HB 1518 Indiana House · 2025 Regular Session

Purchase of vehicles by state entities.

Summary

Provides with certain exceptions, that if a state entity purchases or leases a vehicle, the vehicle: (1) must be a government model, base model, or standard model vehicle; and (2) may not be from a luxury or semi-luxury brand if a nonluxury brand alternative exists that uses the same underlying vehicle platform.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled House Bill (H) → House Bill (H) · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill transitions from an enrolled House Bill format to a House Bill draft format, primarily changing document styling and layout while maintaining identical substantive policy content regarding clean energy vehicle procurement requirements for state entities.

TECHNICAL

Document formatting changed from enrolled act style to house bill draft style, including updated header information and page numbering.

Added digest section with bill synopsis, affected citations, and effective date information for public reference.

Added legislative history tracking showing committee referral and amendment dates.

POLICY

All substantive policy provisions regarding clean energy vehicle definitions, procurement requirements, and reporting obligations remain identical to the enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2025 · House Feb 17, 2025

How they voted

48–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 50

Mar 27, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican40

38 Yea 1 Nay 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 10, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President of the Senate

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President Pro Tempore

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President of the Senate

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 301: yeas 48, nays 1

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report: do pass, adopted

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 185: yeas 95, nays 0

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amendment #1 (Gore) prevailed; voice vote

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

lower

2 primary · 3 co-sponsors