HB 1753 — An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in public utilities, providing for transportation network service offenses; and, in transportation network service, further providing for definitions and for transportation network company drivers.

PRINTER'S NO.   2160

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1753
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY FLOOD, BOROWSKI, MAKO, NEILSON, PICKETT AND
        PROBST, JULY 22, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
        UTILITIES, JULY 23, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 66 (Public
 2      Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in
 3      public utilities, providing for transportation network
 4      service offenses; and, in transportation network service,
 5      further providing for definitions and for transportation
 6      network company drivers.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.    Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
10   Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
11   § 6911.    Transportation network service offenses.
12      (a)     Match verification.--An individual who is a
13   transportation network company driver and fails to use match
14   verification as required under 66 Pa.C.S. § 2605(d) (relating to
15   transportation network company drivers) is guilty of a summary
16   offense.
17      (b)     False representation for inducement to enter.--An
18   individual who falsely represents that the individual is a
19   transportation network company driver for the purpose of
 1   inducing another individual to enter a vehicle shall be guilty
 2   of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
 3      (c)    False representation for inducement resulting in bodily
 4   harm.--An individual who falsely represents that the individual
 5   is a transportation network company driver for the purpose of
 6   inducing an individual to enter a vehicle, resulting in bodily
 7   injury to the other individual, is guilty of a misdemeanor of
 8   the first degree.
 9      (d)    Definition.--As used in this section, the term
10   "transportation network company driver" shall have the same
11   meaning given to it in 66 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to
12   definitions).
13      Section 2.    Section 2601 of Title 66 is amended by adding a
14   definition to read:
15   § 2601.    Definitions.
16      The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
17   shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
18   context clearly indicates otherwise:
19      * * *
20      "Match verification."    A process by which a transportation
21   network company uses a personal identification number, device
22   proximity or other system to confirm that an intended
23   transportation network company passenger is entering a vehicle
24   operated by the intended transportation network company driver.
25      Section 3.    Section 2605 of Title 66 is amended by adding a
26   subsection to read:
27   § 2605.    Transportation network company drivers.
28      * * *
29      (d)    Match verification required.--A transportation network
30   company driver shall use match verification for any prearranged

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1   ride requested by an individual through the transportation
2   network company's digital network.
3      Section 4.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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