Senate panel advances delivery‑app insurance standard after industry pushback
Lawmakers moved a bill to apply rideshare‑style insurance rules to app‑based delivery services during active delivery periods; DoorDash and Shipt said the draft improperly covers logged‑in but inactive time and would raise costs for drivers and companies.
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Sen. Taylor presented SB 24‑58 to extend insurance requirements like those that govern transportation network companies (Uber/Lyft) to delivery network companies (DoorDash, Instacart, Shipt). "Right now, delivery network companies are not statutorily required to maintain certain insurance during delivery availability periods; this bill fills that gap," Ally Lynch of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association told the committee.
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