AB143-ASA1,10,3
1(4) A licensed company may not impose additional charges for providing
2transportation network services to persons with disabilities because of those
3disabilities.
AB143-ASA1,10,9 4(5) Each licensed company shall provide each prospective passenger an
5opportunity to indicate whether the passenger requires a wheelchair-accessible
6vehicle. If a licensed company cannot arrange wheelchair-accessible transportation
7network services for a prospective passenger who requires wheelchair-accessible
8services, the licensed company shall refer the prospective passenger to an alternate
9provider of wheelchair-accessible transportation, if available.
AB143-ASA1,10,10 10440.455 Records. Each licensed company shall do all of the following:
AB143-ASA1,10,12 11(1) Maintain passenger trip records for at least one year from the date of each
12trip.
AB143-ASA1,10,15 13(2) Maintain all records concerning each participating driver for at least one
14year after the date on which the participating driver ceases to engage in
15transportation network services for the licensed company.
AB143-ASA1,10,18 16440.46 Personally identifiable information. A licensed company may not
17disclose a passenger's or prospective passenger's personally identifiable information
18to any other person, unless any of the following is true:
AB143-ASA1,10,19 19(1) The passenger or prospective passenger consents to the disclosure.
AB143-ASA1,10,20 20(2) The disclosure is required by law.
AB143-ASA1,10,23 21(3) The disclosure is necessary to protect or defend the terms of use of the
22licensed company's transportation network services or to investigate a violation of
23those terms.
AB143-ASA1,11,3
1(4) The disclosure is to the participating driver, is limited to the passenger's
2name and telephone number, and is for the sole purpose of facilitating the
3participating driver's transportation network services for that passenger.
AB143-ASA1,11,10 4440.465 Limitations on local and other regulation. (1) Section 349.24
5does not apply to a transportation network company or to a participating driver
6engaged in transportation network services or the participating driver's personal
7vehicle used for those services. Except as provided under sub. (1m), no city, village,
8town, or county may enact or enforce an ordinance or adopt or enforce a resolution
9that regulates a transportation network company or its participating drivers and
10their personal vehicles in connection with transportation network services.
AB143-ASA1,11,13 11(1m) Any city, village, or town may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution
12that does one or more of the following with respect to all licensed companies and
13participating drivers that operate within the boundaries of the city, village, or town:
AB143-ASA1,11,1714 (a) Require that a participating driver submit to the city, village, or town, on
15an annual basis, evidence that the participating driver's personal vehicle has passed
16an inspection by an approved mechanic certifying that the following items are
17mechanically sound and fit for driving:
AB143-ASA1,11,1918 1. Foot brakes. At 20 miles per hour, each personal vehicle shall be capable of
19stopping within 25 feet.
AB143-ASA1,11,2020 2. Emergency brakes.
AB143-ASA1,11,2121 3. Steering mechanism.
AB143-ASA1,11,2222 4. Windshield, which shall have no cracks or chips larger than one inch.
AB143-ASA1,11,2423 5. Rear window and other glass, which shall have no cracks or chips larger than
24one inch.
AB143-ASA1,11,2525 6. Windshield wipers.
AB143-ASA1,12,1
17. Headlights.
AB143-ASA1,12,22 8. Tail lights.
AB143-ASA1,12,33 9. Turn indicator lights.
AB143-ASA1,12,44 10. Stop lights.
AB143-ASA1,12,55 11. Front seat adjustment mechanism.
AB143-ASA1,12,66 12. Doors, including the opening, closing, and locking mechanisms.
AB143-ASA1,12,77 13. Horn.
AB143-ASA1,12,88 14. Speedometer.
AB143-ASA1,12,99 15. Bumpers.
AB143-ASA1,12,1010 16. Muffler and exhaust system.
AB143-ASA1,12,1111 17. Condition of tires, including tread depth.
AB143-ASA1,12,1212 18. Interior and exterior rear view mirrors.
AB143-ASA1,12,1313 19. Safety belts and air bags for the driver and passengers.
AB143-ASA1,12,2214 (b) Require that each licensed company maintain a toll-free telephone number
15staffed 24 hours a day for passengers to make complaints concerning the conduct of
16participating drivers, report lost or stolen items, and ask questions concerning the
17licensed company and the transportation network services its participating drivers
18provide; ensure that each participating driver prominently display that number in
19the participating driver's personal vehicle at all times the participating driver is
20engaged in transportation network services; and make the number available upon
21request, on the licensed company's digital network and on all electronic receipts for
22transportation network services transmitted to passengers.
AB143-ASA1,12,2523 (c) Require that a licensed company conduct a criminal background check, and
24obtain and review a driving history report, for each participating driver on an annual
25basis.
AB143-ASA1,13,3
1(d) Require a license and licensing fee in addition to a license or fee required
2under this subchapter, except that a licensing fee charged under this paragraph may
3not exceed $65 per personal vehicle used for transportation network services.
