Mitch Perry
Attention Uber fans and critics: there’s no need for you to travel to Brandon on Friday to listen to cheer (or protest) a series of local legislative bills on regulating ridesharing companies in Florida.
The Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation meeting slated at the Brandon campus of Hillsborough Community College, has been postponed until Dec. 8.
“Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will not have a quorum at our Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation (HCLD) Meeting Friday, September 25th,” is the terse message posted on the Hillsborough County government’s website.
Instead, the meeting will take place at 1 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Amalie Arena in Tampa.
Among the bills that lawmakers were poised to discuss included the recently created bill developed by the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission that would attempt to regulate Transportation Network Companies (TNC) such as Uber and Lyft on issues like insurance and background checks.
State Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Jeff Brandes was also prepared to discuss his legislation that would kill the Public Transportation Commission, a proposal that he and Rep. Jamie Grant were unsuccessful in getting their colleagues with the Hillsborough delegation to agree upon in 2013.
All that has now been delayed until December, however.
