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HB1319 • 2026

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

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

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Carolyn Jackson
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 specific details about what happens before June 30, 2026, and how it will affect drivers without access to electronic payment systems.

Indiana Toll Road User Fees Act

This bill requires Indiana's transportation department to use only electronic or automatic ways to collect tolls on roads, and it also makes sure that any new agreements with private companies for managing toll roads after June 30, 2026, include this requirement.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) to set up a system where drivers pay tolls using technology instead of manually.
  • Makes sure that all future contracts between INDOT and private companies for operating toll roads after June 30, 2026, must have rules about using electronic or automatic toll collection methods.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Drivers who use Indiana's toll roads
  • The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)
  • Private companies that operate toll roads in Indiana

Terms To Know

Electronic or nonmanual tolling program
A system where drivers pay tolls without stopping to hand over money, such as using a transponder or mobile app.
Public-private agreement
An arrangement between the government and private companies for managing public services like toll roads.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens to existing manual toll collection methods before June 30, 2026.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect drivers who do not have access to electronic payment systems.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-06 House

    Authored by Representative Jackson C

  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 transportation.
Collection of toll road user fees.

Current Bill Text

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

Collection of toll road user fees.

Requires the Indiana department of transportation to establish and implement an electronic or nonmanual tolling program as the sole means for charging and collecting user fees. Provides that a public-private agreement between the Indiana finance authority and an operator that is entered into, renewed, or amended after June 30, 2026, must contain a provision requiring the operator to establish and implement an electronic or nonmanual tolling program as the sole means for charging and collecting user fees.