AB143-ASA1,13,6 4(2) The requirements under chs. 340 to 349 applicable specifically to
5commercial vehicles or for-hire vehicles do not apply to personal vehicles used by
6participating drivers engaged in transportation network services.
AB143-ASA1,13,9 7(3) The requirements under ss. 342.06 (1) (h) and (3), 342.10 (3) (a), and 342.33
8do not apply to personal vehicles used by participating drivers engaged in
9transportation network services.
AB143-ASA1,13,12 10440.48 Insurance. (1) Driver requirements. (a) A participating driver, or
11a transportation network company on the driver's behalf, shall maintain primary
12automobile insurance that does all of the following:
AB143-ASA1,13,1413 1. Recognizes that the driver is a participating driver, or otherwise uses a motor
14vehicle to transport passengers for compensation.
AB143-ASA1,13,1515 2. Covers the participating driver at any of the following times:
AB143-ASA1,13,1716 a. While the driver is logged on to the transportation network company's digital
17network.
AB143-ASA1,13,1818 b. While the driver is engaged in transportation network services.
AB143-ASA1,13,2219 (b) The following automobile insurance requirements apply while a
20participating driver is logged on to the transportation network company's digital
21network and is available to receive transportation requests but is not engaged in
22transportation network services:
AB143-ASA1,13,2523 1. The insurance is primary automobile liability insurance in the amount of at
24least $50,000 for death and bodily injury per person, $100,000 for death and bodily
25injury per incident, and $25,000 for property damage.
AB143-ASA1,14,2
12. The insurance provides primary uninsured motorist coverage in accordance
2with the requirements under s. 632.32 (4) (a) 1.
AB143-ASA1,14,43 3. The coverage requirements under this paragraph may be satisfied by any of
4the following:
AB143-ASA1,14,55 a. Automobile insurance maintained by the participating driver.
AB143-ASA1,14,66 b. Automobile insurance maintained by the transportation network company.
AB143-ASA1,14,77 c. Any combination of insurance specified in subd. 3. a. and b.
AB143-ASA1,14,98 (c) The following automobile insurance requirements apply while a
9participating driver is engaged in transportation network services:
AB143-ASA1,14,1110 1. The insurance is primary automobile liability insurance in the amount of at
11least $1,000,000 for death, bodily injury, and property damage.
AB143-ASA1,14,1312 2. The insurance provides primary uninsured motorist coverage in accordance
13with the requirements under s. 632.32 (4) (a) 1.
AB143-ASA1,14,1514 3. The coverage requirements under this paragraph may be satisfied by any of
15the following:
AB143-ASA1,14,1616 a. Automobile insurance maintained by the participating driver.
AB143-ASA1,14,1717 b. Automobile insurance maintained by the transportation network company.
AB143-ASA1,14,1818 c. Any combination of insurance specified in subd. 3. a. and b.
AB143-ASA1,14,2319 (d) If insurance maintained by the participating driver under par. (b) or (c) has
20lapsed or does not provide the required coverage, insurance maintained by a
21transportation network company shall provide the coverage required under this
22subsection beginning with the first dollar of a claim and have the duty to defend the
23claim.
AB143-ASA1,15,224 (e) Coverage under an automobile insurance policy maintained by the
25transportation network company shall not be dependent on a personal automobile

1insurer first denying a claim nor shall a personal automobile insurance policy be
2required to first deny a claim.
AB143-ASA1,15,43 (f) Insurance required under this subsection may be placed with an insurer
4authorized to do business in this state or with a surplus lines insurer.
AB143-ASA1,15,65 (g) Insurance satisfying the requirements of this subsection shall be deemed
6to satisfy the financial responsibility requirement for a motor vehicle under ch. 344.
AB143-ASA1,15,167 (h) A participating driver shall carry proof of coverage satisfying pars. (b) and
8(c) with him or her at all times during his or her use of a vehicle in connection with
9a transportation network company's digital network. In the event of an accident, a
10participating driver shall provide this insurance coverage information to the directly
11interested parties, automobile insurers, and investigating police officers, upon
12request in accordance with s. 344.62. Upon request, a participating driver shall also
13disclose to directly interested parties, automobile insurers, and investigating police
14officers whether he or she was logged on to the transportation network company's
15digital network or engaged in transportation network services at the time of the
16accident.
AB143-ASA1,15,20 17(2) Disclosures required regarding insurance coverage. A transportation
18network company shall disclose in writing to participating drivers all of the following
19before they are allowed to accept a request for transportation network services on the
20transportation network company's digital network:
AB143-ASA1,15,2421 (a) The insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the limits for
22each coverage, that the transportation network company provides while the
23participating driver uses a personal vehicle in connection with a transportation
24network company's digital network.
