Existing law authorizes a transportation network company to enter into an agreement with one or more drivers to receive connections to potential passengers from the company in exchange for the payment of a fee by the driver to the company. (NRS 706A.160) Section 5 of this bill authorizes a transportation network company to enter into a contract with certain limousine motor carriers who hold a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate a limousine to allow drivers employed by the limousine motor carrier to receive connections to potential passengers from the transportation network company in exchange for the payment of a fee by the limousine motor carrier. Section 5 requires a limousine motor carrier that has entered into such a contract to notify the transportation network company of any change in the status of the certificate of public convenience and necessity of the limousine motor carrier. Section 5 applies certain excise taxes imposed on transportation network companies to limousine services provided pursuant to a contract with a transportation network company. Sections 2-4 of this bill define terms relating to limousines. Section 7 of this bill amends the term “driver” as used in the provisions of NRS governing transportation network companies to exclude a limousine driver providing limousine services pursuant to a contract between a transportation network company and a limousine motor carrier. Sections 8-10 of this bill make conforming changes to reflect that a limousine driver and limousine motor carrier that provide limousine services pursuant to a contract with a transportation network company remain subject to the provisions of NRS governing motor carriers. Existing law requires a transportation network company to obtain certain information concerning a driver before allowing the driver to be connected to potential passengers. (NRS 706A.160) Section 11 of this bill exempts a limousine driver who is providing limousine services pursuant to an agreement with a limousine motor carrier from these requirements. Section 11.5 of this bill authorizes a transportation network company to charge a fare on behalf of a limousine motor carrier for limousine services provided pursuant to a contract with the company and requires the method of calculating the fare and, if a passenger elects to receive it, an estimate of the fare to be disclosed by the transportation network company before the passenger enters the limousine of the limousine driver. Section 11.5 also prohibits a limousine driver when providing limousine services from soliciting or accepting cash as payment of the fare. Section 12 of this bill requires a transportation network company to transmit to a passenger a photo of the limousine driver who will be providing limousine services and the license plate of the limousine before the passenger enters the limousine. Section 13 of this bill requires a transportation network company to transmit an electronic receipt to a passenger who receives limousine services through the transportation network company. Section 14 of this bill authorizes a transportation network company to transmit the name and telephone number of a passenger to a limousine driver for the purposes of correctly identifying and communicating with the passenger. Section 14.5 of this bill: (1) prohibits a local governmental entity, with certain exceptions, from imposing any tax or fee or imposing certain requirements on a limousine motor carrier that has entered into a contract with a transportation network company or a limousine driver when providing limousine services; and (2) authorizes a local government or airport to require a limousine motor carrier that has entered into a contract with a transportation network company or a limousine driver who provides limousine services to obtain a local business license or comply with certain requirements to operate at the airport.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 706A.020, 706A.040, 706A.075, 706A.110, 706A.130, 706A.160, 706A.200, 706A.210, 706A.250
Reprint 1: 706A.020, 706A.040, 706A.075, 706A.110, 706A.130, 706A.160, 706A.200, 706A.210, 706A.250, 706A.310
Reprint 2: 706A.020, 706A.040, 706A.075, 706A.110, 706A.130, 706A.160, 706A.170, 706A.200, 706A.210, 706A.250, 706A.310
Reprint 3: 706A.020, 706A.040, 706A.075, 706A.110, 706A.130, 706A.160, 706A.170, 706A.200, 706A.210, 706A.250, 706A.310
As Enrolled: 706A.020, 706A.040, 706A.075, 706A.110, 706A.130, 706A.160, 706A.170, 706A.200, 706A.210, 706A.250, 706A.310