Bill > H3470

This bill addresses data privacy and collective bargaining rights for transportation network drivers (like rideshare drivers) by making several key changes to existing law. The bill requires the board overseeing transportation network companies to develop comprehensive regulations by December 31, 2025, which will establish strict data protection protocols, including minimizing data collection, implementing encryption standards, creating access controls, establishing data retention and breach policies, and protecting drivers' personal information from unauthorized disclosure. Notably, the bill explicitly prevents driver data from being used for immigration enforcement without a proper judicial warrant. The regulations will also define procedures for verifying driver organizations, setting bargaining thresholds, determining bargaining subjects, establishing election procedures for representation, and creating complaint and arbitration processes. Additionally, the bill clarifies that transportation network driver organizations must provide relevant information during bargaining negotiations, and that records furnished to the board by transportation network companies will be considered confidential and not public records, thereby enhancing driver data privacy and organizational representation rights.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3470