{"id":2427079,"date":"2025-04-24T16:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T20:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uber-says-it-will-have-no-choice-but-to-leave-colorado-if-rideshare-safety-bill-becomes-law-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T16:23:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T20:23:49","slug":"uber-says-it-will-have-no-choice-but-to-leave-colorado-if-rideshare-safety-bill-becomes-law-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uber-says-it-will-have-no-choice-but-to-leave-colorado-if-rideshare-safety-bill-becomes-law-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber says it will have \u2019no choice\u2019 but to leave Colorado if rideshare safety bill becomes law &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuber-says-it-will-have-no-choice-but-to-leave-colorado-if-rideshare-safety-bill-becomes-law-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2427079&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Uber has threatened to cease operations in Colorado if a new rideshare safety bill, HB25-1291, is passed.This proposed legislation would require rideshare companies to conduct regular background checks, initiate driver reviews when complaints arise, ban drivers from offering food or drink to passengers, and mandate continuous audio recording of rides starting in 2026, with video recording following later that year. Uber criticized the bill as \u201cdeeply flawed,\u201d arguing that it imposes significant privacy concerns and burdens without <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">providing clear safety improvements<\/a>. The bill was introduced by Democratic state Rep. Jenny Willford, motivated by her own experience of being sexually assaulted by someone posing as a rideshare driver. Willford expressed her commitment to holding rideshare companies accountable for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uber-faces-sexual-assault-lawsuit-from-550-women\/\" title=\"... faces sexual assault lawsuit from 550+ women\">passenger safety<\/a>. Despite Uber&#8217;s claims of already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spacex-rocket-exploded-after-reaching-space\/\" title=\"SpaceX Rocket Exploded After Reaching Space\">implementing safety measures<\/a>, the company has previously threatened to withdraw from other markets in response to regulatory changes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Uber says it will have &rsquo;no choice&rsquo; but to leave Colorado if rideshare safety bill becomes law<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2089896\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/uber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Uber<\/a> claimed it would have &ldquo;no choice&rdquo; but to cease operations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Colorado<\/a> should the state pass a new bill to bolster passenger safety.<\/p>\n<p>Under the bill, HB25-1291, rideshare companies operating in Colorado would be required to perform regular background checks on drivers, initiate a driver review to potentially deactivate them when a complaint is filed, and ban drivers from offering food or drink to passengers. It would also mandate continuous audio recording of drivers beginning in 2026, with video recording coming later that year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3389995\/david-jolly-democrat-florida-governor-bid-ron-desantis\/\">Former GOP congressman David Jolly switches to Democrat ahead of expected Florida governor bid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3388502\/jd-vance-half-brother-cory-bowman-campaign-cincinnati-mayor\/\">JD Vance&rsquo;s half brother Cory Bowman launches campaign for Cincinnati mayor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3388129\/steve-hilton-end-california-one-party-rule\/\">Steve Hilton seeks to end California&#8217;s &#8216;one-party rule&#8217; in governor&#8217;s mansion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a statement, Uber called the legislation &ldquo;deeply flawed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;HB25-1291 is a deeply flawed proposal, which if implemented could leave us no choice but cease operations in Colorado. It threatens user privacy by requiring every trip to be recorded, imposes major technical and financial burdens, and offers no clear safety benefit in return. We support real, evidence-based safety policy &mdash; not legislation that checks a box but fails to deliver. As written, this bill not only misses the mark, it risks doing more harm than good,&rdquo; the statement from Uber read.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation was introduced by Democratic State Rep. Jenny Willford, who said she introduced it a month after she was sexually assaulted by a man pretending to be a Lyft driver.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This legislation has been very personal to me,&rdquo; Willford said. &ldquo;I decided to use my own pain and the platform that I have to hold a company that has ignored survivors for far too long accountable, and what we saw today &mdash; them announcing that they&rsquo;re going to leave &mdash; is them feeling that accountability for the first time in a very long time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Uber says it has been a leader in safety through measures it already has in place, such as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uber-faces-lawsuit-from-more-than-500-women-claiming-drivers-kidnapped-raped-or-otherwise-assaulted-them\/\" title=\"... Faces Lawsuit From More Than 500 Women Claiming ... Kidnapped, Raped, Or Otherwise Assaulted Them\">robust background checks<\/a> and features like Audio and Video Recording, an Emergency Button, PIN verification, and RideCheck.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3356518\/trump-bashes-portrait-of-himself\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP BLASTS &lsquo;PURPOSEFULLY DISTORTED&rsquo; PORTRAIT OF HIMSELF IN COLORADO&rsquo;S CAPITOL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The company also says its customers can record all rides and that the app has an emergency button.<\/p>\n<p>Uber also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2908715\/uber-lyft-threaten-leave-minneapolis-council-passes-pay-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">threatened<\/a> to leave the Twin-Cities region last year after the Minneapolis City Council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/2921525\/uber-and-lyft-bail-on-minneapolis-following-city-council-forcing-higher-driver-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">voted<\/a> to create a pay floor for drivers. Uber and Lyft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3019662\/minnesota-governor-signs-pay-raise-for-uber-and-lyft-drivers-keeping-companies-in-the-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">continued<\/a> operations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Minnesota<\/a> after state lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3010523\/lyft-uber-stay-minnesota-after-driver-pay-compromise-lawmakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">passed<\/a> a compromise bill on driver pay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2089896\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2089896\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uber warns it may exit Colorado if new rideshare safety bill passes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2427080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ap23235834641519-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6024,4762,27673,54023,13487],"class_list":["post-2427079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-colorado","tag-legislation","tag-rideshare","tag-safety-bill","tag-uber"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ap23235834641519-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2427079"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2427087,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427079\/revisions\/2427087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2427080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2427079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2427079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2427079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}