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HB1293 • 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 Blake Johnson
Last action
2026-01-06
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on what constitutes a 'moving traffic offense' or specify the duration of license suspension or revocation.

Driver License Suspension for Harm to Vulnerable Road Users

This bill requires the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to suspend or revoke driving privileges if someone is found guilty of causing the death of a vulnerable road user through a moving traffic offense.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) to take action against drivers who cause the death of a vulnerable road user.
  • Suspends or revokes the driver's license or driving privileges for those found guilty of causing such deaths.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Drivers convicted of moving traffic offenses that result in death to vulnerable road users will have their licenses suspended or revoked by the BMV.

Terms To Know

vulnerable road user
A person who is at higher risk while using roads, such as pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the length of suspension or revocation.
  • It only applies to moving traffic offenses that result in death.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-06 House

    Authored by Representative Johnson B

  2. 2026-01-06 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.
Vulnerable road users.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.

Vulnerable road users.

Requires the bureau of motor vehicles to suspend or revoke the current driver's license or driving privileges of an individual who is convicted of a moving traffic offense that causes the death of a vulnerable road user.