*SB0103.1*
January 28, 2025
SENATE BILL No. 103
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DIGEST OF SB 103 (Updated January 27, 2025 10:35 am - DI 140)
Citations Affected: IC 13-17.
Synopsis: Vehicle emissions. Directs the Indiana department of
environmental management (IDEM) to study: (1) the environmental
impact of exempting vehicles wholly owned by individuals who are at
least 65 years of age from motor vehicle emissions testing; and (2)
whether the environmental rules board could exempt vehicles wholly
owned by individuals who are at least 65 years of age from motor
vehicle emissions testing and still meet the national ambient air quality
standards set forth under the federal Clean Air Act. Provides that
IDEM shall submit a report of its findings to the governor and the
executive director of the legislative services agency not later than June
30, 2026.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Niemeyer, Dernulc
January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs.
January 27, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
SB 103—LS 6226/DI 153 January 28, 2025
First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 103
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
environmental law.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 13-17-5-10 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2025]: Sec. 10. The department shall do the following:
4 (1) Study the following:
5 (A) The environmental impact of exempting vehicles
6 wholly owned by individuals who are at least sixty-five (65)
7 years of age from motor vehicle emissions testing under
8 this chapter.
9 (B) Whether the board could exempt the vehicles described
10 in clause (A) from motor vehicle emissions testing under
11 this chapter and still meet the national ambient air quality
12 standards set forth under the federal Clean Air Act (42
13 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), as amended by the federal Clean Air
14 Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L.101-549).
15 (2) Submit a report of the department's findings not later than
16 June 30, 2026, to:
17 (A) the governor; and
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1 (B) the executive director of the legislative services agency
2 for distribution to the members of the general assembly.
3 The report submitted to the executive director of the
4 legislative services agency must be in an electronic format
5 under IC 5-14-6.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Environmental Affairs, to
which was referred Senate Bill No. 103, has had the same under
consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
(Reference is to SB 103 as introduced.)
NIEMEYER, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0
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