend
9    the repeal of the Transportation Network Providers Act and
10    have the Transportation Network Providers Act continue in
11    effect until June 1, 2021.
12        (4) The Transportation Network Providers Act was
13    originally enacted to protect, promote, and preserve the
14    general welfare. Any construction of this Act that results
15    in the repeal of this Act on June 1, 2020 would be
16    inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General
17    Assembly and repugnant to the context of the
18    Transportation Network Providers Act.
19    (b) It is hereby declared to have been the intent of the
20General Assembly that the Transportation Network Providers Act
21not be subject to repeal on June 1, 2020.
22    (c) The Transportation Network Providers Act shall be
23deemed to have been in continuous effect since June 1, 2015
24(the effective date of Public Act 98-1173), and it shall
25continue to be in effect until it is otherwise lawfully
26repealed. All previously enacted amendments to the Act taking

 

 

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1effect on or after June 1, 2020, are hereby validated.
2    (d) All actions taken in reliance on or pursuant to the
3Transportation Network Providers Act by any person or entity
4are hereby validated.
5    (e) In order to ensure the continuing effectiveness of the
6Transportation Network Providers Act, it is set forth in full
7and reenacted by this amendatory Act of the 101st General
8Assembly. Striking and underscoring are used only to show
9changes being made to the base text. This reenactment is
10intended as a continuation of the Act. It is not intended to
11supersede any amendment to the Act that is enacted by the 101st
12General Assembly.
13    (f) The Transportation Network Providers Act applies to
14all claims, civil actions, and proceedings pending on or filed
15on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
16101st General Assembly.
17(Source: P.A. 101-660, eff. 4-2-21.)
 
18    (625 ILCS 57/34)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2021)
20    Sec. 34. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, 2023
21June 1, 2021.
22(Source: P.A. 101-639, eff. 6-12-20. Reenacted by P.A.
23101-660, eff. 4-2-21.)
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1becoming law.".