Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 71
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 9-14-8-1.
Synopsis: Report on mobile credentials. Requires the commissioner
of the bureau of motor vehicles to include an update on the status of the
development of a secure and uniform system to issue mobile
credentials in the report for the interim study committee on roads and
transportation.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Dernulc
January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security and
Transportation.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 71
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 9-14-8-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
2 SECTION 188, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. The commissioner shall do the
4 following:
5 (1) Administer and enforce:
6 (A) this title and other statutes concerning the bureau; and
7 (B) the policies and procedures of the bureau.
8 (2) Organize the bureau in the manner necessary to carry out the
9 duties of the bureau, including by appointing and fixing the
10 salaries of the deputies, subordinate officers, clerks, and other
11 employees necessary to carry out this title, IC 6-6-5, IC 6-6-5.1,
12 IC 6-6-5.5, and IC 6-6-11.
13 (3) Submit budget proposals for the bureau to the budget director
14 before September 1 of each year.
15 (4) Not later than August 1 of each year, prepare for the interim
16 study committee on roads and transportation a report that includes
17 updates on the following:
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1 (A) Significant policy changes, including changes in
2 implementation.
3 (B) Contracts with third parties for performance of department
4 responsibilities and functions.
5 (C) Projects or other undertakings required by law.
6 (D) The status of the development of a secure and uniform
7 system to issue mobile credentials.
8 (D) (E) Any other information requested by the study
9 committee.
10 The report must be submitted in an electronic format under
11 IC 5-14-6.
12 (5) Design and procure a seal of office for the bureau.
13 (6) Appoint members to the driver licensing medical advisory
14 board under IC 9-14-11-3.
15 (7) Operate or be responsible for the administration of all license
16 branches in Indiana under IC 9-14.1.
17 (8) Assign to license branches those functions that:
18 (A) the commission or the bureau is legally required or
19 authorized to perform; and
20 (B) cannot be adequately performed by the commission or the
21 bureau without assistance from the license branches.
22 (9) Perform other duties as required by the bureau.
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