Motor vehicle crash investigations.
Summary
Changes the property damage requirement to $2,500 (current law is $1,000) for certain failures to provide evidence of financial responsibility following a motor vehicle accident. Changes the apparent damage requirement for a law enforcement officer to investigate motor vehicle accidents involving property damage to $2,500 (current law is $1,000). Provides that a law enforcement officer shall assist operators with the requirements of IC 9-26-1-1.1 under certain circumstances. Adds certain infractions and offenses to the list of violations enforceable by weigh station supervisors or operators.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 6, 2022
Signed Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 22, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Mar 11, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Feb 23, 2022
Introduced
Returned to the Senate without amendments
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 234: yeas 91, nays 0
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 110: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Amended
Amendment #2 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Amended
Amendment #1 (Gaskill) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Blake Doriot
RRepublican
P
Jim Pressel
RRepublican
P
Michael Crider
RRepublican
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