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	1	+	EH1518.1
	2	+	March 18, 2025
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1518
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF HB 1518 (Updated March 13, 2025 1:06 pm - DI 140)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 5-22.
	8	+	Synopsis: Purchase of vehicles by state entities. Provides with certain
	9	+	exceptions, that if a state entity purchases or leases a vehicle, the
	10	+	vehicle: (1) must be a government model, base model, or standard
	11	+	model vehicle; and (2) may not be from a luxury or semi-luxury brand
	12	+	if a nonluxury brand alternative exists that uses the same underlying
	13	+	vehicle platform.
	14	+	Effective: July 1, 2025.
	15	+	Gore, Pressel, Smaltz, Miller D
	16	+	(SENATE SPONSOR — DORIOT)
	17	+	January 21, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory
	18	+	Reform.
	19	+	February 10, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
	20	+	February 13, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
	21	+	February 14, 2025, engrossed.
	22	+	February 17, 2025, read third time, passed. Yeas 95, nays 0.
	23	+	SENATE ACTION
	24	+	March 3, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government.
	25	+	March 17, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	26	+	EH 1518—LS 6444/DI 137 March 18, 2025
1	27		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
2	28		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	29		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	30		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	31		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	32		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	33		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	34		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	35		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	36		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1518
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local
13		-	administration.
	37	+	ENGROSSED
	38	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1518
	39	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state
	40	+	and local administration.
14	41		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
15		-	SECTION 1. IC 5-22-5-8.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.144-2024,
16		-	SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
17		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8.5. (a) As used in this section, "clean energy
18		-	vehicle" means any of the following:
19		-	(1) A vehicle that operates on one (1) or more of the following
20		-	energy sources:
21		-	(A) A rechargeable energy storage system.
22		-	(B) Hydrogen.
23		-	(C) Compressed air.
24		-	(D) Compressed or liquid natural gas.
25		-	(E) Solar energy.
26		-	(F) Liquefied petroleum gas.
27		-	(G) Methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols.
28		-	(H) Mixtures containing eighty-five percent (85%) or more by
29		-	volume of methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols
30		-	with gasoline or other fuel.
31		-	(I) Natural gas.
32		-	(J) Coal-derived liquid fuels.
33		-	(K) Non-alcohol fuels derived from biological material.
34		-	(L) P-Series fuels.
35		-	(M) Electricity.
36		-	HEA 1518 2
37		-	(N) Biodiesel or ultra low sulfur diesel fuel.
38		-	(2) A vehicle that operates on gasoline and one (1) or more of the
39		-	energy sources listed in subdivision (1).
40		-	(3) A vehicle that operates on diesel fuel and one (1) or more of
41		-	the energy sources listed in subdivision (1).
42		-	(b) As used in this section, "state entity" means the following:
43		-	(1) A state agency.
44		-	(2) Any other authority, board, branch, commission, committee,
45		-	department, division, or other instrumentality of the executive
46		-	(including the administrative), legislative, or judicial department
47		-	of state government.
48		-	The term includes a state elected official's office and excludes a state
49		-	educational institution.
50		-	(c) As used in this section, "total cost of ownership" means the total
51		-	cost of the following for a vehicle:
52		-	(1) Energy.
53		-	(2) Operations.
54		-	(3) Maintenance.
55		-	(4) Support infrastructure.
56		-	(d) As used in this section, "vehicle" includes the following:
57		-	(1) An automobile.
58		-	(2) A truck.
59		-	(3) A tractor.
60		-	(e) Except as provided in subsection subsections (f) and (k), if a
61		-	state entity purchases or leases a vehicle, it must purchase or lease a
62		-	clean energy vehicle unless the Indiana department of administration
63		-	determines that the:
64		-	(1) purchase or lease of a clean energy vehicle is inappropriate
65		-	because of the purposes for which the vehicle will be used; or
66		-	(2) total cost of ownership of a clean energy vehicle is
67		-	substantially more than the cost of a vehicle that is not a clean
68		-	energy vehicle.
69		-	The vehicle must be a government model, base model, or standard
70		-	model vehicle and may not be from a luxury or semi-luxury brand
71		-	if a nonluxury brand alternative exists that uses the same
72		-	underlying vehicle platform.
73		-	(f) The requirements of subsection (e) do not apply to the:
74		-	(1) purchase or lease of vehicles by or for the state police
75		-	department or the governor; and
76		-	(2) short term or temporary lease of vehicles.
77		-	(g) The Indiana department of administration shall adopt rules or
78		-	guidelines to provide a preference for the purchase or lease by state
79		-	HEA 1518 3
80		-	entities of clean energy vehicles manufactured wholly or partially in
81		-	Indiana or containing parts manufactured in Indiana.
