republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/sb-179.md

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Bill	Indiana department of transportation.	Allows the Indiana department of transportation (department) to assume the responsibilities and duties of the United States Department of Transportation with respect to certain federal environmental laws. Provides that the department waives its civil immunity and consents to the jurisdiction of the federal courts for responsibilities and duties assumed under certain federal environmental laws. Amends language regarding a local unit's eligibility for: (1) a grant from the local road and bridge matching grant fund (fund); and (2) a distribution from the fund based on the local unit's share of total lane mileage. Provides limitations for an overweight truck permit that is issued for a single trip. Provides for the use of the Indiana Plane Coordinate System as a means to describe real property. Provides that the department may give preference in awarding grants from the fund to local units that have adopted an enhanced asset management plan. Provides that a county may impose a vehicle excise tax or wheel tax on a vehicle that is registered in the county and not registered in a municipality in the county where a vehicle excise tax or wheel tax went into effect after December 31, 2026. Amends certain requirements for township capital improvement plans.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2026	SB 179	Indiana SB 179 (2026)	bill	AGENCIES; Department of Transportation (INDOT) CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Liabilities Damages and Penalties ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS (Non-Elected) PROPERTY; Generally SCHOOLS; Buses STATE GOVERNMENT; Contracts Procurements and Purchases TAXES; Fuel and Vehicle Taxes TRANSPORTATION; Aircraft TRANSPORTATION; Commercial Trucking TRANSPORTATION; Infrastructure; Highways Roads and Streets TRANSPORTATION; Traffic Rules Regulations Penalties and Violations	enacted	Blake Doriot Jim Pressel Michael Crider	6	37	4	2026-01-05	2026-03-12	openstates	ocd-bill/461c8a6f-56ba-4eda-af1b-ec2b81f4d4f3	https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0179	f8ff0255f737bfe340bf354a87a0d1955015a548f83d27d53eafbd2c604f2f6e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana SB 179 (2026) — Indiana department of transportation.

Allows the Indiana department of transportation (department) to assume the responsibilities and duties of the United States Department of Transportation with respect to certain federal environmental laws. Provides that the department waives its civil immunity and consents to the jurisdiction of the federal courts for responsibilities and duties assumed under certain federal environmental laws. Amends language regarding a local unit's eligibility for: (1) a grant from the local road and bridge matching grant fund (fund); and (2) a distribution from the fund based on the local unit's share of total lane mileage. Provides limitations for an overweight truck permit that is issued for a single trip. Provides for the use of the Indiana Plane Coordinate System as a means to describe real property. Provides that the department may give preference in awarding grants from the fund to local units that have adopted an enhanced asset management plan. Provides that a county may impose a vehicle excise tax or wheel tax on a vehicle that is registered in the county and not registered in a municipality in the county where a vehicle excise tax or wheel tax went into effect after December 31, 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.

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

Votes

• SB 179 - Crider - 3rd Reading — 41–5 (pass) · upper
• SB 179 - Pressel — 94–0 (pass) · lower
• SB 179 - Pressel - 3rd Reading — 72–23 (pass) · lower
• SB 179 - Crider — 45–5 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Blake Doriot — primary (person)
• Jim Pressel — primary (person)
• Michael Crider — primary (person)
• Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
• Travis Holdman — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-05 Authored by Senator Crider
• 2026-01-05 First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-01-15 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-01-22 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-01-22 Senator Randolph added as coauthor
• 2026-01-26 Amendment #2 (Holdman) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2026-01-26 Senator Holdman added as coauthor
• 2026-01-26 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-01-27 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 99: yeas 41, nays 5 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-01-27 House sponsor: Representative Pressel
• 2026-01-27 Senator Doriot added as second author
• 2026-01-28 Referred to the House referral
• 2026-01-29 First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-02-16 Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
• 2026-02-16 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-02-18 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-02-23 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-02-23 Amendment #1 (Pressel) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2026-02-24 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 345: yeas 72, nays 23 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-02-25 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
• 2026-02-26 House advisors appointed: Lawson, Haggard, Patterson, Hamilton, Dant Chesser
• 2026-02-26 Senate dissented from House amendments
• 2026-02-26 Motion to dissent filed filing
• 2026-02-26 House conferees appointed: Pressel, Harris
• 2026-02-26 Senate advisors appointed: Doriot, Spencer, Holdman
• 2026-02-26 Senate conferees appointed: Crider, Ford J.D.
• 2026-02-27 Senator Qaddoura added as conferee
• 2026-03-12 Public Law 147 became-law
• 2026-03-12 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2026-03-05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2026-02-27 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
• 2026-02-27 CCR # 1 filed in the House filing
• 2026-02-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 321: yeas 45, nays 5
• 2026-02-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 428: yeas 94, nays 0
• 2026-03-02 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-03-03 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2026-02-27 Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/461c8a6f-56ba-4eda-af1b-ec2b81f4d4f3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).