Indiana HB1078: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning gaming.

What the bill says

A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles. SUMMARY: Elimination of lower speed limit for trucks. Increases the maximum speed limit for a vehicle having a declared gross weight greater than 26,000 pounds from 65 miles per hour to 70 miles per hour when the vehicle is operated on a highway that is: (1) on the national system of interstate and defense highways located outside an urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000; or (2) the responsibility of the Indiana finance authority. Reconciles the conflicting provisions regarding the maximum speed limit in an al.

From the introduced text, May 16, 2026:

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles. SUMMARY: Elimination of lower speed limit for trucks. Increases the maximum speed limit for a vehicle having a declared gross weight greater than 26,000 pounds from 65 miles per hour to 70 miles per hour when the vehicle is operated on a highway that is: (1) on the national system of interstate and defense highways located outside an urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000; or (2) the responsibility of the Indiana finance authority. Reconciles the conflicting provisions regarding the maximum speed limit in an alley.

Sponsors

• Ethan Manning (R, HD-023) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. January 13, 2026: Amendment #5 (Clere) prevailed; voice vote
2. January 13, 2026: Amendment #4 (Criswell) ruled out of order
3. January 13, 2026: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
4. January 13, 2026: Amendment #2 (Shackleford) failed; Roll Call 40: yeas 30, nays 63
5. January 13, 2026: Amendment #1 (Miller K) ruled out of order