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The House gave initial approval Wednesday to a bill that would make it easier for new taxicab companies to operate in Denver.
House Bill 1227, which contains a host of regulations over the Public Utilities Commission, also would lower the burden on startup cab companies, requiring them only to show that they are “operationally and financially fit” to provide service. Current law requires a new taxicab operator to show that existing service is inadequate. The bill would flip that burden, requiring existing cab companies to prove the new competition would be detrimental to the public interest. The House must approve the bill once more before it can move to the Senate.
Tim Hoover, The Denver Post
