republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/hb-1184.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Towing matters."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1184"
citation: "Indiana HB 1184 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Liabilities", "Damages", "and Penalties", "INSURANCE; Motor Vehicles", "TRANSPORTATION; Generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig Haggard", "James Tomes"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-05"
last_action: "2026-03-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43a0e1f4-1418-49f0-b77a-61955234d293"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1184"
source_hash: "0e377ce55727c62948a1cafad084b1a9a360139d2f217ae513dd5b98b9e87706"
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 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](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1184/HB1184.04.ENGS.pdf)
2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1184/HB1184.05.ENRS.pdf)
3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1184/HB1184.03.COMS.pdf)
4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1184/HB1184.01.INTR.pdf)

## Votes

- HB 1184 - Haggard - 3rd Reading — **80–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 1184 - Tomes - 3rd Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1184 - Haggard — **87–0** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43a0e1f4-1418-49f0-b77a-61955234d293`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).