Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana SB13: Motor vehicle equipment requirements.
Status: Signed into law, February 17, 2026
Adds an exception to certain motor vehicle equipment requirements for vehicle chassis that are a part of a vehicle manufacturer's work in process and are towed for a distance of less than 40 miles.
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 9-19-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.259-2013, SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and as otherwise provided in this chapter, this article does not apply to the following with respect to equipment on vehicles: (1) Implements of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a farm field or on farm premises. (2) Road machinery. (3) Road rollers. (4) Farm tractors. (5) Vehicle chassis and (B) are: (i) driven under this subdivision only for a distance of less than one (1) mile; or (ii) towed under this subdivision only for a distance of less than forty (40) miles on a highway that is not an interstate highway. (6) Golf carts and off-road vehicles when operated in accordance with an ordinance adopted under IC 9-21-1-3(a)(14) or IC 9-21-1-3.3(a). (b) A farm type dry or liquid fertilizer tank trailer or spreader that SEA 13 is drawn or towed on a highway by a motor vehicle other than a farm tractor at a speed greater than thirty (30) miles per hour is considered a trailer for equipment requirement purposes and all equipment requirements concerning trailers apply. SEA 13 President of the Senate President Pro Tempore Speaker of the …
Sponsors
- Blake Doriot (R, SD-012) · primary sponsor
- Linda Rogers (R, SD-011)
- Michael Crider (R, SD-028)
- Susan Glick (R, SD-013)
- David Niezgodski (D, SD-010)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Public Law 2
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- : Returned to the Senate without amendments
- : Third reading: passed; Roll Call 207: yeas 93, nays 0
- : Second reading: ordered engrossed
- : Committee report: do pass, adopted
- : First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
Votes
- SB0013.03.COMH (February 9, 2026): 93 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SB0013.02.COMS (January 6, 2026): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: TRANSPORTATION; Landcraft, TRANSPORTATION; Generally
Common questions
- What is SB13?
- SB13 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Motor vehicle equipment requirements.
- What does SB13 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.
- What is the status of SB13?
- Signed into law as of February 17, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (February 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB13?
- Blake Doriot (R, SD-012), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB13?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/senate/13
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