CURRENTS June 2017 | Page 6

6 Currents June 2017 > continued from page 5 Transportation Ridesharing (Signed into Iaw): Prohibits local governments from regulating ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft while set- ting statewide requirements for insurance and background checks for those companies. (HB 221). Hillsborough Public Trans- portation Commission: Abolishes the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission, which regulates taxis, limos and tow trucks and has been feuding with ridesharing companies. (HB 647). Condo Associations: Reforms state oversight of condo associa- tions and imposes criminal penal- ties on associations for violations such as electoral continued on page 7 >