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Bill	Bureau of motor vehicles.	Provides the records of the bureau of motor vehicles (bureau), for purposes of showing the last registered owner of a vehicle when obtaining a certificate of title for a repossessed vehicle, mean records related to certificate of titles or registrations. Allows the bureau to issue an electronic certificate of registration. Requires a toll operator to invoice a user not later than one year after a toll is incurred. Allows the bureau to issue a temporary registration permit at the bureau's discretion if a person meets certain requirements. Allows the bureau to offer alternative designs or color scheme versions of license plates. Requires a customer who selects both an alternative design or color scheme and a personalized license plate message for a license plate to pay two separate fees. Amends the requirements for a special group recognition license plate. Allows an insurance company to submit a signed or unsigned certificate of title for the issuance of a certificate of salvage title. Provides that a slow moving vehicle emblem and the emblem's position of mounting must substantially adhere to certain recommendations. Repeals provisions concerning the Indiana criminal justice institute's rulemaking authority concerning slow moving vehicle emblems. Provides that a commercial driver's license (CDL) may include an intrastate passenger transport endorsement if the applicant is at least 18 years of age. Provides maximum prices that public and private institutions and other entities may charge for conducting skills exams. Provides that a learner's permit, driver's license, identification card, and photo exempt identification card expire upon the bureau receiving notice of the death of the holder or upon issuance of a subsequent physical credential. Effective January 1, 2028, requires the bureau to maintain a secure online insurance verification system to verify proof of a driver's financial responsibility. Establishes the real time insurance verification advisory board. Allows a law enforcement officer to include in a written accident report whether a driver's medical impairment may have contributed to an accident. Removes the population requirement for a county to enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement with an adjacent county to allow a public transportation corporation to provide expanded service beyond the boundary of the county in which it is located. Prohibits a person from advertising: (1) a product containing marijuana; or (2) a controlled substance listed in schedule I; by any medium. Adds to the definition of a "consumer transaction" for purposes of deceptive consumer sales. Requires a towing company to release property to a consumer if the consumer pays a percentage of the towing invoice, obtains a bond for the remaining amount of the invoice, and provides a copy of a complaint filed with the attorney general. Requires a city, county, or town to credit the proceeds from the sale of an abandoned vehicle or parts against the costs of removal, storage, and disposal of the vehicle. Establishes rates a towing company may charge for fees for emergency towing or private property towing. Allows a county to mow or maintain any grass or vegetation in a right-of-way that is owned by the state and located in the county if the county obtains a permit from the office of the Indiana department of transportation district in which the county is located.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2025	HB 1390	Indiana HB 1390 (2025)	bill	AGENCIES; Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) INSURANCE; Motor Vehicles PROPERTY; Abandoned or Unclaimed Property TRANSPORTATION; Licenses Plates Registration and Titles TRANSPORTATION; Public Transportation	enacted	Jim Pressel Michael Crider	4	33	4	2025-01-13	2025-05-06	openstates	ocd-bill/4957beec-0129-4eba-9a98-7fbeb7660f82	https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/hb1390	5b7fef16c4c0a72fbd3813e4cbbc47f41b3835fb8e2f1b5ed263bc15194a006f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1390 (2025) — Bureau of motor vehicles.

Provides the records of the bureau of motor vehicles (bureau), for purposes of showing the last registered owner of a vehicle when obtaining a certificate of title for a repossessed vehicle, mean records related to certificate of titles or registrations. Allows the bureau to issue an electronic certificate of registration. Requires a toll operator to invoice a user not later than one year after a toll is incurred. Allows the bureau to issue a temporary registration permit at the bureau's discretion if a person meets certain requirements. Allows the bureau to offer alternative designs or color scheme versions of license plates. Requires a customer who selects both an alternative design or color scheme and a personalized license plate message for a license plate to pay two separate fees. Amends the requirements for a special group recognition license plate. Allows an insurance company to submit a signed or unsigned certificate of title for the issuance of a certificate of salvage title. Provides that a slow moving vehicle emblem and the emblem's position of mounting must substantially adhere to certain recommendations. Repeals provisions concerning the Indiana criminal justice institute's rulemaking authority concerning slow moving vehicle emblems. Provides that a commercial driver's license (CDL) may include an intrastate passenger transport endorsement if the applicant is at least 18 years of age. Provides maximum prices that public and private institutions and other entities may charge for conducting skills exams. Provides that a learner's permit, driver's license, identification card, and photo exempt identification card expire upon the bureau receiving notice of the death of the holder or upon issuance of a subsequent physical credential. Effective January 1, 2028, requires the bureau to maintain a secure online insurance verification system to verify proof of a driver's financial responsibility. Establishes the real time insurance verification advisory board. Allows a law enforcement officer to include in a written accident report whether a driver's medical impairment may have contributed to an accident. Removes the population requirement for a county to enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement with an adjacent county to allow a public transportation corporation to provide expanded service beyond the boundary of the county in which it is located. Prohibits a person from advertising: (1) a product containing marijuana; or (2) a controlled substance listed in schedule I; by any medium. Adds to the definition of a "consumer transaction" for purposes of deceptive consumer sales. Requires a towing company to release property to a consumer if the consumer pays a percentage of the towing invoice, obtains a bond for the remaining amount of the invoice, and provides a copy of a complaint filed with the attorney general. Requires a city, county, or town to credit the proceeds from the sale of an abandoned vehicle or parts against the costs of removal, storage, and disposal of the vehicle. Establishes rates a towing company may charge for fees for emergency towing or private property towing. Allows a county to mow or maintain any grass or vegetation in a right-of-way that is owned by the state and located in the county if the county obtains a permit from the office of the Indiana department of transportation district in which the county is located.

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 1390 - Crider - 3rd Reading — 38–11 (pass) · upper
• HB 1390 - Pressel — 81–9 (pass) · lower
• HB 1390 - Pressel - 3rd Reading — 90–0 (pass) · lower
• HB 1390 - Crider — 31–19 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Jim Pressel — primary (person)
• Michael Crider — primary (person)
• Carey Hamilton — coauthor (person)
• Dave Heine — coauthor (person)
• Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
• Wendy McNamara — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-13 Authored by Representative Pressel
• 2025-01-13 First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation reading-1, referral-committee
• 2025-02-03 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-02-03 Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
• 2025-02-06 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-02-10 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2025-02-11 Representatives Heine, McNamara, Hamilton added as coauthors
• 2025-02-13 Senate sponsor: Senator Crider
• 2025-02-14 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2025-02-13 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 157: yeas 90, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2025-02-20 First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation reading-1, referral-committee
• 2025-03-27 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2025-04-03 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-04-03 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
• 2025-04-07 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2025-04-08 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 361: yeas 38, nays 11 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2025-04-09 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
• 2025-04-09 House dissented from Senate amendments
• 2025-04-09 Motion to dissent filed filing
• 2025-04-10 Senate advisors appointed: Spencer and Buck
• 2025-04-10 Senate conferees appointed: Crider and Ford J.D.
• 2025-04-14 House advisors appointed: Lawson, Heine, Andrade and Moed
• 2025-04-23 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
• 2025-04-14 House conferees appointed: Pressel and Hamilton
• 2025-04-23 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
• 2025-04-23 CCR # 1 filed in the House filing
• 2025-04-23 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 537: yeas 81, nays 9
• 2025-04-29 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2025-05-06 Public Law 227 became-law
• 2025-04-24 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 515: yeas 31, nays 19
• 2025-04-24 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2025-05-06 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2025-04-24 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4957beec-0129-4eba-9a98-7fbeb7660f82. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).