A 3315 — Establishes requirements for on-demand micro transit programs operating in NJ.

A3315 1R [First Reprint] ASSEMBLY, No.

Assemblywoman Murphy, Assemblyman Danielsen, Assemblywoman Reynolds-Jackson, Assemblymen Miller, Egan, DeAngelo, SchaerSchaer, andAssemblywomen Assemblywoman Bagolie and Brennan         SYNOPSIS      Establishes requirements for on-demand micro transit programs operating in NJ.

  CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT      IntroducedAs Pendingreported Technicalby Reviewthe byAssembly LegislativeTransportation Counsel.and Independent Authorities Committee on June 1, 2026, with amendments.

       1. 1.    As used in P.L.    , c.    (C.        ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill):bill):       1[“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Transportation.]1      “Corporation” means the New Jersey Transit Corporation.

     “Commissioner”“On-demand micro transit” means the1[publicly Commissioneravailable, technology-enabled,]1 shared 1public1 transportation 1services1 provided by means of Transportation.a motor vehicle to individuals selecting a pick-up and drop-off location by telephone or through a 1[mobile] software1 application, and which transportation is provided at a time selected by the individual or as soon as possible after the individual selects pick-up and drop-off locations for such transportation.

     “Corporation”“On-demand micro transit program,” “micro transit program,” or “program” means any on-demand micro transit program operated in the State by the New Jersey Transit Corporation.Corporation, a county transit agency, or any other entity 1using public funding to fund the on-demand micro transit program in whole or in part1.

     “On-demand“Software micro1[services] transit”application1” means publiclytechnology available,to technology-enabled,enable sharedthe transportationNew providedJersey byTransit meansCorporation, of a motorcounty vehicletransit agency, or any other entity to individualsprovide selectingan aon-demand pick-upmicro andtransit drop-offprogram locationwith bytransportation telephoneservices orprovided throughby aemployees mobileunder application,the conditions and whichin transportationcompliance iswith providedthe atrequirements adescribed timein selectedP.L.    , byc.    the(C.        ) individual(pending orbefore asthe soonLegislature as possiblethis afterbill).  the“Software individual1[services] selectsapplication1” pick-upshall andnot drop-offinclude locationsa fordigital suchnetwork transportation.as that term is defined in section 2 of P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-2).

     “On-demand“Transit microdesert” transitmeans program,”a “micromunicipality, transitor program,”1a orfive “program”square meansmile1 anyphysically on-demandcontiguous microarea transitin programthe operatedState, in which, as of the Stateeffective bydate of P.L.    , c.    (C.        ) (pending before the NewLegislature Jerseyas Transitthis Corporation,bill), aresidents countyhave transitlimited agency,1or orno1 anyaccess to public transportation services, including motorbus regular route service, rail passenger service, and light-rail passenger service 1, that provide efficient routes to local education, commerce, and employment and other entity.social services resources1.

     “Software1[2. services” means technology to enable the New Jersey Transit Corporation, a county transit agency, or any other entity to provide an on-demand micro transit program with transportation services provided by employees under the conditions and in compliance with the requirements described in P.L.    , c.    (C.        ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).  “Software services” shall not include a digital network as that term is defined in section 2 of P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-2).

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       2.    The Commissioner of Transportation shall establish and issue requirements for the operation of any on-demand micro transit program within the State.  These requirements shall provide that:

and      k.    the commissioner, in consultation with the corporation, may establish any other rules, guidelines, or protocols that the commissioner, in consultation with the corporation, deems necessary.necessary.]1        1[3.

