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type: "Bill"
title: "Publication of local government notices."
description: "Provides that a towing service is subject to the same public notice advertising rates as a government agency if the service: (1) acts as an agent of a government agency; and (2) provides the notice required to dispose of abandoned vehicles or parts. Provides for the creation of a public notice task force (task force) to study notice publication statutes for the purpose of streamlining the process and maximizing value to Indiana citizens. Provides the following: (1) The task force must publish a report with its determinations and recommendations for legislation not later than December 1, 2023. (2) The task force expires December 31, 2023."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1438"
citation: "Indiana HB 1438 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABANDONED OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY", "ADVERTISEMENTS", "MOTOR VEHICLES generally", "STUDY COMMITTEES", "TECHNOLOGY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blake Doriot", "Chris Garten", "Doug Miller", "James Buck"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36abb679-44aa-4753-812b-c101d930c668"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1438"
source_hash: "f4b7092a2400e8519952b799330316b6bbfffc43d4615d7f84d369c04f72398c"
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 1438 (2023) — Publication of local government notices.
Provides that a towing service is subject to the same public notice advertising rates as a government agency if the service: (1) acts as an agent of a government agency; and (2) provides the notice required to dispose of abandoned vehicles or parts. Provides for the creation of a public notice task force (task force) to study notice publication statutes for the purpose of streamlining the process and maximizing value to Indiana citizens. Provides the following: (1) The task force must publish a report with its determinations and recommendations for legislation not later than December 1, 2023. (2) The task force expires December 31, 2023.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Engrossed House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1438/versions/HB1438.04.ENGS)
2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1438/versions/HB1438.05.ENRS)
3. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1438/versions/HB1438.02.COMH)
4. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1438/versions/HB1438.03.COMS)
5. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1438/versions/HB1438.01.INTR)
## Votes
- HB 1438 - Miller D - 3rd Reading — **940** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Blake Doriot — primary (person)
- Chris Garten — primary (person)
- Doug Miller — primary (person)
- James Buck — primary (person)
- J.D. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Shelli Yoder — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Wesco — coauthor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-17** Authored by Representative Miller D
- **2023-01-17** First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27** Representative Wesco added as coauthor
- **2023-02-27** Senate sponsors: Senators Doriot, Garten, Buck
- **2023-02-27** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 243: yeas 94, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28** Referred to the Senate `referral`
- **2023-03-06** First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13** Senator Yoder added as cosponsor
- **2023-03-20** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-23** Amendment #1 (Doriot) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-23** Amendment #2 (Young M) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2023-03-23** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor
- **2023-03-27** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 257: yeas 49, nays 1 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2023-04-03** House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 344: yeas 93, nays 0
- **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 84 `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/36abb679-44aa-4753-812b-c101d930c668`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).