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HB 377 — License or Permit to Operate a Vehicle for Hire
by Rep. Borrero and others (SB 648 by Senator DiCeglie)
This summary is provided for information only and does not represent the opinion of any Senator, Senate Officer, or Senate Office.
Prepared by: Transportation Committee (TR)
The bill relates to the licensing or permitting of a vehicle for hire. Specifically, the bill:
- Prohibits a county or municipality from requiring a person to obtain an additional license from such county or municipality when that person holds a valid, active license or permit to operate a vehicle for hire in any other county or municipality if the person:
o Holds a valid, active license or permit to operate a vehicle for hire in the county or municipality in which the person permanently resides; and
o Has not had a license or permit to operate a vehicle for hire suspended or revoked within the preceding five years.
- Exempts seaports and public-use airports from the requirements of the bill.
- Provides that certain persons who hold a valid, active license or permit to operate a vehicle for hire are exempted from the bill when such person provides transportation of persons while on stretchers or wheelchairs, or whose handicap, illness, other incapacitation makes it impractical to be transported by a regular common carrier such as a bus, taxi, non-taxi, limousine, or other vehicle for hire.
If approved by the Governor, or allowed to become law without the Governor’s signature, these provisions take effect July 1, 2024.
Vote: Senate 38-0; House 110-0