Georgia introduces $0.50 ride-for-hire fee, which will be invested in mass transit

Georgia House of Representatives approved a new fee on rides for hire, and required the money be spent on mass transit. Under House Bill 105, the state would impose a 50-cent fee on Uber, Lyft, taxi and limousine rides beginning April 1. The fee for shared rides would be 25 cents; the 50-cent-per-ride fee was a compromise to avoid imposing the sales tax on ride share companies.