CHAPTER NUMBER: 705 
File Code: Utility Regulation
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Boston, Cadden, Love, and Minnick
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
For-Hire Drivers - Licensing
 
Prohibiting, with a certain exception, a person from operating a
specified motor vehicle for hire in the State unless the person holds
a for-hire driver's license issued by the Public Service Commission;
allowing a county or municipality to elect to license taxicab drivers
who drive taxicabs that are based in that county or municipality
provided that, at a minimum, the county or municipality conducts a
criminal record check and driving record check of each applicant; etc.
House Action
- 2/3
 - First Reading Environmental Matters
 - 2/5
 - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/24
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
 - 3/21
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/23
 - Third Reading Passed (131-2)
 - 3/31
 - House Concur - Senate Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (132-5)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 - 5/22
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 705
 
Senate Action
- 3/26
 - First Reading Senate Rules
 - 4/1
 - Re-referred Finance
 -      Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/4
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 -      Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
 - Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
 - Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
 - Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
 - CRIMINAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS
 - DRIVERS' LICENSES
 - FINES
 - LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES
 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
 - PENALTIES
 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
 - TAXICABS
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 - Article - 78 Public Service Commission Law
 - (
 50A ,
 50A ,
 50B ,
 50B ,
 50C ,
 50D ,
 50E ,
 50F ,
 50G ,
 50H ,
 50-I ,
 50J ,
 50K ,
 50N ,
 50-O 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF) 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- House 
 - Number: 909775/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 24, 1997     at: 16:58
 Status: Adopted         
 - Senate
 - Number: 457043/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 4, 1997      at: 12:59
 Status: Adopted