republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/hb-1593.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, establishes requirements for peer-to-peer car sharing programs, and subjects such programs to certain existing laws. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 42; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 65 and Title 67."
description: "Motor Vehicles - As enacted, establishes requirements for peer-to-peer car sharing programs, and subjects such programs to certain existing laws. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 42; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 65 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1593"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1593 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Whitson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-01-10"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6764d25-3b2f-42f2-baea-87002ae15e91"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1593&GA=111"
source_hash: "8733590830e2b2a281e38ea082a63d393a0f3274fb9d205143eefa0f0103c7f6"
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-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 1593 (111) — Motor Vehicles - As enacted, establishes requirements for peer-to-peer car sharing programs, and subjects such programs to certain existing laws. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 42; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 65 and Title 67.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0832** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0832.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0978** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0978.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0700** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0700.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0701** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0701.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1593.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/15/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 1 6/3/2020 Passed (3) — **6–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 6/10/2020 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 6/18/2020 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 6/3/2020 Passed (5) — **16–2** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/2020 6/15/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/17/2020 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/10/2020 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 6/10/2020 Passed (2) — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Whitson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-10** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-15** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2020-02-26** Assigned to s/c Business Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-26** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-26** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2020
- **2020-03-03** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Business Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-10** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-10** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-10** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-03-17** Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- **2020-05-27** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 6/3/2020
- **2020-05-27** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 6/2/2020
- **2020-06-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/10/2020
- **2020-06-03** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 1
- **2020-06-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 6/10/2020
- **2020-06-10** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-10** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-06-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0701)
- **2020-06-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0700)
- **2020-06-11** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-11** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-06-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/2020
- **2020-06-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-17** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0978) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0832) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-06-17** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-18** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0978) `passage`
- **2020-06-18** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 6/18/2020
- **2020-06-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-07-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 796
- **2020-07-22** Pub. Ch. 796
- **2020-07-22** Effective date(s) 07/15/2020, 10/01/2020, 01/01/2021, 02/01/2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6764d25-3b2f-42f2-baea-87002ae15e91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).