Bill Commons

IN HB 1200

enacted

Bureau of motor vehicles.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · lower

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Did IN HB 1200 pass?

Yes. IN HB 1200 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-12): Signed by the Governor

What is IN HB 1200 about?

Allows additional license plates issued by the bureau of motor vehicles (bureau) to be designed as a personalized license plate. Provides that a motor vehicle may be equipped with an appropriate, functioning rear view camera that provides the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle instead of a mirror. Prohibits the Indiana department of transportation from implementing variable speed limits or using electronic variable speed limit signs. Amends the information required to be provided by an applicant for a driver's license or permit. Amends the required age an individual must be to obtain a driver's license from 16 years and 90 days of age to 16 years of age. Requires an individual to demonstrate sufficient proficiency of the English language to operate a commercial motor vehicle. Provides that an individual commits a Level 6 felony if the individual: (1) represents that a false record is a valid commercial driver's license; or (2) does not have proper documentation while driving with a commercial driver's license issued by any jurisdiction other than a state, territory, or possession of the United States. Provides that a business enterprise may not educate, train, or otherwise prepare an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle if certain circumstances exist. Makes certain changes to the requirements for the issuance of a nondomiciled commercial driver's license and allows for the revocation of an individual's nondomiciled commercial driver's license in certain circumstances. Allows an applicant for a driver's license or permit to take an examination of the individual's ability to read and understand highway signs and the individual's knowledge of Indiana traffic laws by satisfactorily completing an online examination approved by the bureau. Amends the time that an expired driver's license of an individual temporarily residing outside Indiana because of service in the armed forces remains valid. Changes the time for an individual who is 75 years of age or older and renewing a physical credential to provide proof to the bureau that the individual passed an eyesight examination from 30 days to 60 days. Removes the limitation that a renewal identification card cannot be issued by electronic service if the card expired more than 180 days prior to the date of the application for renewal. Provides that an advertisement that violates the prohibition on advertising certain illegal products must be removed from public circulation not later than October 1, 2026. Amends certain requirements for township capital improvement plans.

Who sponsors IN HB 1200?

Jim Pressel, Ed Charbonneau, Travis Holdman and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1200, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Allows additional license plates issued by the bureau of motor vehicles (bureau) to be designed as a personalized license plate. Provides that a motor vehicle may be equipped with an appropriate, functioning rear view camera that provides the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle instead of a mirror. Prohibits the Indiana department of transportation from implementing variable speed limits or using electronic variable speed limit signs. Amends the information required to be provided by an applicant for a driver's license or permit. Amends the required age an individual must be to obtain a driver's license from 16 years and 90 days of age to 16 years of age. Requires an individual to demonstrate sufficient proficiency of the English language to operate a commercial motor vehicle. Provides that an individual commits a Level 6 felony if the individual: (1) represents that a false record is a valid commercial driver's license; or (2) does not have proper documentation while driving with a commercial driver's license issued by any jurisdiction other than a state, territory, or possession of the United States. Provides that a business enterprise may not educate, train, or otherwise prepare an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle if certain circumstances exist. Makes certain changes to the requirements for the issuance of a nondomiciled commercial driver's license and allows for the revocation of an individual's nondomiciled commercial driver's license in certain circumstances. Allows an applicant for a driver's license or permit to take an examination of the individual's ability to read and understand highway signs and the individual's knowledge of Indiana traffic laws by satisfactorily completing an online examination approved by the bureau. Amends the time that an expired driver's license of an individual temporarily residing outside Indiana because of service in the armed forces remains valid. Changes the time for an individual who is 75 years of age or older and renewing a physical credential to provide proof to the bureau that the individual passed an eyesight examination from 30 days to 60 days. Removes the limitation that a renewal identification card cannot be issued by electronic service if the card expired more than 180 days prior to the date of the application for renewal. Provides that an advertisement that violates the prohibition on advertising certain illegal products must be removed from public circulation not later than October 1, 2026. Amends certain requirements for township capital improvement plans.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-12 — Signed by the Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jim Presselauthor
  • Ed Charbonneausponsor
  • Travis Holdmansponsor
  • Michael Cridersponsor
  • Liz Browncosponsor
  • Craig Haggardcoauthor
  • Linda Rogerscosponsor
  • Gregory Steuerwaldcoauthor
  • Timothy Wescocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-03-12

