ASAP: Support SB 1376 for full access to Uber and Lyft

To California disability advocates:

Just about everyone knows that Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) such as Uber and Lyft nearly always fail to provide wheelchair-accessible vehicles (WAVs).

But far too few of us know that California Senator Jerry Hill has a bill to change that! 

SB 1376 would require the California Public Utilities Commission, the body with authority over TNCs, to develop regulations by January of 2020 with many specific disability access requirements for TNCs, including to provide WAV service or pay into a fund that will do so. See the SB 1376 Fact Sheet.

Disability groups working together on this bill include Disability Rights California; Disability Rights Advocates; independent living centers in Berkeley, San Francisco, and San Mateo; Senior & Disability Action, and the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund. We need to strengthen the support for SB 1376 state-wide!

VERY SOON, SB 1376 will be heard in two Committees:

On June 20 (Wednesday morning), SB 1376 will be heard in the Assembly Committee on Communications and Conveyance. It may be too late for letters, but now is the perfect time to make calls to that Committee and its members. See targeted staff phone numbers below.  

Sample statement: "I'm calling to urge you to vote yes on SB 1376, because Californians with disabilities deserve to use Uber and Lyft like anyone else!"

And please come to the hearing to voice your support!

On June 25 (Monday afternoon), SB 1376 will be heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee. Please email your notes & letters of support to the Committee ASAP. To email the Committee, saying why this issue is so important, address your note to:

The Honorable Jim Frazier
Chair, Assembly Transportation Committee
RE: Senate Bill 1376 (Hill) – TNC Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities—SUPPORT

I am writing to ask that you support SB 1376 as amended on June 12, 2018. This bill is of the utmost importance to Californians who use wheelchairs and scooters due to our disabilities. We deserve access to services like Uber and Lyft, just like everyone else!

Sincerely,
Your Name
Your City

… and send it to all of these:

… or just paste in this list:

Toni.Zupan@asm.ca.gov, cynthia.alvarez@asm.ca.gov, Daniel.ballon@asm.ca.gov, neil.clark@asm.ca.gov, laura.mcwilliams@sen.ca.gov

Please also call the Committee (see targeted staff phone numbers below and sample statement above) and come to the hearing to voice your support.

And please keep up with what happens to this bill, through Senator Jerry Hill's office. Thank you!

Phone numbers:

The Committees' phone numbers are 916-319-XXXX as follows:

Assembly
Communications and Conveyance Committee

Assembly
Member

Staff
Email

Phone
Ext.

Santiago
(Chair)

Edmond.Cheung@asm.ca.gov

2053

Obernolte
(VC)

Teresa.Trujillo@asm.ca.gov

2033

Bonta

Edwin.Saucedo@asm.ca.gov

2018

Cervantes

Paco.Torres.asm.ca.gov

2060

Garcia,
E.

Mark.Rossow@asm.ca.gov

2056

Holden

Elle.Hoxworth@asm.ca.gov

2041

Kamlager-Dove

Myra.Turner@asm.ca.gov

2054

Low

Tatum.Holland@asm.ca.gov

Monica.Tong@asm.ca.gov

2028

Maienschein

Carli.Olson@asm.ca.gov

2077

Mathis

Justin.Boman@asm.ca.gov

2026

Patterson

Christine.Rose@asm.ca.gov

2023

Quirk-Silva

Victoria.Harris@asm.ca.gov

2065

Rodriguez

Shanna.Ezzell@asm.ca.gov

2052

 

 

 

 

Assembly
Transportation Committee

Assembly
Member

Staff
Email

Phone
Ext.

Frazier
(Chair)

Eric.Thronson@asm.ca.gov

2011

Fong
(VC)

Sara.Baumann@asm.ca.gov

2034

Aguiar-Curry

Angela.Pontes@asm.ca.gov

2004

Baker

Leticia.Garcia@asm.ca.gov

2016

Berman

Ellen.Green@asm.ca.gov

2024

Chu

Annie.Pham@asm.ca.gov

2025

Daly

Ella.Strain@asm.ca.gov

2069

Friedman

Julia.Kingsley@asm.ca.gov

2043

Gipson

Luis.Larios@asm.ca.gov

2064

Harper

Kara.Reano@asm.ca.gov

2074

Mathis

Justin.Boman@asm.ca.gov

2026

Medina

Robert.Boykin@asm.ca.gov

2061

Nazarian

Chris.Clemons@asm.ca.gov

2046

O’Donnell

Christine.Aurre@asm.ca.gov

2070