Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1176 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1176
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 9-14-13-2; IC 9-24; IC 10-11-2-35.
7	7	Synopsis: Health information and BMV records. Provides that an
8	8	identifying symbol for a medical condition on a driver's license, permit,
9	9	or identification card may also be used to indicate an autism spectrum
10	10	disorder. Requires an application for a driver's license, a permit, or an
11	11	identification card to enable an applicant to indicate that the applicant
12	12	has a medical condition of note and wishes to have information
13	13	concerning the medical condition accessible to the state police
14	14	department. Requires the bureau of motor vehicles (BMV) to disclose
15	15	this information to the state police department. Requires the state
16	16	police department to enter the information into the Indiana data and
17	17	communication system computer. Prohibits the BMV and state police
18	18	department from disclosing the information.
19	19	Effective: July 1, 2025.
20	20	Pryor
21	21	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
22	22	2025 IN 1176—LS 6390/DI 147 Introduced
23	23	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
24	24	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
25	25	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
26	26	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
27	27	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
28	28	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
29	29	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
30	30	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
31	31	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
32	32	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
33	33	HOUSE BILL No. 1176
34	34	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
35	35	motor vehicles.
36	36	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
37	37	1 SECTION 1. IC 9-14-13-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.153-2024,
38	38	2 SECTION 27, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
39	39	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall not disclose:
40	40	4 (1) the Social Security number;
41	41	5 (2) the federal identification number;
42	42	6 (3) the driver's license number;
43	43	7 (4) the digital image of the driver's license, identification card, or
44	44	8 photo exempt identification card applicant;
45	45	9 (5) a reproduction of the signature secured under IC 9-24-9-1,
46	46	10 IC 9-24-16-2, or IC 9-24-16.5-2; or
47	47	11 (6) medical or disability information, including information
48	48	12 provided by an applicant under IC 9-24-9-2.3(b)(3)(B) or
49	49	13 IC 9-24-16-2(h);
50	50	14 of any individual except as provided in subsection (b) or (c).
51	51	15 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the bureau may disclose
52	52	16 any information listed in subsection (a):
53	53	17 (1) to a law enforcement officer;
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55	55	1 (2) to an agent or a designee of the department of state revenue;
56	56	2 (3) for uses permitted under IC 9-14-13-7(1), IC 9-14-13-7(4),
57	57	3 IC 9-14-13-7(6), and IC 9-14-13-7(9); or
58	58	4 (4) for voter registration and election purposes required under
59	59	5 IC 3-7, IC 3-11, or IC 9-24-2.5.
60	60	6 (c) The bureau shall disclose medical information provided by
61	61	7 an applicant under IC 9-24-9-2.3(b)(3)(B) or IC 9-24-16-2(h) to the
62	62	8 state police department.
63	63	9 SECTION 2. IC 9-24-9-2.3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.141-2024,
64	64	10 SECTION 23, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
65	65	11 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2.3. (a) Except for an application for a minor
66	66	12 applicant, an application for a driver's license or permit under this
67	67	13 chapter must contain the following questions:
68	68	14 (1) "Have you served in the armed forces of the United States?".
69	69	15 (2) "Are you the surviving spouse of someone who served in the
70	70	16 armed forces of the United States or their reserves, in the National
71	71	17 Guard, or in the Indiana National Guard?".
72	72	18 (b) In addition to the questions set forth in subsection (a), an
73	73	19 application for a driver's license or permit to be issued under this article
74	74	20 must enable the applicant to indicate the following:
75	75	21 (1) The applicant is a veteran and wishes to have an indication of
76	76	22 the applicant's veteran status appear on the driver's license or
77	77	23 permit.
78	78	24 (2) The applicant is the surviving spouse of a veteran of the armed
79	79	25 forces of the United States and wishes to have an indication of the
80	80	26 applicant's status as a surviving spouse of a veteran appear on the
81	81	27 license or permit.
82	82	28 (3) The applicant has a medical condition of note, including
83	83	29 autism (as defined in IC 12-11-8-1), and wishes to have any of
84	84	30 the following:
85	85	31 (A) An identifying symbol and a brief description of the
86	86	32 medical condition appear on the driver's license or permit.
87	87	33 (B) Information concerning the medical condition
88	88	34 accessible to the state police department.
89	89	35 (c) The bureau shall keep in a data base and share the information
90	90	36 submitted under subsections (a), (b)(1), and (b)(2) upon request by the
91	91	37 Indiana department of veterans' affairs. The information submitted
92	92	38 under subsections (a), (b)(1), and (b)(2) may be used by the Indiana
93	93	39 department of veterans' affairs to develop outreach programs for
94	94	40 veterans and their families.
