AlaskaCompanies would insure app-based rides and deliveries
Companies would have to maintain insurance for app-based rides and deliveries, and drivers would keep proof of financial responsibility for set periods after certain suspensions.
What it does
Companies would have to carry accident insurance for drivers hurt during rides and couriers hurt during deliveries. The policy would cover medical costs, disability, and certain payments to families after a death.
Companies would have to keep auto insurance for drivers and couriers using their networks. Required coverage is higher during a ride or delivery than while waiting for the next request.
A company would treat drivers and couriers as independent contractors if it lets them choose when to log in, work through other companies, and take other jobs, and signs a written agreement.
A driver would have to keep proof of financial responsibility for one, three, or 10 years after the judgment is stayed or satisfied, depending on the number of suspensions. After a fourth suspension, proof would be required while the person holds a license or driving privilege.
Argument forDrivers and couriers hurt on rides or deliveries could receive medical and disability payments, while their families could receive benefits after a fatal injury.
Argument againstInjured drivers and couriers could still face unpaid costs if their medical or disability benefits run out after 104 weeks or reach a stated limit.
More detail
A company would have to maintain accident insurance for covered driver and courier injuries. It covers a driver injured during a prearranged ride or a courier injured while providing delivery services. The policy must provide at least $1 million per accident and include medical, disability, death, and burial benefits. Coverage applies to injuries suffered during a prearranged ride or while providing delivery services.
A company would have to maintain required auto insurance for drivers and couriers using its network. These rules cover transportation network drivers and delivery couriers using motor vehicles through a company's digital network. While logged in and waiting for a request, minimum liability coverage is $50,000 per person, $100,000 per incident, and $25,000 for property damage. During a ride or delivery, liability coverage must be at least $1 million, plus at least $500,000 in uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. The company's policy cannot depend on the worker's personal insurer first denying a claim. Waiting coverage applies while logged in and available for a request; higher coverage applies during a prearranged ride or delivery.
A company would treat a driver or courier as an independent contractor if the listed conditions are met. It covers transportation network drivers and delivery network couriers. The company must not set specific login hours, block work through other companies, or prevent other work. The company must sign a written agreement stating that the worker is an independent contractor.
A person would have to keep proof of financial responsibility for set periods after a judgment is stayed or satisfied. It applies to people whose licenses or nonresident driving privileges are suspended under the listed judgment rules. The period depends on how many times the person's license or driving privilege has been suspended for not paying a judgment. The required period starts on the date the judgment is stayed or satisfied.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 19(H) PENDING TITLE CHANGE SCRLatest
- May 19(H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD
- May 18(S) VERSION: CSHB 214(STA) AM S
- May 18(S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDEDMajor
- May 18(S) ENGROSSED
- May 18(S) RECONSIDERATION NOT TAKEN UP
- May 17(S) KAWASAKI NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION
- Vote recorded (S) PASSED Y17 N3 #2737. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y13 N7 # 2726. Result: pass.Upper
- May 17(S) PASSED Y17 N3Major
- May 17(S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READINGMinor
- May 17(S) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- May 17(S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y13 N7Major
- May 17(S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 1 UC
- May 17(S) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- May 17(S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 214(STA)Minor
- May 16(S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/17 CALMinor
- May 16(S) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- May 16(S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/16/2026
- May 11(S) FN1: ZERO(ADM)
- May 11(S) DP: KAWASAKI, BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON, TILTON
- May 11(S) STA RPT 4DP
- May 7(S) Minutes (SSTA)
- May 7(S) Moved CSHB 214(STA) Out of Committee
- May 7(S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- May 5(S) Minutes (SSTA)
- May 5(S) Heard & Held
- May 5(S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- May 1(S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAWASAKI
- May 1(S) STA
- May 1(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSMinor
- Apr 29(H) VERSION: CSHB 214(STA)
- Vote recorded (H) PASSED Y40 #2340. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 29(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)Passed Senate
- Apr 29(H) COSPONSOR(S): MCCABE
- Apr 29(H) PASSED Y40Passed House
- Apr 29(H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 214(STA)Minor
- Apr 27(H) COSPONSOR(S): STORY, JOSEPHSON
- Apr 27(H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/29 CALENDARMinor
- Apr 27(H) STA CS ADOPTED UC
- Apr 27(H) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- Apr 24(H) HELD TO 4/27 CALENDAR
- Apr 24(H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- Apr 24(H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/24/2026
- Apr 1(H) FN1: ZERO(ADM)
- Apr 1(H) NR: VANCE, MCCABE
- Apr 1(H) DP: ST. CLAIR, HOLLAND, HIMSCHOOT, STORY, CARRICK
- Apr 1(H) STA RPT CS(STA) 5DP 2NR
- Mar 31(H) Minutes (HSTA)
- Mar 31(H) Moved CSHB 214(STA) Out of Committee
- Mar 31(H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- Mar 24(H) Minutes (HSTA)
- Mar 24(H) Heard & Held
- Mar 24(H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- Mar 17(H) Minutes (HSTA)
- Mar 17(H) Heard & Held
- Mar 17(H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- 2025
- Apr 30(H) STA
- Apr 30(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSIntroduced
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