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Bill Towing matters. Provides that the proceeds from the sale of abandoned vehicles or parts by a city, county, or town shall first be credited against the costs of removal, storage, and disposal of the vehicle incurred by the towing company or storage facility. Allows a towing company responding to a summons for an emergency towing to utilize the shoulder of the roadway as necessary to reach the scene of a disabled motor vehicle. Provides that a commercial private property owner that establishes a tow-away zone must post a tow-away zone sign at the location of the tow-away zone that is at a height of more than five feet and less than seven feet from the ground. Prohibits a towing company from towing a motor vehicle from a tow-away zone if the tow-away zone sign is not at the required height. Provides that a towing company or storage facility shall accept a credit card or debit card as a form of payment. Prohibits a towing company or storage facility from charging a credit card service fee of more than three percent (3%). Establishes requirements for the storage of collateral by collateral recovery agencies. Specifies the time within which a self-service storage facility owner may tow or remove a motor vehicle, trailer, or watercraft. us/states/in Indiana General Assembly 2026 HB 1184 Indiana HB 1184 (2026)
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CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Liabilities
Damages
and Penalties
INSURANCE; Motor Vehicles
TRANSPORTATION; Generally
enacted
Craig Haggard
James Tomes
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Indiana HB 1184 (2026) — Towing matters.

Provides that the proceeds from the sale of abandoned vehicles or parts by a city, county, or town shall first be credited against the costs of removal, storage, and disposal of the vehicle incurred by the towing company or storage facility. Allows a towing company responding to a summons for an emergency towing to utilize the shoulder of the roadway as necessary to reach the scene of a disabled motor vehicle. Provides that a commercial private property owner that establishes a tow-away zone must post a tow-away zone sign at the location of the tow-away zone that is at a height of more than five feet and less than seven feet from the ground. Prohibits a towing company from towing a motor vehicle from a tow-away zone if the tow-away zone sign is not at the required height. Provides that a towing company or storage facility shall accept a credit card or debit card as a form of payment. Prohibits a towing company or storage facility from charging a credit card service fee of more than three percent (3%). Establishes requirements for the storage of collateral by collateral recovery agencies. Specifies the time within which a self-service storage facility owner may tow or remove a motor vehicle, trailer, or watercraft.

Version chain

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

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

Votes

  • HB 1184 - Haggard - 3rd Reading — 800 (pass) · lower
  • HB 1184 - Tomes - 3rd Reading — 480 (pass) · upper
  • HB 1184 - Haggard — 870 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Craig Haggard — primary (person)
  • James Tomes — primary (person)
  • Alaina Shonkwiler — coauthor (person)
  • Jim Pressel — coauthor (person)
  • Robert Morris — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-05 Coauthored by Representative Morris
  • 2026-01-05 First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2026-01-05 Authored by Representative Haggard
  • 2026-01-08 Representative Pressel added as coauthor
  • 2026-01-27 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2026-01-27 Representative Shonkwiler added as coauthor
  • 2026-01-29 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2026-02-02 Senate sponsor: Senator Tomes
  • 2026-02-02 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 173: yeas 80, 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
  • 2026-02-17 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #5 (Doriot) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #2 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #6 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote amendment-failure, failure
  • 2026-02-23 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2026-02-24 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 238: yeas 48, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2026-02-24 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
  • 2026-02-25 Motion to concur filed filing
  • 2026-02-26 House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 387: yeas 87, nays 0
  • 2026-02-26 Signed by the Speaker passage
  • 2026-02-27 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-03-04 Public Law 81 became-law
  • 2026-03-04 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
  • 2026-02-27 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/43a0e1f4-1418-49f0-b77a-61955234d293. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).