republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2021/hb-1190.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Overweight truck permits."
description: "Removes the list of commodities and the specific weight limitations for certain commodities from the definition of \"overweight divisible load\". Provides that the Indiana department of transportation (department) may issue an overweight permit for transporting overweight vehicles and loads carrying resources on certain highways in the state highway system. Provides that a deviation from an approved route constitutes a violation subject to a civil penalty. Provides that not more than 8,500 single trip permits may be issued annually for applicants with a total equivalent single axle load calculation of more than 2.40 equivalent single axle load credit. Provides that the trip permit limit and trip weight limit do not include overweight divisible load permits obtained by shippers and carriers that obtained permits before January 1, 2021. Provides that the department may temporarily increase the number of overweight divisible load permits issued by order of the commissioner in response to an emergency or changes in market conditions. Provides that the department may limit the number of overweight divisible load permits issued to an individual applicant. Requires the department to adopt rules due to lack of transportation options for certain resources, supply chain interruptions, or supply dock backlogs. Provides that the department shall issue a report to the legislative council and the interim study committee on roads and transportation regarding the fee structure of overweight divisible load permits, and regarding the impact of overweight divisible loads on roads and highways by July 1, 2023. Provides that the department shall issue an annual report to the legislative council and the interim study committee on roads and transportation regarding market fluctuation in the number of overweight divisible load permits issued during the previous year. Provides that the Indiana state police department shall issue an annual report to the legislative council and the interim study committee on roads and transportation regarding the number of accidents involving applicants permitted for overweight divisible loads. Provides that a local authority may grant permits for transporting overweight divisible loads on local streets under the control of the local authority. Makes conforming changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1190"
citation: "Indiana HB 1190 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR CARRIERS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "Size and Weight Limits", "TRANSPORTATION generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim Pressel", "Jon Ford", "Ronald Grooms"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-07"
last_action: "2021-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1957d70e-af7e-424c-8d30-2746e3dda23c"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1190"
source_hash: "06336c3f40d444fba4d7a0bde0c0a84d85dca743ed53ab3aced936406399a6bf"
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 1190 (2021) — Overweight truck permits.

Removes the list of commodities and the specific weight limitations for certain commodities from the definition of "overweight divisible load". Provides that the Indiana department of transportation (department) may issue an overweight permit for transporting overweight vehicles and loads carrying resources on certain highways in the state highway system. Provides that a deviation from an approved route constitutes a violation subject to a civil penalty. Provides that not more than 8,500 single trip permits may be issued annually for applicants with a total equivalent single axle load calculation of more than 2.40 equivalent single axle load credit. Provides that the trip permit limit and trip weight limit do not include overweight divisible load permits obtained by shippers and carriers that obtained permits before January 1, 2021. Provides that the department may temporarily increase the number of overweight divisible load permits issued by order of the commissioner in response to an emergency or changes in market conditions. Provides that the department may limit the number of overweight divisible load permits issued to an individual applicant. Requires the department to adopt rules due to lack of transportation options for certain resources, supply chain interruptions, or supply dock backlogs. Provides that the department shall issue a report to the legislative council and the interim study committee on roads and transportation regarding the fee structure of overweight divisible load permits, and regarding the impact of overweight divisible loads on roads and highways by July 1, 2023. Provides that the department shall issue an annual report to the legislative council and the interim study committee on roads and transportation regarding market fluctuation in the number of overweight divisible load permits issued during the previous year. Provides that the Indiana state police department shall issue an annual report to the legislative council and the interim study committee on roads and transportation regarding the number of accidents involving applicants permitted for overweight divisible loads. Provides that a local authority may grant permits for transporting overweight divisible loads on local streets under the control of the local authority. Makes conforming changes.

## Version chain

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

1. **Engrossed House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1190/versions/HB1190.03.ENGH)
2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1190/versions/HB1190.05.ENRS)
3. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1190/versions/HB1190.02.COMH)
4. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1190/versions/HB1190.04.COMS)
5. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1190/versions/HB1190.01.INTR)

## Votes

- HB 1190 - Ford Jon - 3rd Reading — **30–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jim Pressel — primary (person)
- Jon Ford — primary (person)
- Ronald Grooms — primary (person)
- David Niezgodski — cosponsor (person)
- Edmond Soliday — coauthor (person)
- Mike Bohacek — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Heaton — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-07** Coauthored by Representative Soliday
- **2021-01-07** Authored by Representative Pressel
- **2021-01-07** First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-17** Representative Heaton added as coauthor
- **2021-02-18** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-18** Amendment #1 (Pressel) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-22** Senate sponsor: Senator Ford Jon
- **2021-02-22** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 225: yeas 57, nays 35 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-23** Referred to the Senate
- **2021-02-24** First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Senator Bohacek added as cosponsor
- **2021-04-01** Senator Niezgodski added as cosponsor
- **2021-04-06** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Senator Grooms added as second sponsor
- **2021-04-13** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 416: yeas 30, nays 19 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Returned to the House with amendments `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-14** Motion to dissent filed
- **2021-04-14** House dissented from Senate amendments `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-14** House conferees appointed: Pressel and Moseley
- **2021-04-14** House advisors appointed: Soliday, Heaton, Johnson and Pfaff
- **2021-04-14** Senate conferees appointed: Ford Jon and Ford J.D.
- **2021-04-14** Senate advisors appointed: Bohacek and Niezgodski
- **2021-04-19** Senator Niezgodski removed as advisor
- **2021-04-19** Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee
- **2021-04-19** Senator Niezgodski added as conferee
- **2021-04-20** Senator Niezgodski removed as conferee
- **2021-04-20** Senator Garten added as conferee
- **2021-04-20** Representative Moseley removed as conferee
- **2021-04-20** Representative Heine added as conferee
- **2021-04-20** CCR # 1 filed in the House
- **2021-04-20** CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
- **2021-04-21** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 477: yeas 58, nays 30
- **2021-04-21** Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 475: yeas 27, nays 22
- **2021-04-22** Signed by the Speaker
- **2021-04-23** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- **2021-04-28** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-04-29** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-29** Public Law 179

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1957d70e-af7e-424c-8d30-2746e3dda23c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).