Establishes provisions protecting transportation network companies from vicarious liability

This bill, known as HB 1970, aims to limit the legal responsibility of transportation network companies, such as ride-sharing services, for accidents or injuries caused by their drivers. Under the proposed rules, these companies would not be held liable for harm resulting from a driver's actions if the company itself did not commit negligence or a crime and has met all its existing legal obligations to the driver. The legislation directly affects ride-sharing platforms and their drivers by clarifying that the company is not automatically responsible for every incident that occurs while a driver is logged into the app. Essentially, it seeks to ensure that liability falls on the driver unless the company failed to follow its own rules or broke the law.