95	95	41 (d) The application for a driver's license or permit under this chapter
96	96	42 must indicate that an applicant has the option whether or not to answer
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98	98	1 the questions set forth in subsection (a).
99	99	2 SECTION 3. IC 9-24-11-5.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.141-2024,
100	100	3 SECTION 26, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
101	101	4 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.5. (a) If an individual has:
102	102	5 (1) indicated on the application for a driver's license or learner's
103	103	6 permit that the individual is a veteran and wishes to have an
104	104	7 indication of the individual's veteran status appear on the driver's
105	105	8 license or learner's permit; and
106	106	9 (2) provided proof of discharge at the time of application of the
107	107	10 individual's veteran status;
108	108	11 an indication of the individual's veteran status shall be shown on the
109	109	12 driver's license or learner's permit.
110	110	13 (b) If an individual has:
111	111	14 (1) indicated on the individual's application for a driver's license
112	112	15 or learner's permit that the applicant:
113	113	16 (A) is a surviving spouse of a veteran; and
114	114	17 (B) wishes to have an indication of the applicant's status as a
115	115	18 surviving spouse of a veteran appear on the driver's license or
116	116	19 learner's permit; and
117	117	20 (2) provided the documentation necessary to verify that the
118	118	21 applicant was married, at the time of the decedent's death, to a
119	119	22 veteran;
120	120	23 an indication of the individual's status as a surviving spouse of a
121	121	24 veteran shall be shown on the driver's license or learner's permit.
122	122	25 (c) If an individual submits information concerning the individual's
123	123	26 medical condition, including autism (as defined in IC 12-11-8-1), in
124	124	27 conjunction with the individual's application for a driver's license or
125	125	28 learner's permit, the bureau shall place an identifying symbol in a
126	126	29 prominent location on a driver's license or learner's permit to indicate
127	127	30 that the individual has a medical condition of note. The bureau shall
128	128	31 include information on the individual's driver's license or learner's
129	129	32 permit that briefly describes the individual's medical condition. The
130	130	33 information must be notated in a manner that alerts an individual
131	131	34 reading the driver's license or learner's permit to the existence of the
132	132	35 medical condition. The individual submitting the information
133	133	36 concerning the medical condition is responsible for its accuracy.
134	134	37 SECTION 4. IC 9-24-16-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.141-2024,
135	135	38 SECTION 33, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
136	136	39 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) Except for an application for a minor
137	137	40 applicant, an application for an identification card to be issued under
138	138	41 this chapter in the form of a physical credential must contain the
139	139	42 following questions:
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141	141	1 (1) "Have you served in the armed forces of the United States?".
142	142	2 (2) "Are you the surviving spouse of someone who served in the
143	143	3 armed forces of the United States or their reserves, in the National
144	144	4 Guard, or in the Indiana National Guard?".
145	145	5 (b) In addition to the questions set forth in subsection (a), an
146	146	6 application for an identification card issued under this chapter in the
147	147	7 form of a physical credential must require the following information
148	148	8 concerning an applicant:
149	149	9 (1) The full legal name of the applicant.
150	150	10 (2) The applicant's date of birth.
151	151	11 (3) The gender of the applicant.
152	152	12 (4) The applicant's height, weight, hair color, and eye color.
153	153	13 (5) The principal address and mailing address of the applicant.
154	154	14 (6) A:
155	155	15 (A) valid Social Security number; or
156	156	16 (B) verification of an applicant's:
157	157	17 (i) ineligibility to be issued a Social Security number;
158	158	18 (ii) identity; and
159	159	19 (iii) lawful status.
160	160	20 (7) A digital photograph of the applicant.
161	161	21 (8) The signature of the applicant showing the applicant's legal
162	162	22 name as it will appear on the identification card issued in the form
163	163	23 of a physical credential.
164	164	24 (9) If the applicant is also applying for a motor driven cycle
165	165	25 endorsement, verification that the applicant has satisfactorily
166	166	26 completed the test required under section 3.6 of this chapter.
167	167	27 (c) The bureau may invalidate an identification card issued in the
168	168	28 form of a physical credential that the bureau believes to have been
169	169	29 issued as a result of fraudulent documentation.
170	170	30 (d) The bureau:
171	171	31 (1) shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a procedure to
172	172	32 verify an applicant's identity and lawful status; and
173	173	33 (2) may adopt rules to establish a procedure to temporarily
174	174	34 invalidate an identification card issued in the form of a physical
175	175	35 credential that it believes to have been issued based on fraudulent
176	176	36 documentation.
