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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Transportation network companies: participating drivers: penalties."
+description: "(1) The Passenger Charter-party Carriers' Act defines a transportation network company as an organization, whether a corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, or other form, operating in California that provides prearranged transportation services for compensation using an online-enabled platform to connect passengers with drivers using their personal vehicles. A transportation network company is subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission, which requires, among other things, a criminal background check of each participating driver. A transportation network company is also required to have a specified certificate or permit, as appropriate, from the commission, and is subject to various other requirements. A violation of the act is generally a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 3 months, or by both that fine and imprisonment."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
+legislature: "California Legislature"
+session: "20152016"
+identifier: "AB 1289"
+citation: "California AB 1289 (20152016)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Transportation network companies: participating drivers: penalties."]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cooper"]
+version_count: 10
+action_count: 34
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2015-02-27"
+last_action: "2016-09-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7374c51f-f3b7-469d-8078-893eb1592f1b"
+source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1289"
+source_hash: "4cb5b1b90d25cb36967b20614330ebbff2962e59e76e998364d8ad2828564e31"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
+---
+
+# California AB 1289 (20152016) — Transportation network companies: participating drivers: penalties.
+
+(1) The Passenger Charter-party Carriers' Act defines a transportation network company as an organization, whether a corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, or other form, operating in California that provides prearranged transportation services for compensation using an online-enabled platform to connect passengers with drivers using their personal vehicles. A transportation network company is subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission, which requires, among other things, a criminal background check of each participating driver. A transportation network company is also required to have a specified certificate or permit, as appropriate, from the commission, and is subject to various other requirements. A violation of the act is generally a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 3 months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **02/27/15 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1289&version=20150AB128999INT)
+2. **03/26/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1289&version=20150AB128998AMD)
+3. **04/16/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1289&version=20150AB128997AMD)
+4. **06/21/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1289&version=20150AB128995AMD)
+5. **08/02/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1289&version=20150AB128994AMD)
+6. **08/19/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1289&version=20150AB128993AMD)
+7. **09/03/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1289&version=20150AB128996AMD)
+8. **09/28/16 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1289&version=20150AB128991CHP)
+9. **AB1289** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1289)
+10. **09/02/16 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1289&version=20150AB128992ENR)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do pass. — **17–0** (pass) · lower
+- AB 1289 COOPER Assembly Third Reading — **80–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading AB1289 Cooper By Monning — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+- AB 1289 COOPER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **70–4** (pass) · lower
+- With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — **11–1** (pass) · lower
+- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **5–2** (pass) · upper
+- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] — **11–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cooper — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2015-02-27** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
+- **2015-03-01** From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
+- **2015-03-02** Read first time. `reading-1`
+- **2015-03-26** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
+- **2015-03-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1`
+- **2015-04-06** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
+- **2015-04-16** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1`
+- **2015-04-20** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
+- **2015-04-22** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
+- **2015-04-29** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
+- **2015-05-28** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
+- **2015-05-28** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
+- **2015-06-01** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 1727.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
+- **2015-06-01** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
+- **2015-06-11** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
+- **2015-09-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1`
+- **2016-01-28** Re-referred to Coms. on E., U., & C. and PUB. S. `referral-committee`
+- **2016-06-14** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
+- **2016-06-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1`
+- **2016-06-29** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
+- **2016-08-01** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
+- **2016-08-02** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1`
+- **2016-08-08** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
+- **2016-08-09** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
+- **2016-08-19** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
+- **2016-08-22** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
+- **2016-08-23** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5299.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
+- **2016-08-24** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
+- **2016-08-25** Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
+- **2016-08-30** From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (August 30). `committee-passage`
+- **2016-08-31** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 4. Page 6529.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
+- **2016-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
+- **2016-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2016-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 740, Statutes of 2016.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7374c51f-f3b7-469d-8078-893eb1592f1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
+