102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB4051
 
Introduced 1/21/2022, by Sen. Ram Villivalam
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
625 ILCS 57/25

     Amends the Transportation Network Providers Act. Provides that solely for purposes of provisions concerning safety, TNCs or TNC drivers are not common carriers, contract carriers or motor carriers, as defined by applicable State law, nor do they provide taxicab or for-hire vehicle service. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Transportation Network Providers Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 57/25)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)

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

9(Source: Reenacted by P.A. 101-660, eff. 4-2-21.)
 
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
11becoming law.