# Indiana HB 1518: Purchase of vehicles by state entities.

Indiana HB 1518, Purchase of vehicles by state entities., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Mitch Gore (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1518
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Purchase of vehicles by state entities.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Mitch Gore (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: government and regulatory reform, the senate, local government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (143 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides with certain exceptions, that if a state entity purchases or leases a vehicle, the vehicle: (1) must be a government model, base model, or standard model vehicle; and (2) may not be from a luxury or semi-luxury brand if a nonluxury brand alternative exists that uses the same underlying vehicle platform.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mitch Gore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Smaltz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Doug Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 95 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-04-10: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-10: Public Law 66 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-01: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Returned to the House without amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 301: yeas 48, nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-17: Senate sponsor: Senator Doriot (House)
- 2025-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 185: yeas 95, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Amendment #1 (Gore) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-02-13: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-10: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-28: Representative Miller D added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-27: Representative Smaltz added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-27: Representative Pressel added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Gore (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1518/versions/HB1518.03.ENGH?format=pdf)
- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1518/versions/HB1518.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1518/versions/HB1518.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1518/versions/HB1518.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1518/versions/HB1518.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1518/versions/HB1518.03.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1518/versions/HB1518.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1518/versions/HB1518.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1518/versions/HB1518.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1518/versions/HB1518.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1518-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).