California Will Require Fee Transparency from Delivery Apps, but Fails to Pass a Permanent Cap
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May 13, 2021, 1:09pm PDT
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The California State Assembly has passed a bill requiring food delivery apps like DoorDash, UberEats, and GrubHub to provide an itemized breakdown of costs to both customers and restaurants for each transaction — one that lists food price, fees, tips, and commissions. Assembly Bill 286, introduced by San Diego assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez of San Diego, passed the Assembly with bipartisan support in a 55 to 8 vote on Thursday, May 13. It sounds like good news, requiring more transparency from delivery apps. But this was the state-level bill that originally proposed putting a permanent cap on delivery fees, and that portion of the original bill was removed prior to the vote. The city and county of San Francisco still has a temporary emergency order in place, but only until 60 days after restaurants resume indoor dining at 100 percent capacity, so its days may be numbered.