    Public Law 156

    became-law

  3. 2026-03-05

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    passage

  4. 2026-03-02

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  5. 2026-02-27

    CCR # 1 filed in the House

    filing

  6. 2026-02-27

    Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 414: yeas 92, nays 3

  7. 2026-02-27

    Signed by the Speaker

    passage

  8. 2026-02-27

    CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

    filing

  9. 2026-02-27

    Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 319: yeas 49, nays 1

  10. 2026-02-25

    House advisors appointed: Wesco, Heine, Dant Chesser, Harris

  11. 2026-02-25

    Senate conferees appointed: Crider, Spencer

  12. 2026-02-25

    Senate advisors appointed: Holdman, Ford J.D., Charbonneau

  13. 2026-02-25

    House dissented from Senate amendments

  14. 2026-02-25

    Representatives Steuerwald, Haggard added as coauthors

  15. 2026-02-25

    Motion to dissent filed

    filing

  16. 2026-02-25

    House conferees appointed: Pressel, Hamilton

  17. 2026-02-24

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 241: yeas 48, nays 0

    passage,reading-3,reading-3

  18. 2026-02-24

    Returned to the House with amendments

    receipt

  19. 2026-02-23

    Senator Brown L added as cosponsor

  20. 2026-02-23

    Senator Rogers added as cosponsor

  21. 2026-02-23

    Senator Charbonneau added as third sponsor

  22. 2026-02-23

    Senator Holdman added as second sponsor

  23. 2026-02-23

    Amendment #4 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote

    amendment-passage

  24. 2026-02-23

    Amendment #2 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote

    amendment-passage

  25. 2026-02-23

    Amendment #3 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote

    amendment-passage

  26. 2026-02-23

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  27. 2026-02-23

    Amendment #9 (Tomes) prevailed; voice vote

    amendment-passage

  28. 2026-02-23

    Amendment #12 (Young M) failed; Roll Call 211: yeas 5, nays 42

    amendment-failure,failure

  29. 2026-02-23

    Amendment #8 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

    amendment-passage

  30. 2026-02-23

    Amendment #6 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

    amendment-passage

  31. 2026-02-23

    Amendment #10 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

    amendment-passage

  32. 2026-02-23

    Amendment #5 (Young M) failed; voice vote

    amendment-failure,failure

  33. 2026-02-23

    Amendment #14 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote

    amendment-failure,failure

  34. 2026-02-17

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  35. 2026-02-05

    First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation

    reading-1,referral-committee

  36. 2026-02-03

    Referred to the Senate

    referral

  37. 2026-02-02

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 183: yeas 90, nays 3

    passage,reading-3,reading-3

  38. 2026-02-02

    Senate sponsor: Senator Crider

  39. 2026-02-02

    Representative Wesco added as coauthor

  40. 2026-01-29

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  41. 2026-01-29

    Amendment #1 (Pressel) prevailed; voice vote

    amendment-passage

  42. 2026-01-27

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  43. 2026-01-05

    Authored by Representative Pressel

  44. 2026-01-05

    First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HB 1200 - Pressel - 3rd Reading

    2026-02-02 · pass · 90-3

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Abbott: yes
    • GiaQuinta: yes
    • Lindauer: yes
    • Prescott: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Gore: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Pressel: yes
    • Aylesworth: yes
    • Goss-Reaves: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Pryor: yes
    • Baird: yes
    • Greene: yes
    • Manning: yes
    • Rowray: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Haggard: yes
    • May: yes
    • Shackleford: yes
    • Bartels: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Shonkwiler: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Slager: yes
    • Bascom: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Smaltz: yes
    • Behning: yes
    • Hatcher: yes
    • Meltzer: yes
    • Smith, H: yes
    • Borders: yes
    • Heaton: yes
    • Miller, D: yes
    • Smith, V: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Heine: yes
    • Moed: yes
    • Snow: yes
    • Carbaugh: yes
    • Hostettler: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Soliday: yes
    • Cash: yes
    • Ireland: yes
    • Moseley: yes
    • Steuerwald: yes
    • Clere: yes
    • Isa: yes
    • Novak: yes
    • Summers: yes
    • Commons: yes
    • Jackson, C: yes
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Sweet: yes
    • Criswell: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Olthoff: yes
    • Teshka: yes
    • Culp: yes
    • Judy: yes
    • Pack: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Dant Chesser: yes
    • King: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • VanNatter: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Klinker: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Wesco: yes
    • DeVon: yes
    • Lauer: yes
    • Pfaff: yes
    • Yocum: yes
    • Engleman: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Pierce, K: yes
    • Zimmerman: yes
    • Errington: yes
    • Ledbetter: yes
    • Pierce, M: yes
    • Genda: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Porter: yes
    • Burton: no
    • DeLaney: no
    • Miller, K: no
    • Bauer: excused
    • Garcia Wilburn: excused
    • Jeter: excused
    • Johnson, B: excused
    • Dvorak: not voting
    • Karickhoff: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker: not voting

