Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HB1200: Bureau of motor vehicles.
Status: Signed into law, March 12, 2026
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 th
What the bill says
An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles. SECTION 1. IC 5-30-2-3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 3. A contract may not be awarded under this article to a progressive design-builder (as defined in IC 8-23-9.5-10). SECTION 2. IC 8-14-1-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.173-2025, SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 4. (a) The funds allocated to the respective counties of the state from the motor vehicle highway account shall annually be budgeted as provided by law, and, when distributed shall be used for construction, reconstruction, preservation, and maintenance of the highways of the respective counties, including highways which traverse the streets of incorporated towns, the cost of the repair and maintenance of which prior to the tenth day of September, 1932, was paid from the county gravel road repair fund excepting where the department is charged by law with the maintenance or construction of any such highway so traversing such streets. Subject to subsection (b), any surplus existing in the funds at the end of the year shall thereafter continue as a part of the highway funds of the said counties and shall be rebudgeted and used as already provided in this chapter. The purchase, rental …
Sponsors
- Jim Pressel (R, HD-020) · primary sponsor
- Timothy Wesco (R, HD-021)
- Gregory Steuerwald (R, HD-040)
- Craig Haggard (R, HD-057)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Public Law 156
- : Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : CCR # 1 filed in the House
- : Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 414: yeas 92, nays 3
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
- : Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 319: yeas 49, nays 1
- : House advisors appointed: Wesco, Heine, Dant Chesser, Harris
Votes
- HB1200.05.ENGS.CCS001 (February 27, 2026): 49 yea, 1 nay, passed
- HB1200.05.ENGS.CCH001 (February 27, 2026): 92 yea, 3 nay, passed
- HB1200.04.COMS (February 24, 2026): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HB1200.04.COMS.AMS012 (February 23, 2026): 5 yea, 42 nay, failed
- HB1200.03.ENGH (February 2, 2026): 90 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: AGENCIES; Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), TRANSPORTATION; Licenses, Plates, Registration, and Titles
Common questions
- What is HB1200?
- HB1200 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Bureau of motor vehicles.
- What does HB1200 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.
- What is the status of HB1200?
- Signed into law as of March 12, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (March 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1200?
- Jim Pressel (R, HD-020), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1200?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1200
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