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Bill	Bureau of motor vehicles.	Makes a technical correction regarding the calculation of a county's allocation from the motor vehicle highway account fund. Provides that a commercial driver's license and a commercial learner's permit may be issued as a mobile credential. Repeals language allowing the bureau of motor vehicles (bureau) to issue a driver's license or identification card to a person granted parole. Adds a wearable device that blocks, in whole or in part, the field of vision of the person wearing the device to the definition of a "telecommunications device". Clarifies that only handheld telecommunications devices may be used in conjunction with hands free or voice operated technology while operating a motor vehicle. Requires the bureau to state on each of its forms the law or rule making the form necessary. Prohibits the bureau from requiring a person to appear in person for the renewal of a registration for a collector vehicle, a historic vehicle license plate, or an authentic license plate from the model year of a collector vehicle. Allows an individual who is at least 18 years of age and holds a valid commercial driver's license to be issued a hazardous materials endorsement. Amends provisions regarding proof of a veteran's discharge from the armed forces or its reserves or the national guard. Changes the number of commercial vehicles that must be owned for the state department of revenue to issue a license plate for each commercial vehicle from 25 to five. Amends provisions requiring the bureau to provide notice to allow the bureau to provide notice electronically when the individual has indicated a preference for receiving electronic notices from the bureau. Provides that a driver's license or identification card expires upon the bureau receiving notice of the death of the holder. Allows an individual to electronically apply for the individual's driver's license or learner's permit to be converted into an identification card. Provides that the owner, lessor, or operator of a commercial motor vehicle or a person who leases or rents a commercial motor vehicle to another person is not civilly liable for a tort claim based on the failure to install optional equipment on a commercial motor vehicle unless certain circumstances exist. Deletes provisions allowing the bureau to suspend or revoke the registration of an individual convicted of certain crimes.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2024	HB 1162	Indiana HB 1162 (2024)	bill	ADVERTISEMENTS AND NOTICES AGENCIES; Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) AGENCIES; Department of Revenue (DOR) STATE GOVERNMENT; State and Local Funding TRANSPORTATION; Licenses Plates Registration and Titles VETERANS	enacted	Jim Pressel Michael Crider	4	34	5	2024-01-08	2024-03-13	openstates	ocd-bill/75806788-6eb7-4a8d-920b-1b8d22d8776b	https://api.iga.in.gov/2024/bills/hb1162	84d03a6badc5d83cc0ba86a40cff1537aa5d26d3d1febac15e714500b424be6b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1162 (2024) — Bureau of motor vehicles.

Makes a technical correction regarding the calculation of a county's allocation from the motor vehicle highway account fund. Provides that a commercial driver's license and a commercial learner's permit may be issued as a mobile credential. Repeals language allowing the bureau of motor vehicles (bureau) to issue a driver's license or identification card to a person granted parole. Adds a wearable device that blocks, in whole or in part, the field of vision of the person wearing the device to the definition of a "telecommunications device". Clarifies that only handheld telecommunications devices may be used in conjunction with hands free or voice operated technology while operating a motor vehicle. Requires the bureau to state on each of its forms the law or rule making the form necessary. Prohibits the bureau from requiring a person to appear in person for the renewal of a registration for a collector vehicle, a historic vehicle license plate, or an authentic license plate from the model year of a collector vehicle. Allows an individual who is at least 18 years of age and holds a valid commercial driver's license to be issued a hazardous materials endorsement. Amends provisions regarding proof of a veteran's discharge from the armed forces or its reserves or the national guard. Changes the number of commercial vehicles that must be owned for the state department of revenue to issue a license plate for each commercial vehicle from 25 to five. Amends provisions requiring the bureau to provide notice to allow the bureau to provide notice electronically when the individual has indicated a preference for receiving electronic notices from the bureau. Provides that a driver's license or identification card expires upon the bureau receiving notice of the death of the holder. Allows an individual to electronically apply for the individual's driver's license or learner's permit to be converted into an identification card. Provides that the owner, lessor, or operator of a commercial motor vehicle or a person who leases or rents a commercial motor vehicle to another person is not civilly liable for a tort claim based on the failure to install optional equipment on a commercial motor vehicle unless certain circumstances exist. Deletes provisions allowing the bureau to suspend or revoke the registration of an individual convicted of certain crimes.

Version chain

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

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

Votes

• HB 1162 - Pressel - 2nd Reading — 30–66 (fail) · lower
• HB 1162 - Pressel — 69–29 (pass) · lower
• HB 1162 - Crider - 3rd Reading — 48–0 (pass) · upper
• HB 1162 - Crider — 26–21 (pass) · upper
• HB 1162 - Pressel - 3rd Reading — 88–9 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jim Pressel — primary (person)
• Michael Crider — primary (person)
• Steve Bartels — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-08 First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation reading-1, referral-committee
• 2024-01-08 Authored by Representative Pressel
• 2024-01-29 Representative Bartels added as coauthor
• 2024-01-30 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2024-02-01 Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 114: yeas 30, nays 66 amendment-failure, failure
• 2024-02-01 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2024-02-05 Senate sponsor: Senator Crider
• 2024-02-05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 135: yeas 88, nays 9 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2024-02-06 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2024-02-12 First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation reading-1, referral-committee
• 2024-02-22 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2024-02-26 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2024-02-27 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 209: yeas 48, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2024-02-28 Motion to dissent filed filing
• 2024-02-29 Senate conferees appointed: Crider and Vinzant
• 2024-02-28 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
• 2024-02-29 House dissented from Senate amendments
• 2024-02-29 House conferees appointed: Pressel and Harris
• 2024-02-29 House advisors appointed: Steuerwald, Bartels and Gore
• 2024-02-29 Senate advisors appointed: Taylor G and Messmer
• 2024-03-08 CCR # 1 filed in the House filing
• 2024-03-08 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
• 2024-03-08 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 328: yeas 26, nays 21
• 2024-03-08 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 346: yeas 69, nays 29
• 2024-03-11 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2024-03-12 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2024-03-11 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2024-03-13 Public Law 141 became-law
• 2024-03-13 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2024-03-08 Representative Harris removed as conferee
• 2024-03-08 Representative Soliday added as conferee
• 2024-03-08 Senator Messmer removed as advisor
• 2024-03-08 Senator Vinzant removed as conferee
• 2024-03-08 Senator Messmer added as conferee

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/75806788-6eb7-4a8d-920b-1b8d22d8776b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).