The Senate committee approved changes to the Senate version Tuesday that Brandes said lined it up more closely with the House bill.
Part of the discussion Tuesday focused on transportation for people with disabilities. Sen. Gary Farmer, D-Fort Lauderdale, proposed a change that would have levied an assessment against ridesharing companies — more formally known as “transportation network companies” — to help fund transportation services for people with disabilities.
Farmer argued, in part, that taxi companies have invested money in vehicles to transport people who have disabilities or are in wheelchairs. But the committee rejected Farmer’s assessment proposal.
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Originally posted 2017-03-14 16:23:39.
