republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2021/hb-1072.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Personal delivery devices."
description: "Provides that a personal delivery device may operate in Indiana under certain circumstances, but may not operate on portions of any state route, U.S. route, or interstate highway comprising the state highway system located in a municipality. Requires a personal delivery device operator to maintain certain levels of insurance coverage. Provides that a personal delivery device is exempt from motor vehicle licensing and registration requirements. Provides that a political subdivision may participate in the regulation of personal delivery devices. Provides that local governments shall not be required to make or pay for infrastructure improvements for the purpose of better accommodating personal delivery devices. Provides that a political subdivision may not enact or enforce an ordinance or resolution relating to: (1) the design, manufacture, maintenance, certification, licensing, registration, taxation, assessment, or insurance of a personal delivery device; or (2) the types of property that may be transported by a personal delivery device."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1072"
citation: "Indiana HB 1072 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RETAIL MERCHANTS", "TRANSPORTATION generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Garten", "Holli Sullivan", "Michael Crider"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2021-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04e4054e-eb5a-4b69-8f6a-1a743c48dc1e"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1072"
source_hash: "099aa7f3793af4c109437a2d5c1571aa84df7992877dc0c1decf712c2b1793c7"
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 1072 (2021) — Personal delivery devices.

Provides that a personal delivery device may operate in Indiana under certain circumstances, but may not operate on portions of any state route, U.S. route, or interstate highway comprising the state highway system located in a municipality. Requires a personal delivery device operator to maintain certain levels of insurance coverage. Provides that a personal delivery device is exempt from motor vehicle licensing and registration requirements. Provides that a political subdivision may participate in the regulation of personal delivery devices. Provides that local governments shall not be required to make or pay for infrastructure improvements for the purpose of better accommodating personal delivery devices. Provides that a political subdivision may not enact or enforce an ordinance or resolution relating to: (1) the design, manufacture, maintenance, certification, licensing, registration, taxation, assessment, or insurance of a personal delivery device; or (2) the types of property that may be transported by a personal delivery device.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Engrossed House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1072/versions/HB1072.04.ENGS)
2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1072/versions/HB1072.05.ENRS)
3. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1072/versions/HB1072.02.COMH)
4. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1072/versions/HB1072.03.COMS)
5. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1072/versions/HB1072.01.INTR)

## Votes

- HB 1072 - Sullivan - 3rd Reading — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chris Garten — primary (person)
- Holli Sullivan — primary (person)
- Michael Crider — primary (person)
- Blake Johnson — coauthor (person)
- J.D. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Pressel — coauthor (person)
- Kyle Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Randall Frye — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-04** Coauthored by Representative Pressel
- **2021-01-04** Authored by Representative Sullivan
- **2021-01-04** First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-01** Representative Frye added as coauthor
- **2021-02-01** Representative Johnson added as coauthor
- **2021-02-02** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 37: yeas 95, nays 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-02** Senate sponsor: Senator Garten
- **2021-02-03** Referred to the Senate
- **2021-02-18** First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04** Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor
- **2021-03-09** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-11** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-11** Senator Crider added as second sponsor
- **2021-03-15** Senator Walker K added as cosponsor
- **2021-03-15** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 219: yeas 36, nays 12 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16** Returned to the House without amendments
- **2021-03-23** Signed by the Speaker
- **2021-03-25** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- **2021-03-31** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-04-01** Public Law 15
- **2021-04-01** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04e4054e-eb5a-4b69-8f6a-1a743c48dc1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).