Indiana House Bill 1279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 13 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-03-27 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Makes various changes to criminal law provisions in motor vehicle law. Modifies statutes concerning driver's license suspension and revocation. Modifies the duties of an operator of a motor vehicle if the operator is involved in certain accidents. Modifies the definition of "highway work zone". Repeals sections concerning "street cars". Repeals certain motor vehicle fraud provisions, and creates a new motor vehicle fraud statute. Creates specialized driving privileges. Requires the bureau of motor vehicles to adopt rules to specify reasonable grounds for suspension or revocation of driving privileges, driver's licenses, certificates of registration, or license plates. Provides that a motor vehicle may be stopped to determine compliance with motor vehicle window tinting standards but may not be inspected, searched, or detained solely because of a violation of window tinting standards. Creates the habitual vehicular substance offender designation and sentencing. Requires: (1) the state department of toxicology (department) to develop standards and testing for ignition interlock devices (devices); and (2) all devices used in Indiana after July 1, 2015 to be certified under rules adopted by the department. Requires a vendor or provider of devices to: (1) report to the court or court's designee certain occurrences concerning the use of devices; and (2) provide any reports or data requested by the department.

Various motor vehicle issues.

Rep. Judson McMillin [R]

Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]

2014-03-06 - House - House - Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments (Y: 80 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2014-03-05 - House - House Floor - (Y: 50 N: 35 NV: 2 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2014-03-04 - Senate - Senate Floor - (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2014-02-27 - Senate - Senate Committee on Appropriations - Roll Call 127904 (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-18 - Senate - Senate Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law - Roll Call 127903 (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-03 - House - House - Third reading: Passed: (Y: 93 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2014-01-23 - House - House Committee on Roads and Transportation - Roll Call 127901 (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-27	House	Signed by the Governor
2014-03-27	House	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2014-03-18	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2014-03-13	House	Signed by the Speaker
2014-03-13	House	Public Law 217
2014-03-12	House	Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the House
2014-03-12	Senate	Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the Senate
2014-03-06	House	Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments: prevailed; Roll Call 428: yeas 80 and nays 10
2014-03-05	House	Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments: failed; Roll Call 420: yeas 50 and nays 35
2014-03-04	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2014-03-04	Senate	Third reading: Passed: Roll Call 323: yeas 47 and nays 0
2014-03-03	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed.
2014-03-03	Senate	HB 1279 Amendment #2 (Young, M.), prevailed.
2014-02-27	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted.
2014-02-20	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Appropriations
2014-02-18	Senate	Senator Randolph added as cosponsor.
2014-02-11	Senate	Reassigned to Corrections & Criminal Law, pursuant to rule 68(b)
2014-02-10	Senate	First Reading: Referred to Homeland Security, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs
2014-02-03	House	Senator M. Young added as first sponsor.
2014-02-03	House	Referred to the Senate
2014-02-03	House	Third reading: Passed: Roll Call 197: yeas 93 and nays 1
2014-01-30	House	HB 1279 Amendment #2 (McMillin), prevailed.
2014-01-30	House	HB 1279 Amendment #1 (McMillin), prevailed.
2014-01-30	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2014-01-27	House	Committee report: do pass amend, adopted.
2014-01-14	House	First Reading: Referred to Roads and Transportation
2014-01-13	House	Authored by Representative McMillin.

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2014/bills/house/1279/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/c/8/3/3c83d302/HB1279.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/c/a/4/1ca4fe1c/HB1279.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/6/7/3/b673d156/HB1279.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/d/1/a/ad1a97e0/HB1279.03.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/5/4/9/d5494d4a/HB1279.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/f/8/9/ef894c57/HB1279.03.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/d/7/4/0d74c267/HB1279.04.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/5/9/6/6596ac58/HB1279.04.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/7/a/a/67aa8c89/HB1279.05.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/f/0/2/1f020bae/HB1279.05.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/6/3/a/463a7c94/HB1279.06.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/8/0/9/c8096f49/HB1279.06.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/0/d/1/60d12b46/HB1279.07.ENRH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/a/4/1/da41eae2/HB1279.01.INTR.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/1/e/6/41e645ac/HB1279.03.ENGH.197.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/1/b/c/91bc3ec9/HB1279.03.ENGH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/d/9/2/9d922a57/HB1279.04.COMS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/8/0/8/c8087259/HB1279.06.ENGS.323.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/6/f/f/d6ff760d/HB1279.06.ENGS.428.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/9/d/d/b9dd53cf/HB1279.06.ENGS.420.pdf