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Indiana Senate Bill SB0030 Compare Versions

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Old	New		Differences
1		-	ES0030.2
2		-	Reprinted
3		-	March 1, 2024
	1	+	ES0030.1
	2	+	February 27, 2024
4	3		ENGROSSED
5	4		SENATE BILL No. 30
6	5		_____
7		-	DIGEST OF SB 30 (Updated February 29, 2024 12:21 pm - DI ~~151~~)
	6	+	DIGEST OF SB 30 (Updated February 27, 2024 12:21 pm - DI 137)
8	7		Citations Affected: IC 9-21.
9		-	Synopsis: School bus stop arm violation notification. Provides that
10		-	when an individual registers a vehicle, the bureau of motor vehicles
11		-	shall provide notice that a person who operates a vehicle and who
12		-	recklessly passes a school bus stopped on a roadway or a private road
13		-	when the arm signal device is in the device's extended position
14		-	commits a Class A misdemeanor.
	8	+	Synopsis: School bus stop arm violation enforcement. Provides that
	9	+	the registered owner of a vehicle commits an infraction if the registered
	10	+	owner's vehicle does not stop on a roadway or a private road when the
	11	+	school bus arm signal device is in the device's extended position.
	12	+	Provides a defense for a registered owner who was not driving the
	13	+	vehicle at the time of the violation. Requires a registered owner who
	14	+	uses a defense to provide any documentation, and to cooperate with law
	15	+	enforcement in the investigation of the person who may be responsible
	16	+	for the violation. Specifies that: (1) the bureau of motor vehicles may
	17	+	not assess points for a violation; and (2) an adjudication for a violation
	18	+	does not create a presumption of liability in a civil action.
15	19		Effective: July 1, 2024.
16	20		Niemeyer, Buck, Dernulc, Ford J.D.,
17	21		Niezgodski
18	22		(HOUSE SPONSORS — SLAGER, ANDRADE, ABBOTT, GORE)
19	23		January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security and
20	24		Transportation.
21	25		January 9, 2024, reported favorably — Do Pass.
22	26		January 16, 2024, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
23	27		January 18, 2024, read third time, passed. Yeas 33, nays 12.
24	28		HOUSE ACTION
25	29		February 6, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
26	30		February 27, 2024, amended, reported — Do Pass.
27		-	February 29, 2024, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
28		-	ES 30—LS 6023/DI 151 Reprinted
29		-	March 1, 2024
	31	+	ES 30—LS 6023/DI 151 February 27, 2024
30	32		Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
31	33		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
32	34		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
33	35		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
34	36		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
35	37		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
36	38		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
37	39		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
38	40		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
39	41		between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
40	42		ENGROSSED
41	43		SENATE BILL No. 30
42	44		A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
43	45		motor vehicles.
44	46		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
45	47		1 SECTION 1. IC 9-21-8-52.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
46	48		2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
47		-	3 1, 2024]: Sec. 52.5. When an individual registers a vehicle, the
48		-	4 bureau shall provide notice that a person who operates a vehicle
49		-	5 and who recklessly passes a school bus stopped on a roadway or a
50		-	6 private road when the arm signal device specified in IC 9-21-12-13
51		-	7 is in the device's extended position commits a Class A misdemeanor
52		-	8 under section 52(b) of this chapter.
	49	+	3 1, 2024]: Sec. 52.5. (a) The registered owner of a vehicle used to
	50	+	4 pass a school bus stopped on a roadway or a private road when the
	51	+	5 arm signal device specified in IC 9-21-12-13 is in the device's
	52	+	6 extended position commits a Class B infraction.
	53	+	7 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), it is a defense to an
	54	+	8 action under subsection (a) that the:
	55	+	9 (1) vehicle was stolen from the registered owner and not in the
	56	+	10 registered owner's possession at the time of the violation;
	57	+	11 (2) registered owner of the vehicle routinely engages in the
	58	+	12 business of renting the vehicle for periods of not more than
	59	+	13 thirty (30) days;
	60	+	14 (3) registered owner of the vehicle is an employer who
	61	+	15 provided the vehicle for use by an employee in the scope of
	62	+	16 employment; or
	63	+	17 (4) registered owner could not have committed the violation
53	64		ES 30—LS 6023/DI 151 2
	65	+	1 because the registered owner was not in close proximity to the
	66	+	2 location of the violation at the time of the violation.
	67	+	3 (c) The registered owner of a vehicle who commits a violation
	68	+	4 under subsection (a) may not assert the defense under subsection
	69	+	5 (b), unless the registered owner does the following, as applicable:
	70	+	6 (1) Provide any documentation regarding:
	71	+	7 (A) a theft under subsection (b)(1) by presenting a police
	72	+	8 report; or
	73	+	9 (B) the location of the registered owner at the time of the
	74	+	10 violation to establish that the registered owner was not in
	75	+	11 close proximity to the location where the violation
	76	+	12 occurred under subsection (b)(4).
	77	+	13 (2) Provide all of the information available to the registered
	78	+	14 owner regarding the person who may be responsible for the
	79	+	15 violation.
	80	+	16 (3) Fully cooperate with law enforcement in the investigation.
	81	+	17 (d) The bureau may not assess points under the point system for
	82	+	18 an infraction committed under subsection (a).
	83	+	19 (e) An adjudication for an infraction committed under
	84	+	20 subsection (a) does not create a presumption of liability in a civil
	85	+	21 action.
	86	+	ES 30—LS 6023/DI 151 3
54	87		COMMITTEE REPORT
55	88		Madam President: The Senate Committee on Homeland Security
56	89		and Transportation, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 30, has had
57	90		the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back
58	91		to the Senate with the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
59	92		(Reference is to SB 30 as introduced.)
60	93
61	94		CRIDER, Chairperson
62	95		Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0
63	96		_____
64	97		COMMITTEE REPORT
65	98		Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Roads and Transportation, to
66	99		which was referred Senate Bill 30, has had the same under
67	100		consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with
68	101		the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
69	102		Page 2, line 16, delete "investigation," and insert "investigation.".
70	103		Page 2, delete lines 17 through 18.
71	104		and when so amended that said bill do pass.
72	105		(Reference is to SB 30 as printed January 10, 2024.)
73	106		PRESSEL
74	107		Committee Vote: yeas 12, nays 1.
75		-	_____
76		-	HOUSE MOTION
77		-	Mr. Speaker: I move that Engrossed Senate Bill 30 be amended to
78		-	read as follows:
79		-	Page 1, line 3, delete "(a) The registered owner of a vehicle used to"
80		-	and insert "When an individual registers a vehicle, the bureau shall
81		-	provide notice that a person who operates a vehicle and who
82		-	recklessly passes".
83		-	Page 1, line 4, delete "pass".
84		-	Page 1, line 6, delete "B infraction." and insert "A misdemeanor
85		-	under section 52(b) of this chapter.".
86		-	ES 30—LS 6023/DI 151 3
87		-	Page 1, delete lines 7 through 17.
88		-	Delete page 2.
89		-	(Reference is to ESB 30 as printed February 27, 2024.)
90		-	MELTZER
91	108		ES 30—LS 6023/DI 151