BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 650 (Low) - Public Utilities Commission: regulation of
taxicabs
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|Version: August 2, 2016 |Policy Vote: G.O. 13 - 0, E., |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes |
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|Hearing Date: August 11, 2016 |Consultant: Narisha Bonakdar |
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*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016
Bill
Summary: AB 650 transfers regulatory oversight of taxicabs from
local governments to the California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC) and generally provides for more flexibility in taxicab
operations.
Fiscal
Impact:
One-time costs of approximately $200,000 (Transportation
Reimbursement Account) to the CPUC for information technology
updates.
Ongoing costs of approximately $2.8 million annually
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(Transportation Reimbursement Account) for staff to implement
the program. Some or all of these costs will be offset by
permit application fees.
Unknown increase in penalty and application fee revenue.
Author
Amendments: The amendments:
Add the CPUC permit fee amounts and penalty amounts.
Allow cities to limit the number of taxis that are authorized
to use the taxi stands or pick up street hails.
Make the CPUC the public agency to receive the driver
background check results
Allow data sharing with cities for transportation and
environmental planning purposes.
Require cabs to take credit card transactions.
Delay bill implementation to July 1, 2017
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