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HB1027 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Gregory Porter
Last action
2026-01-20
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide details on how individuals will be informed about their right to opt out or who can obtain personal information from the BMV.

Indiana Law on Protecting Personal Information

This law stops the Bureau of Motor Vehicles from selling personal information about young and older drivers, and gives people an easy way to opt out.

What This Bill Does

  • Stops the BMV from selling personal details of anyone under 21 or over 65 years old.
  • Doesn't allow other companies that get this info from the BMV to sell it either.
  • Gives people a simple way to opt out and stop their information from being sold.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People under 21 years old
  • People over 65 years old
  • Anyone who wants their information protected from being sold

Terms To Know

Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV)
The government office that handles car registrations and driver's licenses.
Opt out
Choosing not to be part of something, like having your information sold.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Doesn't explain how people will know about their right to opt out.
  • It's not clear who can get this personal information from the BMV.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-20 House

    Representative Harris added as coauthor

  2. 2026-01-20 House

    Representative Lauer added as coauthor

  3. 2025-12-01 House

    Authored by Representative Porter

  4. 2025-12-01 House

    Coauthored by Representative Pressel

  5. 2025-12-01 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.
Sale of bureau of motor vehicles information.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.

Sale of bureau of motor vehicles information.

Prohibits the bureau of motor vehicles (BMV) from selling the personal information of an individual who: (1) is less than 21 years of age; (2) is 65 years of age or older; or (3) opts out of the sale of the individual's personal information. Prohibits a person to which the BMV provides such information from selling or disclosing the information (sales prohibition). Requires the BMV to provide an easily understandable and easily accessible means by which an individual may opt out of the sale of the individual's personal information. Permits the state board of finance, upon approval by the governor, to transfer funds to the BMV to offset a shortfall in funding for the BMV that occurs in a state fiscal year beginning before July 1, 2028, as a result of the sales prohibition.