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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Auto dealer matters."
+description: "Requires a dealer to collect and retain certain identifying information from a potential purchaser. Beginning July 1, 2026, requires a transport operator to either: (1) have an established place of business with a physical Indiana address; or (2) provide the secretary of state (secretary) with proof of the transport operator's valid registration from the United States Department of Transportation authorizing the transport operator to operate within Indiana; to apply for a registration number. Provides that a dealership that operates without a license from the secretary commits a Class A infraction."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
+legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 1153"
+citation: "Indiana HB 1153 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["AGENCIES; Department of Child Services (DCS)", "AGENCIES; Department of Revenue (DOR)", "BOARDS", "COMMISSIONS", "AND COUNCILS; Newly Created", "CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Liens and Encumbrances", "MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LAW; Child Support", "Custody", "and Visitation", "STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Secretary of State", "STATE GOVERNMENT; Contracts", "Procurements", "and Purchases", "TRANSPORTATION; Dealers and Manufacturers", "TRANSPORTATION; Licenses", "Plates", "Registration", "and Titles"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Blake Doriot", "Ethan Lawson", "Michael Crider"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-01-05"
+last_action: "2026-02-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7436caa-d8d5-4b97-92cd-3ed2a9982c47"
+source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1153"
+source_hash: "c33c70fbd34e2cc62d4aecb4acf2831ea0d56dffcdab263a38150690e9f362d9"
+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-in"]
+---
+
+# Indiana HB 1153 (2026) — Auto dealer matters.
+
+Requires a dealer to collect and retain certain identifying information from a potential purchaser. Beginning July 1, 2026, requires a transport operator to either: (1) have an established place of business with a physical Indiana address; or (2) provide the secretary of state (secretary) with proof of the transport operator's valid registration from the United States Department of Transportation authorizing the transport operator to operate within Indiana; to apply for a registration number. Provides that a dealership that operates without a license from the secretary commits a Class A infraction.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1153/HB1153.04.ENRS.pdf)
+2. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1153/HB1153.03.COMS.pdf)
+3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1153/HB1153.02.COMH.pdf)
+4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1153/HB1153.01.INTR.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HB 1153 - Lawson - 3rd Reading — **79–0** (pass) · lower
+- HB 1153 - Doriot - 3rd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Blake Doriot — primary (person)
+- Ethan Lawson — primary (person)
+- Michael Crider — primary (person)
+- Dave Heine — coauthor (person)
+- Earl Harris — coauthor (person)
+- Jim Pressel — coauthor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-05** Coauthored by Representatives Pressel, Heine
+- **2026-01-05** First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation `reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2026-01-05** Authored by Representative Lawson
+- **2026-01-20** Representative Harris added as coauthor
+- **2026-01-27** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
+- **2026-01-29** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-02** Senate sponsors: Senators Doriot, Crider
+- **2026-02-02** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 171: yeas 79, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-03** Referred to the Senate `referral`
+- **2026-02-05** First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation `reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-10** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
+- **2026-02-12** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-19** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 202: yeas 45, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-20** Returned to the House without amendments `receipt`
+- **2026-02-23** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
+- **2026-02-24** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
+- **2026-02-25** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
+- **2026-02-26** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-02-26** Public Law 39 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7436caa-d8d5-4b97-92cd-3ed2a9982c47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
+