I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3262 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to compel States to require illumi-
nated signs and other measures on ride-hailing vehicles, to prohibit 
the sale of such signs, to require ride-hailing companies to implement 
an electronic access system on ride-hailing vehicles, and to be known 
as ‘‘Sami’s Law’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2019 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. SUOZZI) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to compel States 
to require illuminated signs and other measures on ride- 
hailing vehicles, to prohibit the sale of such signs, to 
require ride-hailing companies to implement an electronic 
access system on ride-hailing vehicles, and to be known 
as ‘‘Sami’s Law’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as ‘‘Sami’s Law’’. 
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SEC. 2. SANCTIONS FOR STATES WITHOUT RIDE-HAILING 
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 171. Sanctions for States without transportation 
network company vehicle identification 
laws 
‘‘(a) WITHHOLDING
OF FUNDS
FOR NONCOMPLI-
ANCE.— 
‘‘(1) FIRST FISCAL YEAR.—On the first day of 
the fiscal year that is two years after the date of en-
actment of this section, the Secretary shall withhold 
1 percent of the amount required to be apportioned 
to a State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
section 104(b) if the State does not meet the re-
quirements of subsection (b) on the first day of the 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—On the first 
day of each fiscal year beginning 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
withhold 2.5 percent of the amount required to be 
apportioned to a State under each of paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of section 104(b) if the State does not meet 
the requirements of subsection (b) on the first day 
of the fiscal year. 
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‘‘(3) EFFECT OF WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
No funds withheld under this subsection from appor-
tionment to any State shall be available at any point 
for apportionment to that State. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A State meets the require-
ments of this subsection if the Governor of the State cer-
tifies to the Secretary that the State has enacted and is 
enforcing the following laws with respect to TNC drivers 
and TNC vehicles operating in that State: 
‘‘(1) FRONT AND REAR LICENSE PLATES.—A 
law requiring that every TNC vehicle has a duly 
issued general State license plate on both the front 
and rear of the vehicle. 
‘‘(2) INSPECTION AND SIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
A law requiring TNC drivers to present TNC vehi-
cles for inspection not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of such laws (unless the State has 
enacted and is enforcing a law meeting the require-
ments of this subsection on the date of enactment of 
this section) and annually thereafter. Such law shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(A) A provision requiring each TNC driv-
er to affix the stickers containing the optical 
code or label provided to that driver (pursuant 
to section 3(1)(A) of Sami’s Law) on each win-
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dow of the TNC driver’s vehicle adjacent to 
where passengers may sit. 
‘‘(B) A provision that requires periodic 
safety inspections of the TNC vehicle performed 
at intervals of at least once each year. 
‘‘(C) A provision that requires each TNC 
vehicle to display a consistent and distinctive 
sign at all times when the TNC driver is active 
on the TNC digital platform or providing any 
prearranged transportation service. Such sign— 
‘‘(i) shall include the transportation 
network company’s proprietary trademark 
or logo; 
‘‘(ii) shall be readable during daylight 
hours at a distance of 50 feet; 
‘‘(iii) shall be illuminated so that it is 
patently visible in darkness; and 
‘‘(iv) may be magnetic or removable in 
nature. 
‘‘(D) A provision that does not permit a 
TNC driver to provide TNC services if the TNC 
vehicle does not pass such inspection. 
‘‘(3) UNLAWFUL
DISPLAY.—A law that pro-
hibits an individual who is not a TNC driver for a 
transportation network company from displaying on 
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any vehicle the sign described in paragraph (2)(C) 
that is affiliated with that company on any vehicle 
with the intent to pass himself or herself off as a 
TNC driver operating a TNC vehicle for the trans-
portation network company affiliated with that sign. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘TNC driver’ means an individual 
who is employed or contracted by a transportation 
network company to provide transportation services 
to the public through a TNC platform; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘TNC platform’ means an online- 
enabled application or digital network used to con-
nect riders to TNC drivers for the purpose of pro-
viding prearranged transportation services; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘TNC vehicle’ means a vehicle 
owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by a 
TNC driver that the TNC driver uses to provide 
TNC services, also known as a ride-hailing vehicle; 
and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘transportation network com-
pany’— 
‘‘(A) means a corporation, partnership, 
sole proprietorship, or other entity, that uses a 
digital network to connect riders to drivers af-
filiated with the entity in order for the driver 
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