# Indiana SB 331: Amended registration. Indiana SB 331, Amended registration., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mark Spencer (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB331-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 331 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Amended registration. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Mark Spencer (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 26 - Subjects: homeland security and transportation, the house, roads and transportation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (239 yes, 41 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Provides that if a person changes the exterior color or appearance of their passenger vehicle from the color listed in the vehicle's registration through certain methods, the person must apply to amend their vehicle registration, and that a law enforcement officer shall issue a warning to a person who does not update the person's registration to reflect the color changes. Provides that a person commits a Class C misdemeanor if the person changes the color of a passenger vehicle after it was used in the commission of a crime and fails to amend the vehicle registration. Requires the BMV to require a person renewing a registration to indicate if the vehicle's color has changed. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Indiana drivers must report vehicle color changes: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, people who change a registered Indiana passenger vehicle’s color must apply to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles within 30 days. This covers painting, adding a partial or full vinyl wrap, or removing a wrap. Outside the separate criminal rule, an officer must warn anyone who m… - Criminal penalties for post-crime vehicle color changes: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, changing a passenger vehicle’s color after its use in a crime carries a new reporting penalty. A person who makes that change and fails to apply to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles commits a Class C misdemeanor. People covered by this offense are excluded from the ordinary re… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mark Spencer (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrea Hunley (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Earl Harris (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Taylor (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Walker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Walker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: La Keisha Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael Young (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Andrade (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Randy Maxwell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate | pass | 45 | 2 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House | pass | 73 | 17 | | | 2025-04-14 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 72 | 22 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Public Law 198 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-23: Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 490: yeas 45, nays 2 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-22: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House) - 2025-04-22: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 519: yeas 73, nays 17 (House) - 2025-04-22: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Senate conferees appointed: Charbonneau and Spencer (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Senate advisors appointed: Pol and Bohacek (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House) - 2025-04-15: Motion to dissent filed (Senate) - 2025-04-15: House conferees appointed: Olthoff and Harris (House) - 2025-04-15: House advisors appointed: Pressel, Aylesworth and Andrade (House) - 2025-04-15: Senate dissented from House amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 442: yeas 72, nays 22 (House) - 2025-04-10: Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-04-10: Amendment #4 (Olthoff) prevailed; voice vote (House) - 2025-04-08: Placed back on second reading (House) - 2025-04-07: Third reading: call withdrawn (House) - 2025-04-03: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-03-31: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-03-17: Representative Aylesworth added as cosponsor (House) - 2025-03-13: Representative Andrade added as cosponsor (House) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation (House) - 2025-02-19: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senators Hunley, Yoder, Pol, Taylor G, Qaddoura, Jackson L, Niezgodski, Schmitt added as coauthors (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 154: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Cosponsor: Representative Harris (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-02-18: House sponsor: Representative Olthoff (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Senators Donato, Doriot, Buck, Maxwell, Walker K, Young M, Niemeyer, Walker G, Dernulc added as coauthors (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Senator Clark added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Senator Charbonneau added as second author (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Senator Bohacek added as third author (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Spencer (Senate) - 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.05.ENGH?format=pdf) - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.06.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.03.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.04.COMH?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 Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.05.ENGH?format=pdf) - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.06.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.03.COMH?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.04.COMH?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) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB331-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).