---
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).