177	177	37 (e) For purposes of subsection (b), an individual certified as a
178	178	38 program participant in the address confidentiality program under
179	179	39 IC 5-26.5 is not required to provide the individual's principal address
180	180	40 and mailing address, but may provide an address designated by the
181	181	41 office of the attorney general under IC 5-26.5 as the individual's
182	182	42 principal address and mailing address.
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184	184	1 (f) In addition to the information required under subsection (b), an
185	185	2 application for an identification card to be issued under this chapter in
186	186	3 the form of a physical credential must enable the applicant to indicate
187	187	4 that the applicant is a veteran and wishes to have an indication of the
188	188	5 applicant's veteran status appear on the identification card issued in the
189	189	6 form of a physical credential. An applicant who wishes to have an
190	190	7 indication of the applicant's veteran status appear on the identification
191	191	8 card issued in the form of a physical credential must:
192	192	9 (1) indicate on the application that the applicant:
193	193	10 (A) is a veteran; and
194	194	11 (B) wishes to have an indication of the applicant's veteran
195	195	12 status appear on the identification card; and
196	196	13 (2) provide proof of discharge at the time of application of the
197	197	14 applicant's veteran status.
198	198	15 (g) In addition to the information required under subsection (b), an
199	199	16 application for an identification card to be issued under this chapter in
200	200	17 the form of a physical credential must enable the applicant to indicate
201	201	18 that the applicant is a surviving spouse of a veteran and wishes to have
202	202	19 an indication of the applicant's status as a surviving spouse of a veteran
203	203	20 appear on the identification card issued in the form of a physical
204	204	21 credential. An applicant who wishes to have an indication of the
205	205	22 applicant's status as a surviving spouse of a veteran appear on the
206	206	23 identification card issued in the form of a physical credential must:
207	207	24 (1) indicate on the application that the applicant:
208	208	25 (A) is the surviving spouse of a veteran of the armed forces of
209	209	26 the United States; and
210	210	27 (B) wishes to have an indication of the applicant's status as a
211	211	28 surviving spouse of a veteran appear on the identification card
212	212	29 issued in the form of a physical credential; and
213	213	30 (2) provide the documentation necessary to verify that the
214	214	31 applicant was married, at the time of the decedent's death, to a
215	215	32 veteran.
216	216	33 (h) In addition to the information required under subsection (b),
217	217	34 an application for an identification card to be issued under this
218	218	35 chapter in the form of a physical credential must enable the
219	219	36 applicant to indicate that the applicant has a medical condition of
220	220	37 note, including autism (as defined in IC 12-11-8-1), and wishes to
221	221	38 have any of the following:
222	222	39 (1) An identifying symbol and a brief description of the
223	223	40 medical condition appear on the identification card.
224	224	41 (2) Information concerning the medical condition accessible
225	225	42 to the state police department.
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227	227	1 (h) (i) The bureau shall keep in a data base and share the
228	228	2 information submitted under subsections (a) and (g) at least annually
229	229	3 with the Indiana department of veterans' affairs. The information
230	230	4 submitted under subsections (a) and (g) may be used by the Indiana
231	231	5 department of veterans' affairs to develop outreach programs for
232	232	6 veterans and their families.
233	233	7 (i) (j) The application for an identification card to be issued under
234	234	8 this chapter in the form of a physical credential must indicate that an
235	235	9 applicant has the option whether or not to answer the questions set
236	236	10 forth in subsection (a).
237	237	11 SECTION 5. IC 9-24-16-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.141-2024,
238	238	12 SECTION 34, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
239	239	13 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) An identification card:
240	240	14 (1) issued in the form of a physical credential must have the same
241	241	15 dimensions and shape as a driver's license; and
242	242	16 (2) in the form of a mobile credential must contain the same data
243	243	17 contained in a driver's license;
244	244	18 but the card must have markings sufficient to distinguish the card from
245	245	19 a driver's license.
246	246	20 (b) Except as provided in subsection (g), the front side of an
247	247	21 identification card issued in the form of a physical credential must
248	248	22 contain the expiration date of the identification card and the following
249	249	23 information about the individual to whom the card is being issued:
250	250	24 (1) Full legal name.
251	251	25 (2) The address of the principal residence.
252	252	26 (3) Date of birth.
253	253	27 (4) Date of issue and date of expiration.
254	254	28 (5) Unique identification number.
255	255	29 (6) Gender.
256	256	30 (7) Weight.
257	257	31 (8) Height.
258	258	32 (9) Color of eyes and hair.
259	259	33 (10) Reproduction of the signature of the individual identified.
