republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2023/hb-1438.md

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Bill	Publication of local government notices.	Provides that a towing service is subject to the same public notice advertising rates as a government agency if the service: (1) acts as an agent of a government agency; and (2) provides the notice required to dispose of abandoned vehicles or parts. Provides for the creation of a public notice task force (task force) to study notice publication statutes for the purpose of streamlining the process and maximizing value to Indiana citizens. Provides the following: (1) The task force must publish a report with its determinations and recommendations for legislation not later than December 1, 2023. (2) The task force expires December 31, 2023.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2023	HB 1438	Indiana HB 1438 (2023)	bill	ABANDONED OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ADVERTISEMENTS MOTOR VEHICLES generally STUDY COMMITTEES TECHNOLOGY	enacted	Blake Doriot Chris Garten Doug Miller James Buck	5	24	1	2023-01-17	2023-04-20	openstates	ocd-bill/36abb679-44aa-4753-812b-c101d930c668	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1438	f4b7092a2400e8519952b799330316b6bbfffc43d4615d7f84d369c04f72398c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1438 (2023) — Publication of local government notices.

Provides that a towing service is subject to the same public notice advertising rates as a government agency if the service: (1) acts as an agent of a government agency; and (2) provides the notice required to dispose of abandoned vehicles or parts. Provides for the creation of a public notice task force (task force) to study notice publication statutes for the purpose of streamlining the process and maximizing value to Indiana citizens. Provides the following: (1) The task force must publish a report with its determinations and recommendations for legislation not later than December 1, 2023. (2) The task force expires December 31, 2023.

Version chain

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

1. Engrossed House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
2. Enrolled House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
3. House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
4. House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
5. Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HB 1438 - Miller D - 3rd Reading — 94–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Blake Doriot — primary (person)
• Chris Garten — primary (person)
• Doug Miller — primary (person)
• James Buck — primary (person)
• J.D. Ford — cosponsor (person)
• Shelli Yoder — cosponsor (person)
• Timothy Wesco — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-01-17 Authored by Representative Miller D
• 2023-01-17 First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform reading-1, referral-committee
• 2023-02-21 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2023-02-23 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2023-02-27 Representative Wesco added as coauthor
• 2023-02-27 Senate sponsors: Senators Doriot, Garten, Buck
• 2023-02-27 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 243: yeas 94, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2023-02-28 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2023-03-06 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government reading-1, referral-committee
• 2023-03-13 Senator Yoder added as cosponsor
• 2023-03-20 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2023-03-23 Amendment #1 (Doriot) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2023-03-23 Amendment #2 (Young M) failed; voice vote amendment-failure, failure
• 2023-03-23 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2023-03-23 Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor
• 2023-03-27 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 257: yeas 49, nays 1 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2023-03-28 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
• 2023-03-30 Motion to concur filed filing
• 2023-04-03 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 344: yeas 93, nays 0
• 2023-04-11 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2023-04-13 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2023-04-17 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2023-04-20 Public Law 84 became-law
• 2023-04-20 Signed by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/36abb679-44aa-4753-812b-c101d930c668. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).