Indiana House Bill 1493

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-03 - Representatives Pressel, Lehman, Andrade added as coauthors
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Regulation of towing services. Requires a local law enforcement agency to establish a written policy or enter into a contract for a towing rotation for emergency towing. Requires a towing company to release property to an owner not later than 24 hours after partial payment is received for an invoice. Adds requirements for an itemized invoice provided by a towing company. Requires a towing company to create a rate sheet. Establishes rates a towing company may charge for fees for emergency towing or private property towing. Establishes a towing complaint process and the towing complaint advisory board.

Regulation of towing services.

Rep. Cory Criswell [R]

Rep. Jim Pressel [R]

Rep. Matthew Lehman [R]

Rep. Mike Andrade [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-03	House	Representatives Pressel, Lehman, Andrade added as coauthors
2025-02-03	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2025-01-21	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
2025-01-21	House	Authored by Representative Criswell

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1493/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1493/HB1493.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1493/HB1493.02.COMH.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1493/committee-amendments/drafts/AM149301.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1493/committee-amendments/amendments/HB1493.01.INTR.AMH01.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1493/amendments/HB1493.02.COMH.AMH001.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1493/amendments/HB1493.02.COMH.AMH002.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1493/amendments/HB1493.02.COMH.AMH003.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1493/amendments/HB1493.02.COMH.AMH007.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1493/amendments/HB1493.02.COMH.AMH006.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1493/amendments/HB1493.02.COMH.AMH005.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1493/amendments/HB1493.02.COMH.AMH004.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1493/fiscal-notes/HB1493.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1493/votesheets/HB1493.01.INTR.02.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1493/committee-reports/HB1493.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1493/fiscal-notes/HB1493.02.COMH.FN001.pdf