# Indiana SB 183: Road intersection safety.

Indiana SB 183, Road intersection safety., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Michael Crider (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-09 (Returned to the Senate with amendments); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 183
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Road intersection safety.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-04-09, Returned to the Senate with amendments
- Sponsor: Michael Crider (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: homeland security and transportation, the house, roads and transportation
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (122 yes, 15 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that a person that owns or is the lessee of a parcel of land at an intersection of two county, municipal, or township roads that is not controlled by a traffic signal shall maintain a line of sight area at the intersection. Provides that the land contained within the line of sight area must not contain any: (1) grass, weeds, agricultural crops, bushes, shrubs, vines, plants, or any other vegetation; or (2) structures, signs, fences, walls, or obstructions that are owned or controlled by the property owner or a lessee of the property owner; that exceed a height of three feet. Requires a unit to provide written notice to the owner of record of the parcel of land if the unit determines there are obstructions in the line of sight area. Allows a unit to take corrective action to remove obstructions in the line of sight area.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Abbott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ethan Lawson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 82 | 6 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 40 | 9 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-04-09: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2025-04-08: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 397: yeas 82, nays 6 (House)
- 2025-04-07: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-04-07: Amendment #2 (Culp) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-03-31: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-17: Representative Abbott added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation (House)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 177: yeas 40, nays 9 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: House sponsor: Representative Pressel (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Cosponsor: Representative Lawson (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Amendment #1 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Senator Charbonneau added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Crider (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0183/versions/SB0183.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Engrossed Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0183/versions/SB0183.05.ENGH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0183/versions/SB0183.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0183/versions/SB0183.04.COMH?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0183/versions/SB0183.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (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 Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0183/versions/SB0183.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0183/versions/SB0183.05.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0183/versions/SB0183.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0183/versions/SB0183.04.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0183/versions/SB0183.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [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-SB183-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).