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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana House Bill 1439 establishes a vehicle bill placeholder for future legislative provisions
Last action · January 13, 2026: First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures
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What This Bill Proposed
Indiana House Bill 1439 is introduced as a to amend the Indiana Code effective July 1, 2026, without substantive provisions at this stage.
Changes no current laws, funding amounts, or state agency rules as introduced, serving solely as a placeholder for potential future legislative amendments.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
General Assembly
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Key Facts
- House Bill 1439 was introduced during the Second Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly on January 13, 2026.
- The bill was referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures upon its first reading.
- The measure specifies an effective date of July 1, 2026, for its eventual provisions.
- The bill text states that the Indiana Code is amended, but contains no substantive policy text or specific statutory changes in its introduced form.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance10Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 10)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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