republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2023/hb-1304.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Watercraft registration renewal fee."
description: "Changes the formula for determining the fee for renewal of a watercraft registration. Determines the registration renewal fee amount for a watercraft according to which of 14 classes the watercraft falls into based on the value of the watercraft when it was new. Provides that the proceeds of each watercraft registration renewal fee shall be distributed as follows: (1) $5 shall be deposited in the fish and wildlife fund; (2) 75% of the remainder shall be deposited in the lake and river enhancement fund; and (3) 25% of the remainder shall be deposited in the conservation officers marine enforcement fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1304"
citation: "Indiana HB 1304 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOATS AND BOATING", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "License Plates", "Registrations", "and Titles", "PUBLIC FUNDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Abbott", "Mark Messmer", "Susan Glick"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15258f17-d5db-48c7-844f-edb5710a07e8"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1304"
source_hash: "82d15cf37ee8d2650e3397772899764ed9d12df981c5cd8a5ea01978d0b7cb39"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana HB 1304 (2023) — Watercraft registration renewal fee.

Changes the formula for determining the fee for renewal of a watercraft registration. Determines the registration renewal fee amount for a watercraft according to which of 14 classes the watercraft falls into based on the value of the watercraft when it was new. Provides that the proceeds of each watercraft registration renewal fee shall be distributed as follows: (1) $5 shall be deposited in the fish and wildlife fund; (2) 75% of the remainder shall be deposited in the lake and river enhancement fund; and (3) 25% of the remainder shall be deposited in the conservation officers marine enforcement fund.

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1304/versions/HB1304.06.ENRS)
2. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1304/versions/HB1304.02.COMH)
3. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1304/versions/HB1304.03.COMH)
4. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1304/versions/HB1304.04.COMS)
5. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1304/versions/HB1304.05.COMS)
6. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1304/versions/HB1304.01.INTR)

## Votes

- HB 1304 - Glick - 3rd Reading — **40–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Abbott — primary (person)
- Mark Messmer — primary (person)
- Susan Glick — primary (person)
- Ethan Manning — coauthor (person)
- Jean Breaux — cosponsor (person)
- Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Karickhoff — coauthor (person)
- Rita Fleming — coauthor (person)
- Shelli Yoder — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Coauthored by Representative Manning
- **2023-01-11** Authored by Representative Abbott
- **2023-01-11** First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30** Representative Karickhoff added as coauthor
- **2023-01-31** Representative Fleming added as coauthor
- **2023-02-02** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-02** Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
- **2023-02-09** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-13** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-14** Senate sponsors: Senators Glick and Messmer
- **2023-02-14** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 126: yeas 87, nays 9 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-02-15** Referred to the Senate `referral`
- **2023-02-27** First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13** Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** Senator Breaux added as cosponsor
- **2023-03-23** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-23** Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
- **2023-03-28** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 279: yeas 40, nays 6 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Senator Yoder added as cosponsor
- **2023-03-31** Returned to the House without amendments `receipt`
- **2023-04-11** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Public Law 74 `became-law`
- **2023-04-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15258f17-d5db-48c7-844f-edb5710a07e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).