82		-	(h) Before August 1, each state entity shall annually submit to the
83		-	Indiana department of administration information regarding the use of
84		-	clean energy vehicles by the state entity. The information must specify
85		-	the following for the preceding state fiscal year:
86		-	(1) The amount of energy sources described in subsection (a)(1)
87		-	purchased by the state entity.
88		-	(2) The amount of conventional fuels purchased by the state
89		-	entity.
90		-	(3) The average price per gallon paid by the state entity for each
91		-	type of fuel purchased by the state entity.
92		-	(4) The total number of vehicles purchased or leased by the state
93		-	agency that were clean energy vehicles and the total number of
94		-	vehicles purchased or leased by the state agency that were not
95		-	clean energy vehicles.
96		-	(5) Any other information required by the Indiana department of
97		-	administration.
98		-	(i) Before September 1, the Indiana department of administration
99		-	shall annually submit to the general assembly in an electronic format
100		-	under IC 5-14-6 and to the governor a report that lists the information
101		-	required under subsection (h) for each state entity and for all state
102		-	agencies in the aggregate.
103		-	(j) Before July 1, 2025, the Indiana department of administration
104		-	shall make recommendations to state entities regarding the
105		-	procurement of clean energy vehicles.
106		-	(k) A state agency may submit a request to the Indiana
	42	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 5-22-5-8.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.144-2024,
	43	+	2 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	44	+	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8.5. (a) As used in this section, "clean energy
	45	+	4 vehicle" means any of the following:
	46	+	5 (1) A vehicle that operates on one (1) or more of the following
	47	+	6 energy sources:
	48	+	7 (A) A rechargeable energy storage system.
	49	+	8 (B) Hydrogen.
	50	+	9 (C) Compressed air.
	51	+	10 (D) Compressed or liquid natural gas.
	52	+	11 (E) Solar energy.
	53	+	12 (F) Liquefied petroleum gas.
	54	+	13 (G) Methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols.
	55	+	14 (H) Mixtures containing eighty-five percent (85%) or more by
	56	+	15 volume of methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols
	57	+	16 with gasoline or other fuel.
	58	+	17 (I) Natural gas.
	59	+	EH 1518—LS 6444/DI 137 2
	60	+	1 (J) Coal-derived liquid fuels.
	61	+	2 (K) Non-alcohol fuels derived from biological material.
	62	+	3 (L) P-Series fuels.
	63	+	4 (M) Electricity.
	64	+	5 (N) Biodiesel or ultra low sulfur diesel fuel.
	65	+	6 (2) A vehicle that operates on gasoline and one (1) or more of the
	66	+	7 energy sources listed in subdivision (1).
	67	+	8 (3) A vehicle that operates on diesel fuel and one (1) or more of
	68	+	9 the energy sources listed in subdivision (1).
	69	+	10 (b) As used in this section, "state entity" means the following:
	70	+	11 (1) A state agency.
	71	+	12 (2) Any other authority, board, branch, commission, committee,
	72	+	13 department, division, or other instrumentality of the executive
	73	+	14 (including the administrative), legislative, or judicial department
	74	+	15 of state government.
	75	+	16 The term includes a state elected official's office and excludes a state
	76	+	17 educational institution.
	77	+	18 (c) As used in this section, "total cost of ownership" means the total
	78	+	19 cost of the following for a vehicle:
	79	+	20 (1) Energy.
	80	+	21 (2) Operations.
	81	+	22 (3) Maintenance.
	82	+	23 (4) Support infrastructure.
	83	+	24 (d) As used in this section, "vehicle" includes the following:
	84	+	25 (1) An automobile.
	85	+	26 (2) A truck.
	86	+	27 (3) A tractor.
	87	+	28 (e) Except as provided in subsection subsections (f) and (k), if a
	88	+	29 state entity purchases or leases a vehicle, it must purchase or lease a
	89	+	30 clean energy vehicle unless the Indiana department of administration
	90	+	31 determines that the:
	91	+	32 (1) purchase or lease of a clean energy vehicle is inappropriate
	92	+	33 because of the purposes for which the vehicle will be used; or
	93	+	34 (2) total cost of ownership of a clean energy vehicle is
	94	+	35 substantially more than the cost of a vehicle that is not a clean
	95	+	36 energy vehicle.
	96	+	37 The vehicle must be a government model, base model, or standard
	97	+	38 model vehicle and may not be from a luxury or semi-luxury brand
	98	+	39 if a nonluxury brand alternative exists that uses the same
	99	+	40 underlying vehicle platform.