       3.    a.  There shall be established in, but not of, the New Jersey Transit Corporation, a Micro Transit Oversight Committee (committee), which shall review each on-demand micro transit plan established by the New Jersey Transit Corporation, a county transit agency, or any other entity and certify that the plan meets all of the requirements of section 2 of P.L.    , c.    (C.        ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).       b.    The committee shall be comprised of three members as follows:

     c.     The New Jersey Transit Corporation, a county transit agency, or any other entity shall not provide on-demand micro transit service until the entity receives the certification required by this section. section.]1         4.   1[4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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(2)     (2)   (a) any other entity operating an on-demand micro transit program may provide services through a third-party contractor so long as third-party contractors or subcontractors that provide on-demand micro transit services directly employ all on-demand micro transit drivers, meet all federal and State wage and hour requirements including, but not limited to, the “Temporary Disability Benefits Law,” P.L.1948, c.110 (C.43:21-25 et al.), the “New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law,” P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a et seq.), P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.1 et seq.), and P.L.2023, c.10 (C.34:8D-1 et al.), and the drivers holdreceive a validfederal commercialInternal driverRevenue license;Service W-2 form;

(3)and on-demand     micro(b)   transitany driverscontract areor compensatedagreement atbetween noan lessentity thanand thea samethird-party wages,contractor hours,includes workinga conditions,precondition that requires the contractor and benefitsall assubcontractors otherof driversthe directlycontractor employedto byenter into a publiclabor entityharmony providingagreement on-demandwith microone transitor service;more labor organizations which represent or seek to represent the contractor’s employees, which agreement requires any participating labor organization and its members to agree to refrain from work stoppages, boycotts, or other economic interference against the contractor for the duration of the agreement;

(4)     (3)   existing employees of athe public entity that provides on-demand micro transit service, and, if applicable, theits entity’s existing transportation contractors, and the corporation are not adversely affected by the establishment and operation of the on-demand micro transit program;

(5)     (4)   each on-demand micro transit program createsmakes additionalreasonable transitattempts to create service to transit deserts;deserts, rather than replacing existing transit services;

(6)     (5)   on-demand micro transit services are available to persons without access to asmart smartphone,phone technology, Internet service, or a credit card;

(7)and      (6)   on-demand micro transit services include accessibility features to accommodate the mobility needs of persons with disabilities at the same or similar service levels as the general population;population as is reasonable under the circumstances, including wheelchair-accessible vehicles, and an accessible mobile application.

(8)     anb.    entityP.L.    , thatc.    uses(C.        ) public(pending fundingbefore the Legislature as this bill) shall not be construed to fundbe applicable to complementary paratransit service.1         13.   This act shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment, except that any on-demand micro transit programprograms reportswhich certainare dataoperating onas of the effective date of this act, or have not yet begun operating but have entered into a contract or have received a federal grant to provide on-demand micro transit services prior to the effective date of this act, shall be exempt from the provisions of this act for the life of the existing contract or federal grant, if any, excluding any programoptions exercised or extensions agreed to as of the corporationeffective eachdate month;of this act, or an additional 60 days, whichever is greater.1

(9) the corporation publishes data reports on its Internet website on a quarterly basis;

(10) any failure of an employer to comply with the bill’s provisions is considered a failure to meet the wage payment requirements under current law and may result in civil action;

and (11) the commissioner, in consultation with the corporation, may establish any other rules, guidelines, or protocols.

     The bill also establishes the Micro Transit Oversight Committee (committee), which is required to review each on-demand micro transit plan established by the corporation, a county transit agency, or any other entity and to certify that the plan meets all of the requirements established under the bill.  The committee is to be comprised of three members:  (1) a representative from the corporation appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the executive director of the corporation;

(2) a member of the New Jersey General Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly;

and (3) a member appointed by the President of the Senate upon recommendation of the labor organization representing the plurality of employees of the corporation involved in motorbus operations.  Each member is to serve a term of one year.

     A majority of the membership of the committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of committee business, and action may be taken at any meeting by the affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of the committee.  An entity is prohibited from providing on-demand micro transit service until the entity receives the certification required by the bill.

     Under the bill, “on-demand micro transit” is defined as publicly available, technology-enabled, shared transportation provided by means of a motor vehicle to individuals selecting a pick-up and drop-off locations by telephone or through a mobile application, and which transportation is provided at a time selected by the individual or as soon as possible after the individual selects pick-up and drop-off locations for such transportation.