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Virginia governor signs JJ Singh rideshare transparency bill
Singh noted that the lack of transparency results in drivers declining to pick up rides; subsequently, accounts being deactivated.
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Jeffin T. Kaleekal - Tue, 28, Apr 2026
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Delegate JJ Singh / JJ Singh via Facebook
Virginia Delegate JJ Singh’s bill to increase transparency for Uber and Lyft drivers has been signed into law by Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
Singh, who collaborated with Virginia state Sen. Kannan Srinivasan and advocacy group New Virginia Majority for the bill, had accused transportation network companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft of keeping drivers in the dark about how rates are set.
Singh noted that this lack of transparency results in drivers declining to pick up rides, which can lead to their accounts being deactivated in certain circumstances.
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The new law would require TNCs to “submit an annual report to the commissioner of the DMV on aggregate data. Two, make the deactivation process clearer. And three, provide drivers with a daily and weekly summary of the total fares collected from passengers, along with the percentage the driver got, among other information,” Singh said while presenting the bill before Virginia’s House of Delegates.
Additionally, the bill also gives drivers the ability to challenge unfair deactivations with respective TNCs.
The bill was unanimously passed in both houses before it reached the governor’s desk for final approval.
Announcing the news of Spanberger signing his bill into law, Singh said on X, “This week, the General Assembly voted to accept the governor’s amendments to HB 1270, my bill.”
He continued, “Proud to have worked with Kannan Srinivasan, New Virginia Majority, and ACE Collaborative on this one. The bill is now law.”
This week, the General Assembly voted to accept the governor’s amendments to HB 1270, my bill to increase transparency for Uber and Lyft drivers.
— Delegate JJ Singh (@SinghforVA) April 24, 2026
Proud to have worked with @Kannanforva, @NewVAMajority, and @ace_collab on this one.
The bill is now law. pic.twitter.com/01PPVKxRT4
Delegate Singh and Sen. Srinivasan frequently collaborate on key bills. Earlier this year, the two Indian American legislators co-sponsored a bill that would authorize pilot projects allowing certain high-voltage transmission lines in the county to be buried underground.
The bill was cleared in both the House of Delegates and the state Senate and then signed into law by the governor.
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