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 a personal vehicle. Existing law requires a transportation network company to conduct, or have a third party conduct, a local and national criminal background check for each participating driver, as specified, and prohibits a transportation network company from contracting with, employing, or retaining a driver if the driver, among other things, is currently registered on the United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public website, has been convicted of any of certain terrorism-related felonies or a violent felony or, within the previous 7 years, has been convicted of any misdemeanor assault or battery, any domestic violence offense, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or any of a specified list of felonies. A violation of the act is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both a fine and imprisonment.
California AB 880 (20192020) — Transportation network companies: participating drivers: criminal background checks.
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 a personal vehicle. Existing law requires a transportation network company to conduct, or have a third party conduct, a local and national criminal background check for each participating driver, as specified, and prohibits a transportation network company from contracting with, employing, or retaining a driver if the driver, among other things, is currently registered on the United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public website, has been convicted of any of certain terrorism-related felonies or a violent felony or, within the previous 7 years, has been convicted of any misdemeanor assault or battery, any domestic violence offense, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or any of a specified list of felonies. A violation of the act is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both a fine and imprisonment.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 880 Obernolte Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 77–0 (pass) · lower
With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Consent Calendar AB880 — 37–0 (pass) · upper
AB 880 Obernolte Assembly Third Reading — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Obernolte — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-20 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2019-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2019-03-04 Referred to Coms. on C. & C. and PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-04-10 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 10). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-04-11 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-04-22 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-04-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-04-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1358.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-04-25 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-05-08 Referred to Com. on E., U. & C. referral-committee
2019-06-04 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2019-06-11 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, amendment-introduction
2019-06-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-06-19 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-07-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-08-12 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2019-08-13 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2019-08-15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2183.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-08-15 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2019-08-19 Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2019-09-10 From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (September 10). committee-passage
2019-09-11 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3371.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-09-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2019-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 618, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c8f0e5f2-c7ae-49f8-98b2-8853bc615909. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).