CS/SB 1696: Prearranged Transportation Services
GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Calatayud
Prearranged Transportation Services; Prohibiting the impersonation of a transportation network company driver; providing that services purchased from a transportation network company are not considered privately owned or operated bus transit systems; requiring transportation service providers to provide certain drivers with access to certain training materials, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/23/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1525 -SJ 492
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/23/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1525 -SJ 492
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Transportation (TR)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 Senate • Filed
3/7/2025 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/25/2025 Senate • Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/26/2025 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice
3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
4/1/2025 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
• Now in Rules
4/3/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/8/2025 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
4/9/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Rules read 1st time
4/10/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/25
4/15/2025 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 421
4/16/2025 Senate • Retained on Calendar
4/21/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
4/23/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 492
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1525 -SJ 492
• Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1525 -SJ 492
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CS/SB 1696, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/9/2025 at 8:22 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1525 (er) Prearranged Transportation Services Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/16/2025 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.2021 Page 1 (pdf) 341.061 Transit safety standards; inspections and system safety reviews. Page 2 (pdf) 427.02 Paratransit service contracts for transportation service providers. Page 2 (pdf) -
SB 1696, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2025 at 10:39 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1525 (c2) Prearranged Transportation Services Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/16/2025 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 430890 - Amendment
Delete lines 20 - 31 and insert:Rules
(Calatayud)4/7/2025
8:21 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
4/8/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (3)
Date Committee Result 3/25/2025 4:00 PM Transportation 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/1/2025 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 9 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/8/2025 9:00 AM Rules 24 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.2021 Page 1 (pdf) 341.061 Transit safety standards; inspections and system safety reviews. Page 2 (pdf) 427.02 Paratransit service contracts for transportation service providers. Page 2 (pdf)