Jun. 26, 2026
Newsom signs rideshare compromise bill, averting costly ballot fight
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed compromise legislation governing rideshare safety and medical billing, ending competing ballot campaigns after Uber and consumer attorneys negotiated a legislative deal.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed compromise legislation governing rideshare safety and medical billing, capping months of negotiations that kept two competing initiatives -- backed by Uber and the Consumer Attorneys of California -- off the November ballot.
The signing came just hours after the Legislature unanimously approved Senate Bill 623, sending the measure to Newsom before the deadline for withdrawing ballot initiatives. The Assembly approved the bill 67-0 and the Senate followed w...
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