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Bill	Local government: taxicab transportation services.	(1) Existing law, commencing on January 1, 2019, requires every city or county in which a taxicab is substantially located to adopt an ordinance or resolution in regard to taxicab transportation service and requires each city or county to provide for a policy for entry into the business of providing taxicab transportation service, the establishment or registration of rates for the provision of taxicab transportation service, and a mandatory controlled substance and alcohol testing certification program for drivers. Existing law similarly authorizes the City and County of San Francisco, regardless of whether or not a taxicab company is substantially located within that city and county. Existing law prohibits a city or county from requiring a taxicab company or driver to comply with specified local regulations, unless that taxicab company or driver is substantially located within that city or county. Existing law prohibits a taxicab company or a taxicab driver from operating within a county unless the company and driver are substantially located in at least one city within that county or the unincorporated area of that county. Existing law authorizes a permitted taxicab company to arrange prearranged trips anywhere within the county in which it has obtained a permit.	us/states/ca	California Legislature	20172018	AB 939	California AB 939 (20172018)	bill	Local government: taxicab transportation services.	enacted	Low	8	40	9	2017-02-16	2018-09-18	openstates	ocd-bill/914a0d6e-544e-4c05-a428-ee518e4ca51d	http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB939	bd517bb3cdc81f802cf8f24fef8581813a9c4c79c8e69cf6e689ee070096b146	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ca

California AB 939 (20172018) — Local government: taxicab transportation services.

(1) Existing law, commencing on January 1, 2019, requires every city or county in which a taxicab is substantially located to adopt an ordinance or resolution in regard to taxicab transportation service and requires each city or county to provide for a policy for entry into the business of providing taxicab transportation service, the establishment or registration of rates for the provision of taxicab transportation service, and a mandatory controlled substance and alcohol testing certification program for drivers. Existing law similarly authorizes the City and County of San Francisco, regardless of whether or not a taxicab company is substantially located within that city and county. Existing law prohibits a city or county from requiring a taxicab company or driver to comply with specified local regulations, unless that taxicab company or driver is substantially located within that city or county. Existing law prohibits a taxicab company or a taxicab driver from operating within a county unless the company and driver are substantially located in at least one city within that county or the unincorporated area of that county. Existing law authorizes a permitted taxicab company to arrange prearranged trips anywhere within the county in which it has obtained a permit.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. 02/16/17 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 05/30/18 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. 06/21/18 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. 08/06/18 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
5. 08/20/18 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
6. 09/18/18 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
7. AB939 (committee substitute) — source
8. 09/05/18 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• AB 939 LOW Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 80–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading AB939 Low By McGuire — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
• AB 939 LOW Assembly Third Reading — 77–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Transportation and Housing] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 5–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Low — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2017-02-16 Read first time. To print. reading-1
• 2017-02-17 From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
• 2017-03-02 Referred to Com. on E. & R. referral-committee
• 2017-03-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2017-04-05 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
• 2017-05-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2017-05-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2017-05-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1830.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2017-05-30 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
• 2017-06-08 Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. referral-committee
• 2017-07-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2017-08-21 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
• 2017-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
• 2017-08-24 From Consent Calendar.
• 2017-08-24 Ordered to third reading.
• 2017-09-16 Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator McGuire.
• 2018-05-25 From inactive file.
• 2018-05-25 Ordered to second reading.
• 2018-05-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2018-05-30 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
• 2018-05-31 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2018-05-31 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). referral-committee
• 2018-06-07 Re-referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and T. & H. referral-committee
• 2018-06-20 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on T. & H. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 20). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
• 2018-06-21 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
• 2018-06-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2018-08-06 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction
• 2018-08-06 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
• 2018-08-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2018-08-20 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
• 2018-08-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2018-08-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5887.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2018-08-28 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
• 2018-08-29 Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
• 2018-08-29 Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6786.)
• 2018-08-30 From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage
• 2018-08-31 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
• 2018-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
• 2018-09-18 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2018-09-18 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 472, Statutes of 2018.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/914a0d6e-544e-4c05-a428-ee518e4ca51d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).