Florida Senate - 2024                   (Proposed Bill) SPB 7076
       
       
        
       FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Finance and Tax
       
       
       
       
       
       593-03325C-24                                         20247076pb
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to transportation network companies;
    3         amending s. 627.748, F.S.; prohibiting an airport or a
    4         seaport from charging a transportation network company
    5         pickup fees for a certain purpose which are greater
    6         than a certain amount; providing an effective date.
    7          
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (17) of section
   11  627.748, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         627.748 Transportation network companies.—
   13         (17) PREEMPTION.—
   14         (b) This subsection does not prohibit an airport or a
   15  seaport from charging reasonable pickup fees consistent with any
   16  pickup fees charged to taxicab companies at that airport or
   17  seaport for their use of the airport’s or seaport’s facilities
   18  or prohibit the airport or seaport from designating locations
   19  for staging, pickup, and other similar operations at the airport
   20  or seaport. However, an airport or a seaport may not charge a
   21  TNC a pickup fee for a prearranged ride requested within 60
   22  minutes before the time the rider enters the TNC vehicle which
   23  is greater than the lowest pickup fee charged to a taxicab
   24  company.
   25         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.