republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/hb-1153.md

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Bill	Auto dealer matters.	Requires a dealer to collect and retain certain identifying information from a potential purchaser. Beginning July 1, 2026, requires a transport operator to either: (1) have an established place of business with a physical Indiana address; or (2) provide the secretary of state (secretary) with proof of the transport operator's valid registration from the United States Department of Transportation authorizing the transport operator to operate within Indiana; to apply for a registration number. Provides that a dealership that operates without a license from the secretary commits a Class A infraction.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2026	HB 1153	Indiana HB 1153 (2026)	bill	AGENCIES; Department of Child Services (DCS) AGENCIES; Department of Revenue (DOR) BOARDS COMMISSIONS AND COUNCILS; Newly Created CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Liens and Encumbrances MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LAW; Child Support Custody and Visitation STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Secretary of State STATE GOVERNMENT; Contracts Procurements and Purchases TRANSPORTATION; Dealers and Manufacturers TRANSPORTATION; Licenses Plates Registration and Titles	enacted	Blake Doriot Ethan Lawson Michael Crider	4	19	2	2026-01-05	2026-02-26	openstates	ocd-bill/c7436caa-d8d5-4b97-92cd-3ed2a9982c47	https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1153	c33c70fbd34e2cc62d4aecb4acf2831ea0d56dffcdab263a38150690e9f362d9	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1153 (2026) — Auto dealer matters.

Requires a dealer to collect and retain certain identifying information from a potential purchaser. Beginning July 1, 2026, requires a transport operator to either: (1) have an established place of business with a physical Indiana address; or (2) provide the secretary of state (secretary) with proof of the transport operator's valid registration from the United States Department of Transportation authorizing the transport operator to operate within Indiana; to apply for a registration number. Provides that a dealership that operates without a license from the secretary commits a Class A infraction.

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 1153 - Lawson - 3rd Reading — 79–0 (pass) · lower
• HB 1153 - Doriot - 3rd Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Blake Doriot — primary (person)
• Ethan Lawson — primary (person)
• Michael Crider — primary (person)
• Dave Heine — coauthor (person)
• Earl Harris — coauthor (person)
• Jim Pressel — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-05 Coauthored by Representatives Pressel, Heine
• 2026-01-05 First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-01-05 Authored by Representative Lawson
• 2026-01-20 Representative Harris added as coauthor
• 2026-01-27 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-01-29 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-02-02 Senate sponsors: Senators Doriot, Crider
• 2026-02-02 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 171: yeas 79, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-02-03 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2026-02-05 First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-02-10 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-02-12 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-02-19 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 202: yeas 45, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-02-20 Returned to the House without amendments receipt
• 2026-02-23 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2026-02-24 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2026-02-25 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-02-26 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2026-02-26 Public Law 39 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c7436caa-d8d5-4b97-92cd-3ed2a9982c47. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).