	100	+	41 (f) The requirements of subsection (e) do not apply to the:
	101	+	42 (1) purchase or lease of vehicles by or for the state police
	102	+	EH 1518—LS 6444/DI 137 3
	103	+	1 department or the governor; and
	104	+	2 (2) short term or temporary lease of vehicles.
	105	+	3 (g) The Indiana department of administration shall adopt rules or
	106	+	4 guidelines to provide a preference for the purchase or lease by state
	107	+	5 entities of clean energy vehicles manufactured wholly or partially in
	108	+	6 Indiana or containing parts manufactured in Indiana.
	109	+	7 (h) Before August 1, each state entity shall annually submit to the
	110	+	8 Indiana department of administration information regarding the use of
	111	+	9 clean energy vehicles by the state entity. The information must specify
	112	+	10 the following for the preceding state fiscal year:
	113	+	11 (1) The amount of energy sources described in subsection (a)(1)
	114	+	12 purchased by the state entity.
	115	+	13 (2) The amount of conventional fuels purchased by the state
	116	+	14 entity.
	117	+	15 (3) The average price per gallon paid by the state entity for each
	118	+	16 type of fuel purchased by the state entity.
	119	+	17 (4) The total number of vehicles purchased or leased by the state
	120	+	18 agency that were clean energy vehicles and the total number of
	121	+	19 vehicles purchased or leased by the state agency that were not
	122	+	20 clean energy vehicles.
	123	+	21 (5) Any other information required by the Indiana department of
	124	+	22 administration.
	125	+	23 (i) Before September 1, the Indiana department of administration
	126	+	24 shall annually submit to the general assembly in an electronic format
	127	+	25 under IC 5-14-6 and to the governor a report that lists the information
	128	+	26 required under subsection (h) for each state entity and for all state
	129	+	27 agencies in the aggregate.
	130	+	28 (j) Before July 1, 2025, the Indiana department of administration
	131	+	29 shall make recommendations to state entities regarding the
	132	+	30 procurement of clean energy vehicles.
	133	+	31 (k) A state agency may submit a request to the Indiana
	134	+	32 department of administration for an exception to the requirements
	135	+	33 of subsection (e). The Indiana department of administration may
	136	+	34 grant an exception if it finds the state agency's purchase or lease of
	137	+	35 a vehicle that does not meet the requirements of subsection (e) is
	138	+	36 necessary for the state agency's intended use of the vehicle.
	139	+	EH 1518—LS 6444/DI 137 4
	140	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	141	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Government and Regulatory
	142	+	Reform, to which was referred House Bill 1518, has had the same
	143	+	under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
	144	+	House with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
	145	+	Page 2, line 28, strike "subsection" and insert "subsections".
	146	+	Page 2, line 28, after "(f)" delete "," and insert "and (k),".
	147	+	Page 2, line 42, delete ";" and insert "or the governor;".
	148	+	Page 3, after line 29, begin a new paragraph and insert:
	149	+	"(k) A state agency may submit a request to the Indiana
107	150		department of administration for an exception to the requirements
108	151		of subsection (e). The Indiana department of administration may
109	152		grant an exception if it finds the state agency's purchase or lease of
110	153		a vehicle that does not meet the requirements of subsection (e) is
111		-	necessary for the state agency's intended use of the vehicle.
112		-	HEA 1518 Speaker of the House of Representatives
113		-	President of the Senate
114		-	President Pro Tempore
115		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
116		-	Date: Time:
117		-	HEA 1518
	154	+	necessary for the state agency's intended use of the vehicle.".
	155	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	156	+	(Reference is to HB 1518 as introduced.)
	157	+	MILLER D
	158	+	Committee Vote: yeas 12, nays 0.
	159	+	_____
	160	+	HOUSE MOTION
	161	+	Mr. Speaker: I move that House Bill 1518 be amended to read as
	162	+	follows:
	163	+	Page 2, line 37, delete "low trim" and insert "standard model
	164	+	vehicle".
	165	+	Page 2, line 38, delete "level model".
	166	+	(Reference is to HB 1518 as printed February 10, 2025.)
	167	+	GORE
	168	+	_____
	169	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	170	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Local Government, to
	171	+	EH 1518—LS 6444/DI 137 5
	172	+	which was referred House Bill No. 1518, has had the same under
	173	+	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
	174	+	the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
	175	+	(Reference is to HB 1518 as reprinted February 14, 2025.)
	176	+
	177	+	BUCK, Chairperson
	178	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0
	179	+	EH 1518—LS 6444/DI 137