2026 Regular Session
HB829
Public Utilities - For-Hire Drivers and Transportation Network Operators - Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Training and Liability
Requiring an applicant for certain for-hire driver's licenses to submit to the Public Service Commission documentation verifying that the applicant completed a certain human trafficking awareness training program; prohibiting licensed taxicab drivers, for-hire drivers, or transportation network operators and applicants for a transportation network operators license from being held civilly or criminally liable for reporting or responding to in good faith a suspected incident of human trafficking; etc.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 19, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
123 yea–3 nay · 11 not voting · 4 absent
April 9, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
39 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 3 absent
April 9, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
131 yea–1 nay · 4 not voting · 5 absent
Committee referrals
March 20, 2026 · Senate
Finance
February 4, 2026 · House
Environment and Transportation
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 279
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House Passed Enrolled View roll call
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House Third Reading Passed (131-1) View roll call
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House House Concurs Senate Amendments
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Senate Third Reading Passed (39-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {683021/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
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Senate Referred Finance
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House Third Reading Passed (123-3) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments {233423/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
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House Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Environment and Transportation