Indiana House Bill 1183 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 6 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-06 - Public Law 281
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Towing services. Amends the statute concerning the release of an abandoned motor vehicle that has been towed to a storage yard or towing facility as follows: (1) Provides that a towing service or storage yard may charge an inspection fee for inspections or retrievals from a vehicle. (2) Requires a towing service or storage yard to: (A) provide an itemized receipt upon payment; and (B) meet certain requirements as to: (i) hours of operation; and (ii) receiving and returning telephone calls. Provides that not later than three business days after towing a vehicle a towing company or storage facility must comply with certain statutes relating to abandoned vehicles for giving notice. Requires a towing company to charge reasonable fees. Requires a towing company to provide the owner or operator of a motor vehicle that is about to be towed a written and itemized estimate of all charges and services to be performed by the towing company. Requires a towing company to document and itemize certain fees related to a tow and certain towing services. Specifies certain record keeping requirements for itemized estimates issued by a towing company. Creates a new article in the Indiana Code to establish certain requirements for towing companies that engage in, or offer to engage in, the business of providing towing service in Indiana, including provisions concerning the following: (1) Emergency towing. (2) Private property towing. (3) Releasing towed motor vehicles. (4) Prohibited acts by towing companies and storage facilities. Provides that a person who violates these new provisions commits a deceptive act that is: (1) actionable under; and (2) subject to the penalties and remedies set forth in; the statute governing deceptive consumer sales. Provides that the attorney general: (1) shall receive, and may investigate, complaints alleging violations of the new provisions; and (2) after finding that a violation has occurred, may take appropriate action under the statute governing deceptive consumer sales. Authorizes the attorney general to adopt rules to implement the new provisions.

Towing services. Amends the statute concerning the release of an abandoned motor vehicle that has been towed to a storage yard or towing facility as follows: (1) Provides that a towing service or storage yard may charge an inspection fee for inspections or retrievals from a vehicle. (2) Requires a towing service or storage yard to: (A) provide an itemized receipt upon payment; and (B) meet certain requirements as to: (i) hours of operation; and (ii) receiving and returning telephone calls. Provides that not later than three business days after towing a vehicle a towing company or storage facility must comply with certain statutes relating to abandoned vehicles for giving notice. Requires a towing company to charge reasonable fees. Requires a towing company to provide the owner or operator of a motor vehicle that is about to be towed a written and itemized estimate of all charges and services to be performed by the towing company. Requires a towing company to document and itemize certain fees related to a tow and certain towing services. Specifies certain record keeping requirements for itemized estimates issued by a towing company. Creates a new article in the Indiana Code to establish certain requirements for towing companies that engage in, or offer to engage in, the business of providing towing service in Indiana, including provisions concerning the following: (1) Emergency towing. (2) Private property towing. (3) Releasing towed motor vehicles. (4) Prohibited acts by towing companies and storage facilities. Provides that a person who violates these new provisions commits a deceptive act that is: (1) actionable under; and (2) subject to the penalties and remedies set forth in; the statute governing deceptive consumer sales. Provides that the attorney general: (1) shall receive, and may investigate, complaints alleging violations of the new provisions; and (2) after finding that a violation has occurred, may take appropriate action under the statute governing deceptive consumer sales. Authorizes the attorney general to adopt rules to implement the new provisions.

Rep. Matthew Lehman [R]	Rep. Kevin Mahan [R]	Rep. Terri Jo Austin [D]	Rep. Randall Frye [R]
Sen. Blake Doriot [R]	Sen. Mike Gaskill [R]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]

2019-04-18 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 52 N: 34 NV: 1 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2019-04-16 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-04-15 - Senate - Senate - Amendment #1 (Glick) failed (Y: 19 N: 30 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2019-04-09 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-02-19 - House - Third reading (Y: 86 N: 9 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-02-13 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-06	House	Public Law 281
2019-05-06	House	Signed by the Governor
2019-04-30	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2019-04-24	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2019-04-23	House	Signed by the Speaker
2019-04-18	House	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 566: yeas 52, nays 34
2019-04-18	House	Motion to concur filed
2019-04-16	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2019-04-16	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 481: yeas 49, nays 0
2019-04-15	Senate	Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2019-04-15	Senate	Amendment #1 (Glick) failed; Roll Call 464: yeas 19, nays 30
2019-04-15	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2019-04-11	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-03-28	Senate	Senator Gaskill added as second sponsor
2019-03-05	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation
2019-02-20	House	Referred to the Senate
2019-02-19	House	Senate sponsor: Senator Doriot
2019-02-19	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 214: yeas 86, nays 9
2019-02-18	House	Amendment #1 (Austin) prevailed; voice vote
2019-02-18	House	Amendment #3 (Lindauer) prevailed; voice vote
2019-02-18	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2019-02-14	House	Representative Frye added as coauthor
2019-02-14	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-01-08	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
2019-01-08	House	Coauthored by Representatives Mahan and Austin
2019-01-08	House	Authored by Representative Lehman

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1183/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/d/7/9/ed792ef8/HB1183.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/d/7/5/5d75dbad/HB1183.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/b/4/5/1b45c551/HB1183.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/3/1/9/73191f47/HB1183.03.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/e/6/5/0e6505e3/HB1183.03.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/5/d/1/25d135b7/HB1183.04.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/b/c/5/abc5a32b/HB1183.04.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/c/b/e/6cbea385/HB1183.05.ENRS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/1/c/9/41c938de/HB1183.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/d/b/5/9db5dba7/HB1183.214.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/7/6/0/f76048b1/HB1183.03.ENGH.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/0/6/9/e0695fe7/HB1183.464.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/0/1/a/f01a427f/HB1183.481.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/8/d/5/38d56a4e/HB1183.566.pdf