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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2609: Transportation network companies; minimum compensation.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2609 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Transportation network companies; minimum compensation. Primary sponsor: Kelly Fowler (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in Transportation.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Transportation network companies; minimum compensation. Establishes minimum compensation rates for TNC partners. The bill also prohibits gratuities from passengers from being included in TNC partner compensation calculations, authorizes TNC partners to collect gratuity in cash or electronically, and prohibits transportation network companies from limiting the amount that can be paid as gratuity through such companies' digital platforms.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kelly FowlerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Michael FeggansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Marty MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Saddam SalimCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Kannan SrinivasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Kathy TranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Transportation
  2. Assigned Trans sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2609)
  4. Referred to Committee on Transportation
  5. Presented and ordered printed 25102773D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source