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| Bill | Bureau of motor vehicles. | Allows additional license plates issued by the bureau of motor vehicles (bureau) to be designed as a personalized license plate. Provides that a motor vehicle may be equipped with an appropriate, functioning rear view camera that provides the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle instead of a mirror. Prohibits the Indiana department of transportation from implementing variable speed limits or using electronic variable speed limit signs. Amends the information required to be provided by an applicant for a driver's license or permit. Amends the required age an individual must be to obtain a driver's license from 16 years and 90 days of age to 16 years of age. Requires an individual to demonstrate sufficient proficiency of the English language to operate a commercial motor vehicle. Provides that an individual commits a Level 6 felony if the individual: (1) represents that a false record is a valid commercial driver's license; or (2) does not have proper documentation while driving with a commercial driver's license issued by any jurisdiction other than a state, territory, or possession of the United States. Provides that a business enterprise may not educate, train, or otherwise prepare an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle if certain circumstances exist. Makes certain changes to the requirements for the issuance of a nondomiciled commercial driver's license and allows for the revocation of an individual's nondomiciled commercial driver's license in certain circumstances. Allows an applicant for a driver's license or permit to take an examination of the individual's ability to read and understand highway signs and the individual's knowledge of Indiana traffic laws by satisfactorily completing an online examination approved by the bureau. Amends the time that an expired driver's license of an individual temporarily residing outside Indiana because of service in the armed forces remains valid. Changes the time for an individual who is 75 years of age or older and renewing a physical credential to provide proof to the bureau that the individual passed an eyesight examination from 30 days to 60 days. Removes the limitation that a renewal identification card cannot be issued by electronic service if the card expired more than 180 days prior to the date of the application for renewal. Provides that an advertisement that violates the prohibition on advertising certain illegal products must be removed from public circulation not later than October 1, 2026. Amends certain requirements for township capital improvement plans. | us/states/in | Indiana General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1200 | Indiana HB 1200 (2026) |
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Indiana HB 1200 (2026) — Bureau of motor vehicles.
Allows additional license plates issued by the bureau of motor vehicles (bureau) to be designed as a personalized license plate. Provides that a motor vehicle may be equipped with an appropriate, functioning rear view camera that provides the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle instead of a mirror. Prohibits the Indiana department of transportation from implementing variable speed limits or using electronic variable speed limit signs. Amends the information required to be provided by an applicant for a driver's license or permit. Amends the required age an individual must be to obtain a driver's license from 16 years and 90 days of age to 16 years of age. Requires an individual to demonstrate sufficient proficiency of the English language to operate a commercial motor vehicle. Provides that an individual commits a Level 6 felony if the individual: (1) represents that a false record is a valid commercial driver's license; or (2) does not have proper documentation while driving with a commercial driver's license issued by any jurisdiction other than a state, territory, or possession of the United States. Provides that a business enterprise may not educate, train, or otherwise prepare an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle if certain circumstances exist. Makes certain changes to the requirements for the issuance of a nondomiciled commercial driver's license and allows for the revocation of an individual's nondomiciled commercial driver's license in certain circumstances. Allows an applicant for a driver's license or permit to take an examination of the individual's ability to read and understand highway signs and the individual's knowledge of Indiana traffic laws by satisfactorily completing an online examination approved by the bureau. Amends the time that an expired driver's license of an individual temporarily residing outside Indiana because of service in the armed forces remains valid. Changes the time for an individual who is 75 years of age or older and renewing a physical credential to provide proof to the bureau that the individual passed an eyesight examination from 30 days to 60 days. Removes the limitation that a renewal identification card cannot be issued by electronic service if the card expired more than 180 days prior to the date of the application for renewal. Provides that an advertisement that violates the prohibition on advertising certain illegal products must be removed from public circulation not later than October 1, 2026. Amends certain requirements for township capital improvement plans.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Engrossed House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- HB 1200 - Pressel - 3rd Reading — 90–3 (pass) · lower
- HB 1200 - Crider — 49–1 (pass) · upper
- HB 1200 - Crider - 2nd Reading — 5–42 (fail) · upper
- HB 1200 - Pressel — 92–3 (pass) · lower
- HB 1200 - Crider - 3rd Reading — 48–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Ed Charbonneau — primary (person)
- Jim Pressel — primary (person)
- Michael Crider — primary (person)
- Travis Holdman — primary (person)
- Craig Haggard — coauthor (person)
- Gregory Steuerwald — coauthor (person)
- Linda Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Liz Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Wesco — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-05 First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
reading-1, referral-committee - 2026-01-05 Authored by Representative Pressel
- 2026-01-27 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage - 2026-01-29 Amendment #1 (Pressel) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2026-01-29 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-02 Representative Wesco added as coauthor
- 2026-02-02 Senate sponsor: Senator Crider
- 2026-02-02 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 183: yeas 90, nays 3
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 #14 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure, failure - 2026-02-23 Amendment #5 (Young M) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure, failure - 2026-02-23 Amendment #10 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2026-02-23 Amendment #6 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2026-02-23 Amendment #8 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2026-02-23 Amendment #12 (Young M) failed; Roll Call 211: yeas 5, nays 42
amendment-failure, failure - 2026-02-23 Amendment #9 (Tomes) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2026-02-23 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-23 Amendment #3 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2026-02-23 Amendment #2 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2026-02-23 Amendment #4 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2026-02-23 Senator Holdman added as second sponsor
- 2026-02-23 Senator Charbonneau added as third sponsor
- 2026-02-23 Senator Rogers added as cosponsor
- 2026-02-23 Senator Brown L added as cosponsor
- 2026-02-24 Returned to the House with amendments
receipt - 2026-02-24 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 241: yeas 48, nays 0
passage, reading-3, reading-3 - 2026-02-25 House conferees appointed: Pressel, Hamilton
- 2026-02-25 Motion to dissent filed
filing - 2026-02-25 Representatives Steuerwald, Haggard added as coauthors
- 2026-02-25 House dissented from Senate amendments
- 2026-02-25 Senate advisors appointed: Holdman, Ford J.D., Charbonneau
- 2026-02-25 Senate conferees appointed: Crider, Spencer
- 2026-02-25 House advisors appointed: Wesco, Heine, Dant Chesser, Harris
- 2026-03-12 Public Law 156
became-law - 2026-03-05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage - 2026-02-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 319: yeas 49, nays 1
- 2026-02-27 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
filing - 2026-03-02 Signed by the President of the Senate
passage - 2026-02-27 Signed by the Speaker
passage - 2026-02-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 414: yeas 92, nays 3
- 2026-02-27 CCR # 1 filed in the House
filing - 2026-03-12 Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/47d01fae-7ce4-4a47-823d-f40c5a60ad93. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).