Bill to improve rider safety for Uber, Lyft comes to Colorado Legislature for second time

By: Sara Wilson

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: May 1, 2026

Words: 879

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Colorado lawmakers will once again consider whether to enact new safety requirements for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to protect passengers from drivers lying about their identity, one year after Gov. Jared Polis vetoed similar legislation.

House Bill 26-1424 passed its first committee hearing Thursday.

“These companies move human beings around every single day,” bill sponsor Rep. Jenny Willford, a Northglenn Democrat, said. “We regulate taxis. We regulate buses. We regulate airlines …

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