2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0331: Amended registration.

Legislative Summary

Amended registration. Provides that if a person changes the exterior color or appearance of their passenger vehicle from the color listed in the vehicle's registration through certain methods, the person must apply to amend their vehicle registration, and that a law enforcement officer shall issue a warning to a person who does not update the person's registration to reflect the color changes. Provides that a person commits a Class C misdemeanor if the person changes the color of a passenger vehicle after it was used in the commission of a crime and fails to amend the vehicle registration. Requires the BMV to require a person renewing a registration to indicate if the vehicle's color has changed.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Authored by Senator Spencer
Senate
1/13/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation
Senate
2/11/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
2/13/2025
Senator Charbonneau added as second author
Senate
2/13/2025
Senator Bohacek added as third author
Senate
2/17/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate
2/17/2025
Senator Clark added as coauthor
Senate
2/17/2025
Senators Donato, Doriot, Buck, Maxwell, Walker K, Young M, Niemeyer, Walker G, Dernulc added as coauthors
Senate
2/17/2025
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Senate
2/18/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 154: yeas 49, nays 0
Senate
2/18/2025
House sponsor: Representative Olthoff
Senate
2/18/2025
Cosponsor: Representative Harris
Senate
2/18/2025
Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
Senate
2/18/2025
Senators Hunley, Yoder, Pol, Taylor G, Qaddoura, Jackson, Niezgodski, Schmitt added as coauthors
Senate
2/19/2025
Referred to the House
Senate
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Representative Andrade added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Representative Aylesworth added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Third reading: call withdrawn
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Placed back on second reading
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Amendment #4 (Olthoff) prevailed; voice vote
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 442: yeas 72, nays 22
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Returned to the Senate with amendments
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Motion to dissent filed
Senate
4/15/2025
Senate dissented from House amendments
Senate
4/15/2025
House conferees appointed: Olthoff and Harris
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
House advisors appointed: Pressel, Aylesworth and Andrade
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Senate conferees appointed: Charbonneau and Spencer
Senate
4/17/2025
Senate advisors appointed: Pol and Bohacek
Senate
4/22/2025
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
Senate
4/22/2025
CCR # 1 filed in the House
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 519: yeas 73, nays 17
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 490: yeas 45, nays 2
Senate
4/24/2025
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
4/24/2025
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Amendment #5

House Amendment #5

4/10/2025Not Adopted

House Amendment #4

House Amendment #4

4/10/2025Not Adopted

House Amendment #2

House Amendment #2

4/9/2025Not Adopted

House Amendment #3

House Amendment #3

4/9/2025Not Adopted

House Amendment #1

House Amendment #1

4/9/2025Not Adopted

House Roads and Transportation Amendment #2

House Roads and Transportation Amendment #2

3/31/2025Not Adopted

House Roads and Transportation Amendment #2

House Roads and Transportation Amendment #2

3/30/2025Not Adopted

Senate Homeland Security and Transportation Amendment #1

Senate Homeland Security and Transportation Amendment #1

2/11/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Conference Committee Report 1
4/23/2025
45
Yea
2
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1
4/22/2025
73
Yea
17
Nay
2
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Third reading
4/14/2025
72
Yea
22
Nay
1
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
2/18/2025
49
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/15/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/23/202582.2 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text4/10/2025131.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/1/2025116.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/31/2025115.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/11/202590.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/202571.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/23/202561.3 KB
Misc
Misc4/22/202564.0 KB
Misc
Misc4/22/202564.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/14/202561.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/10/202561.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/3/202561.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/1/202561.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/1/202561.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/1/202561.6 KB
Misc
Misc3/31/202521.7 KB
Misc
Misc3/31/202570.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/18/202556.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/17/202556.5 KB
Misc
Misc2/11/202546.1 KB
Misc
Misc2/11/202522.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/11/202556.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/10/202556.5 KB