When Gov. Charlie Baker’s signature made statewide regulations for ride-hail services like Uber and Lyft the law of the land on Friday, Massachusetts joined two neighboring states that enacted similar laws this summer.

Rhode Island and New Hampshire each recently passed Uber regulations, too. To the south, Gov. Gina Raimondo signed Rhode Island’s rules into law in July, while Gov. Maggie Hassan gave New Hampshire’s legislation her autograph in late June.

Uber celebrated the laws in both states. They fit the mold of the kind of industry-friendly, light-touch regulations that have been passed in dozens of states, giving some oversight to the government but for the most part allowing the company to conduct business as usual. The Massachusetts law has also gotten positive feedback from Uber and Lyft, though it includes measures missing from the Rhode Island and New Hampshire laws like a state-run driver background check and a per-ride fee on the companies.


As for the other New England states: Maine in 2015 passed a law that established insurance requirements for the companies. Connecticut and Vermont have not passed statewide regulations at this point, according to the Council on State Governments.