2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0183: Road intersection safety.

Legislative Summary

Road intersection safety. Provides that a person that owns or is the lessee of a parcel of land at an intersection of two county, municipal, or township roads that is not controlled by a traffic signal shall maintain a line of sight area at the intersection. Provides that the land contained within the line of sight area must not contain any: (1) grass, weeds, agricultural crops, bushes, shrubs, vines, plants, or any other vegetation; or (2) structures, signs, fences, walls, or obstructions that are owned or controlled by the property owner or a lessee of the property owner; that exceed a height of three feet. Requires a unit to provide written notice to the owner of record of the parcel of land if the unit determines there are obstructions in the line of sight area. Allows a unit to take corrective action to remove obstructions in the line of sight area.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Authored by Senator Crider
Senate
1/8/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation
Senate
2/4/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
2/10/2025
Senator Charbonneau added as second author
Senate
2/18/2025
Amendment #1 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
2/18/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
2/20/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 177: yeas 40, nays 9
Senate
2/20/2025
House sponsor: Representative Pressel
Senate
2/20/2025
Cosponsor: Representative Lawson
Senate
2/21/2025
Referred to the House
Senate
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Representative Abbott added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Amendment #2 (Culp) prevailed; voice vote
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 397: yeas 82, nays 6
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Returned to the Senate with amendments
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Amendment #2

House Amendment #2

4/7/2025Not Adopted

House Amendment #1

House Amendment #1

4/3/2025Not Adopted

House Roads and Transportation Amendment #14

House Roads and Transportation Amendment #14

3/31/2025Not Adopted

House Roads and Transportation Amendment #14

House Roads and Transportation Amendment #14

3/30/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

2/12/2025Not Adopted

Senate Homeland Security and Transportation Amendment #1

Senate Homeland Security and Transportation Amendment #1

2/4/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House - Third reading
4/8/2025
82
Yea
6
Nay
5
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
2/20/2025
40
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/9/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/7/2025152.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/31/2025142.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/18/2025105.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/4/2025103.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/2/202585.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/8/202563.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/7/202563.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/1/202563.5 KB
Misc
Misc3/31/202522.1 KB
Misc
Misc3/31/202574.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/20/202561.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/18/202561.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/4/202561.2 KB
Misc
Misc2/4/202542.0 KB
Misc
Misc2/4/202521.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/2/202561.1 KB