To the leadership of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Chairs and Vice Chairs of the House and Senate Labor, Commerce, and Transportation Committees:

We, the undersigned rideshare drivers, Virginia residents, and organizational allies, urge you to support and pass two essential bills in the 2026 General Assembly: a Minimum Pay Bill and a Pay Transparency and Driver Protection Bill.

Virginia is not starting from scratch.

In 2024, HB 924 passed both chambers and would have required transportation network companies to disclose their deactivation process and give drivers weekly fare and earnings summaries—including the percentage of each fare that went to the driver. It was vetoed.

In 2025, SB 1348 and HB 2756 passed the General Assembly with similar transparency and due-process protections. They were vetoed again.

Also in 2025, HB 2609 and SB 1167 proposed a clear minimum-pay framework for rideshare trips. These bills were stopped in the House and Senate Transportation Committees.

These vetoes and committee actions shielded corporate interests rather than protecting public safety, economic stability, or fair labor standards. They allowed companies to continue hiding how much they take from each fare and to continue deactivating drivers without transparent rules or meaningful appeals. The burden falls most heavily on immigrant, Black, Brown, disabled, and limited-English-proficient drivers, who make up a disproportionate share of Virginia’s rideshare workforce.

Meanwhile, a national push for gig-work deregulation has driven down wages, eroded transparency, and undermined basic standards across the labor market. Other cities, states, and countries—including British Columbia in Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Australia—have adopted minimum pay floors, transparent fare breakdowns, or stronger due-process protections for platform workers.

Internationally, the International Labour Organization (ILO) is moving toward a new Convention and Recommendation on decent work in the platform economy, and the United Nations Global Digital Compact establishes shared principles for rights-based digital governance and algorithmic transparency. These developments make clear that fair pay, transparency, and due-process protections for platform workers are becoming global norms, not experimental ideas.

For these reasons, we call on you to take decisive action in 2026:

Support and pass the 2026 Minimum Pay Bill, establishing a real pay floor above drivers’ operating costs and ensuring that rideshare work is no longer a poverty-wage job.

Support and pass the 2026 Pay Transparency and Driver Protection Bill, requiring clear fare breakdowns, disclosure of platform fees, and a fair and timely deactivation appeals process.

Reject any corporate-drafted deregulation that weakens wages, transparency, or due-process rights for workers.

Affirm that rideshare drivers are essential workers whose labor supports Virginia families, communities, and the broader economy—and who deserve the same basic protections expected in any workplace.

Protecting drivers means protecting all workers. We urge you to finish the work started by HB 924, SB 1348, HB 2756, HB 2609, and SB 1167 and make 2026 the year Virginia finally guarantees fair pay, real transparency, and meaningful protections for rideshare drivers.