AB143-ASA1,16,4
1(b) That the participating driver's own automobile insurance policy might not
2provide any coverage while the participating driver is logged on to the transportation
3network company's digital network and is available to receive transportation
4requests or is engaged in transportation network services depending on its terms.
AB143-ASA1,16,11 5(3) Insurer provisions. (a) Notwithstanding any coverage requirements under
6s. 632.32, an insurer that writes automobile insurance in this state may exclude any
7and all coverage afforded under a policy owner's insurance policy for any loss or
8injury that occurs while a participating driver is logged on to a transportation
9network company's digital network or is engaged in transportation network services.
10This right to exclude all coverage may apply to any coverage included in a motor
11vehicle insurance policy, including all of the following:
AB143-ASA1,16,1212 1. Liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage.
AB143-ASA1,16,1313 2. Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.
AB143-ASA1,16,1414 3. Medical payments coverage.
AB143-ASA1,16,1515 4. Comprehensive physical damage coverage.
AB143-ASA1,16,1616 5. Collision physical damage coverage.
AB143-ASA1,16,2217 (b) 1. Exclusions under par. (a) shall apply notwithstanding any requirement
18under ch. 344. Nothing in this subsection implies or requires that a personal
19automobile insurance policy provide coverage while the driver is logged on to the
20transportation network company's digital network, while the driver is engaged in
21transportation network services, or while the driver otherwise uses a vehicle to
22transport passengers for compensation.
AB143-ASA1,16,2523 2. Nothing shall be deemed to preclude an insurer from providing coverage for
24the participating driver's vehicle, if the insurer so chooses to do so by contract or
25endorsement.
AB143-ASA1,17,6
1(c) 1. Automobile insurers that exclude coverage as permitted in this subsection
2shall have no duty to defend or indemnify any claim expressly excluded. Nothing in
3this section shall be deemed to invalidate or limit an exclusion contained in a policy,
4including any policy in use, or approved for use, in this state before the effective date
5of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], that excludes coverage for vehicles used to
6carry persons or property for a charge or available for hire by the public.
AB143-ASA1,17,117 2. An automobile insurer that defends or indemnifies a claim against a
8participating driver that is excluded under the terms of its policy as permitted in this
9subsection shall have a right of contribution against other insurers that provide
10automobile insurance to the same driver in satisfaction of the coverage requirements
11of sub. (1) at the time of loss.
AB143-ASA1,17,2012 (d) In a claims coverage investigation, transportation network companies and
13any insurer potentially providing coverage under sub. (1) shall cooperate to facilitate
14the exchange of relevant information with directly involved parties and any insurer
15of the participating driver if applicable, including the precise times that a
16participating driver logged on and off the transportation network company's digital
17network in the 12-hour period immediately preceding, and in the 12-hour period
18immediately following, the accident, and disclose to one another a clear description
19of the coverage, exclusions, and limits provided under any automobile insurance
20maintained under sub (1).
AB143-ASA1,18,2 21440.49 Disciplinary proceedings and actions. (1) Investigations and
22hearings.
Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the department may
23conduct investigations and hold hearings to determine whether a violation of this
24subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter or a violation of any other

1law that substantially relates to the operation of a transportation network company
2or to transportation network services has occurred.
AB143-ASA1,18,6 3(2) Discipline. Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
4department may reprimand a licensed company or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a
5license granted under s. 440.415 if the department finds that an applicant for
6licensure or a licensed company has done any of the following:
AB143-ASA1,18,87 (a) Intentionally made a material misstatement in an application for a license
8or license renewal.
AB143-ASA1,18,99 (b) Advertised in a manner that is false or misleading.
AB143-ASA1,18,1010 (c) Obtained or attempted to obtain compensation through fraud or deceit.
AB143-ASA1,18,1311 (d) Violated this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter or
12violated any other law that substantially relates to the operation of a transportation
13network company or to transportation network services.
AB143-ASA1,18,1614 (e) Failed to cooperate with the department, or failed to timely respond to a
15request for information by the department, in connection with an investigation
16under this section.
AB143-ASA1,18,18 17440.495 Penalties. Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule
18promulgated under this subchapter may be fined not more than $1,000.
AB143-ASA1,6 19Section 6. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB143-ASA1,19,420 (1) Emergency rules. The department of safety and professional services may
21promulgate emergency rules under section 227.24 of the statutes implementing
22subchapter IV of chapter 440 of the statutes, as created by this act. Notwithstanding
23section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, emergency rules promulgated under this
24subsection remain in effect until June 30, 2017, or the date on which permanent rules
25take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the

1statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule
2under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the
3public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of
4emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
AB143-ASA1,7 5Section 7. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
6except as follows:
AB143-ASA1,19,87 (1) Licensure requirement. The treatment of section 440.41 of the statutes
8takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.
AB143-ASA1,19,119 (2) Driver insurance requirements. The treatment of section 440.48 (1) of the
10statutes takes effect on July 1, 2015, or on the day after publication, whichever is
11later.
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