Legislation - HB0480

Title: Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators
Sponsored by: Delegates Fennell, Patterson, Taylor, Turner, Wilkins, Williams, Allen, Behler, Foley, and Odom
Status: In the House - Returned Passed
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring a transportation network company to maintain a deactivation policy that provides the policies and procedures for the deactivation of operators; prohibiting a transportation network company from deactivating an operator for certain violations: authorizing a transportation network company to rely solely on a passenger report as the basis for deactivation under certain circumstances; requiring a transportation network company to allow an operator whose account is deactivated to withdraw certain earnings; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0740

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1030 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2027

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/23/2026 Legislative Date 1/23/2026 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/27/2026 Legislative Date 1/27/2026 Action Reassigned to Environment and Transportation Proceedings 9 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2026 Legislative Date 1/28/2026 Action Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/05/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/05/2026 Action Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/26/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {803621/1 Adopted Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/26/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/27/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (98-38) Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/27/2026 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 4/08/2026 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 3/19/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 3/19/2026 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/21/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (39-2) Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/24/2026 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/23/2026	1/23/2026	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators
House	1/27/2026	1/27/2026	Reassigned to Environment and Transportation	9 Click to view Recorded Media
House	1/28/2026	1/28/2026	Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/05/2026	2/05/2026	Hearing canceled
House	2/05/2026	2/05/2026	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/09/2026	3/09/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/10/2026	2/26/2026	Favorable with Amendments {803621/1 Adopted	35 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2026	2/26/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	35 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators
House	3/11/2026	2/27/2026	Third Reading Passed (98-38)	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/12/2026	2/27/2026	Referred Finance	38 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2026	4/08/2026	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	4/08/2026	3/19/2026	Favorable Adopted	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2026	3/19/2026	Second Reading Passed	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/21/2026	Third Reading Passed (39-2)	60 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/09/2026	3/24/2026	Returned Passed	61 Click to view Recorded Media

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