Allows all cities with a population of 500,000 or more to enter into cooperative agreements to regulate limousines in a manner consistent with state law, including the transfer of fee revenue to offset city enforcement costs.
Clarifies the types of documents that suffice to prove that a trip has been prearranged and creates civil infractions associated with the failure to retain or provide these documents.
Allows cities with a population of 500,000 or more to conduct both annual and random limousine vehicle inspections, and creates civil infractions associated with failure to meet these standards in any jurisdiction.
Creates civil infractions for operating a limousine without a limousine carrier license and a limousine vehicle certificate.
Requires the suspension of a limousine vehicle certificate if the required insurance is not maintained on the vehicle while it is licensed with the Department of Licensing (DOL), and creates a civil infraction for each day a carrier operates a limousine with a suspended certificate.
Modifies the provisions related to advertising limousine services to provide for a fine, rather than a gross misdemeanor charge, if a business violates the restrictions on limousine advertising.
From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESHB 1775), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not passDid not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate