--- type: "Bill" title: "Transportation Network Companies" description: "Transportation Network Companies; Removes for-hire vehicles from list of vehicles that are not considered transportation network carriers or are not exempt from certain registration; provides insurance maintained by TNC vehicle owners may satisfy required insurance coverages; authorizes TNC drivers to contract with companies to install TNC digital advertising devices on TNC vehicles; provides immunity from certain liability for TNC drivers, TNC vehicle owners, owners & operators of TNC digital advertising devices, & certain TNCs; authorizes entities to elect to be regulated as luxury ground TNCs by notifying DFS; provides for preemption over local law on governance of luxury ground TNCs, luxury ground TNC drivers, & luxury ground TNC vehicles; provides that TNCs are not liable for certain harm to persons or property if certain conditions are met." jurisdiction: "us/states/fl" legislature: "Florida Legislature" session: "2020" identifier: "HB 1039" citation: "Florida HB 1039 (2020)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" chapter_law: "2020-87" primary_sponsors: ["Rommel"] version_count: 5 action_count: 37 vote_count: 5 first_action: "2019-12-23" last_action: "2020-06-24" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16213521-5bac-4bb5-aa46-fb0f3c4169c0" source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1039/ByCategory" source_hash: "cdc081b19116f99d74d5b97019700449d0f3617418b1ad9e1b8f855b63943d6f" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"] --- # Florida HB 1039 (2020) — Transportation Network Companies Transportation Network Companies; Removes for-hire vehicles from list of vehicles that are not considered transportation network carriers or are not exempt from certain registration; provides insurance maintained by TNC vehicle owners may satisfy required insurance coverages; authorizes TNC drivers to contract with companies to install TNC digital advertising devices on TNC vehicles; provides immunity from certain liability for TNC drivers, TNC vehicle owners, owners & operators of TNC digital advertising devices, & certain TNCs; authorizes entities to elect to be regulated as luxury ground TNCs by notifying DFS; provides for preemption over local law on governance of luxury ground TNCs, luxury ground TNC drivers, & luxury ground TNC vehicles; provides that TNCs are not liable for certain harm to persons or property if certain conditions are met. **Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2020-87. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **H 1039 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1039/BillText/Filed/PDF) 2. **H 1039 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1039/BillText/c1/PDF) 3. **H 1039 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1039/BillText/c2/PDF) 4. **H 1039 e1** (engrossed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1039/BillText/e1/PDF) 5. **H 1039 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1039/BillText/er/PDF) ## Votes - Favorable With Committee Substitute (Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee) — **12–0** (pass) · lower - Passage, Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower - Favorable With Committee Substitute (State Affairs Committee) — **23–0** (pass) · lower - Third Reading — **37–2** (pass) · upper - Favorable (Insurance & Banking Subcommittee) — **11–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Rommel — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2019-12-23** Filed `filing` - **2020-01-07** Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee `referral-committee` - **2020-01-14** Introduced `introduction` - **2020-01-24** On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 12:00 pm, Reed Hall - **2020-01-28** CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 - **2020-01-29** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) - **2020-01-29** CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee read 1st time - **2020-01-30** Now in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee - **2020-01-31** On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall - **2020-02-04** Favorable by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable` - **2020-02-04** Now in State Affairs Committee - **2020-02-18** On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/20/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall --Temporarily Postponed - **2020-02-25** On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/27/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall - **2020-02-27** CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 - **2020-03-01** Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c) - **2020-03-02** CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time - **2020-03-03** Placed on Calendar - **2020-03-03** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20 - **2020-03-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2020-03-06** Amendment(s) adopted (276525) - **2020-03-06** Placed on 3rd reading - **2020-03-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2020-03-09** CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 `passage` - **2020-03-09** In Messages - **2020-03-09** Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Rules `referral-committee` - **2020-03-09** Received - **2020-03-10** Withdrawn from Infrastructure and Security; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Rules `withdrawal` - **2020-03-10** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading - **2020-03-10** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1352 - **2020-03-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2020-03-10** Placed on 3rd reading - **2020-03-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2020-03-11** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 2 `passage` - **2020-03-11** Ordered enrolled - **2020-06-16** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - **2020-06-23** Approved by Governor `executive-signature` - **2020-06-24** Chapter No. 2020-87 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16213521-5bac-4bb5-aa46-fb0f3c4169c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).