Amid heavy opposition, House Speaker Taylor Barras shelved his own bill that would set up statewide rules to govern Lyft and Uber and widen access to the ridesharing service.
The measure, House Bill 749, earlier won lopsided approval in the state House.
But the proposal triggered opposition in the Senate Judiciary A Committee, where a similar plan died last year.

Bill to set up statewide rules for Uber, Lyft shelved and possibly dead
Sen. Danny Martiny, R-Kenner, a member of the committee, led criticism of the legislation.
Martiny repeatedly charged that Uber and Lyft officials were asking to be treated differently from taxi cabs, and that such a distinction should not be placed in state law.
Barras, a New Iberia Republican, told the committee that his request for statewide rules is similar to those already in place in 44 other states.
He said uniformity is needed because Uber and Lyft rules vary between Orleans, Jefferson, East Baton Rouge and other parishes, and is not even available in many of Louisiana’s 308 municipalities.
The action means the proposal is all but dead for the 2018 regular session.
Lawmakers have to adjourn by June 4, and may quit earlier to start a special session on state budget problems.
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