[stanley]

Can anyone in the know comment on what made Austin's legislators pass these laws in the first place?

[spilk]

There was actually a vote - the people enacted these laws.

[simonbw]

I don't think that's quite true. I believe the legislators enacted the law, then there was an initiative to repeal the law that was voted down by the people.

[mark-ruwt]

That's actually backwards. The City created the laws, Uber/Lyft created "Proposition 1" to repeal them, and Austinites voted against the proposition.

[stanley]

Maybe I asked the wrong question. What sparked the debate? Was there an incident or a series of events that propelled this law into existence?

[bogomipz]

Really? Was there a referendum where the citizens of Austin were able to cast a ballot? Nobody I spoke with mentioned that.