260	260	34 (11) Whether the individual is blind (as defined in
261	261	35 IC 12-7-2-21(1)).
262	262	36 (12) If the individual is less than eighteen (18) years of age at the
263	263	37 time of issuance, the dates on which the individual will become:
264	264	38 (A) eighteen (18) years of age; and
265	265	39 (B) twenty-one (21) years of age.
266	266	40 (13) If the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age but less
267	267	41 than twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of issuance, the date
268	268	42 on which the individual will become twenty-one (21) years of age.
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270	270	1 (14) Digital photograph of the individual.
271	271	2 (c) The information contained on the identification card as required
272	272	3 by subsection (b)(12) or (b)(13) for an individual who is less than
273	273	4 twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of issuance shall be notated
274	274	5 prominently on the identification card issued in the form of a physical
275	275	6 credential.
276	276	7 (d) If the individual complies with section 2(f) or 2(g) of this
277	277	8 chapter, an indication of the individual's veteran status or status as the
278	278	9 surviving spouse of a veteran of the armed forces of the United States,
279	279	10 as applicable, shall be shown on the identification card issued in the
280	280	11 form of a physical credential.
281	281	12 (e) If the applicant for an identification card issued in the form of a
282	282	13 physical credential submits information to the bureau concerning the
283	283	14 applicant's medical condition, including autism (as defined in
284	284	15 IC 12-11-8-1), the bureau shall place an identifying symbol on the face
285	285	16 of the identification card issued in the form of a physical credential to
286	286	17 indicate that the applicant has a medical condition of note. The bureau
287	287	18 shall include information on the identification card issued in the form
288	288	19 of a physical credential that briefly describes the medical condition of
289	289	20 the holder of the card issued in the form of a physical credential. The
290	290	21 information must be printed in a manner that alerts a person reading the
291	291	22 card issued in the form of a physical credential to the existence of the
292	292	23 medical condition. The applicant for an identification card issued in the
293	293	24 form of a physical credential is responsible for the accuracy of the
294	294	25 information concerning the medical condition submitted under this
295	295	26 subsection. The bureau shall inform an applicant that submission of
296	296	27 information under this subsection is voluntary.
297	297	28 (f) An identification card issued by the state to an individual who
298	298	29 has temporary lawful status as indicated by:
299	299	30 (1) a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa or has nonimmigrant
300	300	31 visa status for entry in the United States;
301	301	32 (2) a pending application for asylum in the United States;
302	302	33 (3) a pending or approved application for temporary protected
303	303	34 status in the United States;
304	304	35 (4) having an approved deferred action status; or
305	305	36 (5) a pending application for adjustment of status to that of an
306	306	37 alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
307	307	38 States or conditional permanent residence status in the United
308	308	39 States;
309	309	40 must be issued in the form of a physical credential and clearly
310	310	41 identified as a temporary identification card. A temporary identification
311	311	42 card issued under this subsection may not be renewed without the
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313	313	1 presentation of valid documentary evidence proving that the holder of
314	314	2 the identification card's temporary status has been extended.
315	315	3 (g) For purposes of subsection (b), an individual certified as a
316	316	4 program participant in the address confidentiality program under
317	317	5 IC 5-26.5 is not required to provide the address of the individual's
318	318	6 principal residence, but may provide an address designated by the
319	319	7 office of the attorney general under IC 5-26.5 as the address of the
320	320	8 individual's principal residence.
321	321	9 (h) The bureau shall validate an identification card issued in the
322	322	10 form of a physical credential for motor driven cycle operation upon a
323	323	11 highway by endorsement to an individual who:
324	324	12 (1) applies for or has previously been issued an identification card
325	325	13 under this chapter;
326	326	14 (2) makes the appropriate application for endorsement; and
327	327	15 (3) satisfactorily completes the test required under section 3.6 of
328	328	16 this chapter.
329	329	17 The bureau shall place a designation on the face of the identification
330	330	18 card issued in the form of a physical credential to indicate that the
331	331	19 individual has received a motor driven cycle endorsement.
332	332	20 SECTION 6. IC 10-11-2-35 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
333	333	21 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
334	334	22 1, 2025]: Sec. 35. (a) The state police department shall enter the
335	335	23 information received under IC 9-24-9-2.3(b)(3)(B) and
336	336	24 IC 9-24-16-2(h) into the Indiana data and communication system
337	337	25 (IDACS) computer.
338	338	26 (b) The state police department shall not disclose the
339	339	27 information received under IC 9-24-9-2.3(b)(3)(B) and
340	340	28 IC 9-24-16-2(h).
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