SB0179Introduced in the Senate
Indiana department of transportation.
Introduced by Michael Crider, District 28
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Public Law 147
March 12, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
HouseStage: House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 · February 27, 2026
94
Yes
0
No
6
Absent or Not Voting
100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Jackson | 1 | Yes |
| Earl Harris | 2 | Yes |
| Ragen Hatcher | 3 | Yes |
| Edmond Soliday | 4 | Yes |
| Dale DeVon | 5 | Yes |
| Maureen Bauer | 6 | Yes |
| Jake Teshka | 7 | Yes |
| Ryan Dvorak | 8 | Yes |
| Randy Novak | 9 | Yes |
| Charles Moseley | 10 | Absent |
Bill history
Authored by Senator Crider
First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Amendment #2 (Holdman) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senator Holdman added as coauthor
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 99: yeas 41, nays 5
House sponsor: Representative Pressel
Senator Doriot added as second author
Referred to the House
First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Amendment #1 (Pressel) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 345: yeas 72, nays 23
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Motion to dissent filed
Senate dissented from House amendments
House conferees appointed: Pressel, Harris
House advisors appointed: Lawson, Haggard, Patterson, Hamilton, Dant Chesser
Senate conferees appointed: Crider, Ford J.D.
Senate advisors appointed: Doriot, Spencer, Holdman
Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee
Senator Qaddoura added as conferee
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
CCR # 1 filed in the House
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 321: yeas 45, nays 5
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 428: yeas 94, nays 0
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the Governor
Public Law 147
Verify the information
- Official page on the Indiana Legislature website
- Senate Homeland Security and Transportation Amendment #1 (amendment)
- Senate Appropriations Amendment #3 (amendment)
- Senate Appropriations Amendment #3 (amendment)
- Senate Amendment #1 (amendment)
- Senate Amendment #2 (amendment)
- House Roads and Transportation Amendment #11 (amendment)
- House Roads and Transportation Amendment #9 (amendment)
- House Roads and Transportation Amendment #12 (amendment)
- House Roads and Transportation Amendment #12 (amendment)
- House Ways and Means Amendment #13 (amendment)
- House Amendment #3 (amendment)
- House Amendment #2 (amendment)
- House Amendment #1 (amendment)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Vote Sheet (supplement)
- Committee Report (supplement)
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