  • HB 1200 - Crider - 2nd Reading

    2026-02-23 · fail · 5-42

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Garten: yes
    • Goode: yes
    • Tomes: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Gaskill: yes
    • Alexander: no
    • Charbonneau: no
    • Hunley: no
    • Raatz: no
    • Alting: no
    • Clark: no
    • Jackson, L: no
    • Randolph: no
    • Baldwin: no
    • Crider: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Rogers: no
    • Becker: no
    • Deery: no
    • Koch: no
    • Schmitt: no
    • Bray: no
    • Dernulc: no
    • Leising: no
    • Spencer: no
    • Brown: no
    • Donato: no
    • Maxwell: no
    • Taylor: no
    • Buchanan: no
    • Doriot: no
    • McKinley: no
    • Walker G: no
    • Buck: no
    • Ford J.D.: no
    • Mishler: no
    • Walker K: no
    • Busch: no
    • Freeman: no
    • Niemeyer: no
    • Yoder: no
    • Byrne: no
    • Glick: no
    • Niezgodski: no
    • Carrasco: no
    • Holdman: no
    • Qaddoura: no
    • Pol: excused
    • Bassler: not voting
    • Bohacek: not voting

  • HB 1200 - Crider - 3rd Reading

    2026-02-24 · pass · 48-0

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Carrasco: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Niezgodski: yes
    • Alting: yes
    • Charbonneau: yes
    • Goode: yes
    • Qaddoura: yes
    • Baldwin: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Holdman: yes
    • Raatz: yes
    • Bassler: yes
    • Crider: yes
    • Hunley: yes
    • Randolph: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Deery: yes
    • Jackson, L: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Bohacek: yes
    • Dernulc: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Schmitt: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Donato: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Doriot: yes
    • Leising: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Ford J.D.: yes
    • Maxwell: yes
    • Tomes: yes
    • Buck: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • McKinley: yes
    • Walker G: yes
    • Busch: yes
    • Garten: yes
    • Mishler: yes
    • Walker K: yes
    • Byrne: yes
    • Gaskill: yes
    • Niemeyer: yes
    • Yoder: yes
    • Pol: excused
    • Young: excused

  • HB 1200 - Crider

    2026-02-27 · pass · 49-1

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Charbonneau: yes
    • Hunley: yes
    • Randolph: yes
    • Alting: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Jackson, L: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Baldwin: yes
    • Crider: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Schmitt: yes
    • Bassler: yes
    • Deery: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Dernulc: yes
    • Leising: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Bohacek: yes
    • Donato: yes
    • Maxwell: yes
    • Tomes: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Doriot: yes
    • McKinley: yes
    • Walker G: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Ford J.D.: yes
    • Mishler: yes
    • Walker K: yes
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Garten: yes
    • Niemeyer: yes
    • Yoder: yes
    • Buck: yes
    • Gaskill: yes
    • Niezgodski: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Busch: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Pol: yes
    • Byrne: yes
    • Goode: yes
    • Qaddoura: yes
    • Carrasco: yes
    • Holdman: yes
    • Raatz: yes
    • Freeman: no

  • HB 1200 - Pressel

    2026-02-27 · pass · 92-3

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Abbott: yes
    • Garcia Wilburn: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Pierce, M: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Genda: yes
    • Ledbetter: yes
    • Porter: yes
    • Aylesworth: yes
    • GiaQuinta: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Prescott: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Gore: yes
    • Lindauer: yes
    • Pressel: yes
    • Bartels: yes
    • Goss-Reaves: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Pryor: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Greene: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Rowray: yes
    • Bascom: yes
    • Haggard: yes
    • Manning: yes
    • Shackleford: yes
    • Bauer: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • May: yes
    • Shonkwiler: yes
    • Behning: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Slager: yes
    • Borders: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Smaltz: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Heaton: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Smith, H: yes
    • Carbaugh: yes
    • Heine: yes
    • Meltzer: yes
    • Smith, V: yes
    • Cash: yes
    • Ireland: yes
    • Miller, D: yes
    • Snow: yes
    • Clere: yes
    • Isa: yes
    • Moed: yes
    • Soliday: yes
    • Commons: yes
    • Jackson, C: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Steuerwald: yes
    • Criswell: yes
    • Jeter: yes
    • Novak: yes
    • Summers: yes
    • Culp: yes
    • Johnson, B: yes
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Sweet: yes
    • Dant Chesser: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Olthoff: yes
    • Teshka: yes
    • DeLaney: yes
    • Judy: yes
    • Pack: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • DeVon: yes
    • Karickhoff: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • VanNatter: yes
    • Dvorak: yes
    • King: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Wesco: yes
    • Engleman: yes
    • Klinker: yes
    • Pfaff: yes
    • Yocum: yes
    • Errington: yes
    • Lauer: yes
    • Pierce, K: yes
    • Zimmerman: yes
    • Burton: no
    • Hatcher: no
    • Miller, K: no
    • Baird: excused
    • Davis: excused
    • Hostettler: excused
    • Moseley: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker: not voting

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