# Indiana HB 1554: Driving with suspended driving privileges.

Indiana HB 1554, Driving with suspended driving privileges., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Garrett Bascom (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-03 (Public Law 36) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1554
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Driving with suspended driving privileges.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-04-03, Public Law 36
- Sponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: courts and criminal code, the senate, corrections and criminal law
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (132 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Specifies that the penalty for a operating a motor vehicle while under a lifetime forfeiture of driving privileges is: (1) a Level 6 felony, if the forfeiture occurred before July 1, 2015; and (2) a Level 5 felony, if the forfeiture occurred after June 30, 2015.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 44 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 88 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-04-03: Public Law 36 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-18: Returned to the House without amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 238: yeas 44, nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-04: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 91: yeas 88, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-04: Senate sponsor: Senator Crider (House)
- 2025-02-03: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Bascom (House)
- 2025-01-21: Coauthored by Representative Zimmerman (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1554/versions/HB1554.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1554/versions/HB1554.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1554/versions/HB1554.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1554/versions/HB1554.01.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
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1554/versions/HB1554.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1554/versions/HB1554.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1554/versions/HB1554.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1554/versions/HB1554.01.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-HB1554-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).