Indiana restricts state and local agencies to base-model non-luxury vehicles and requires disposal of non-compliant cars

Original title: Purchase and lease of government vehicles.

Last action · January 28, 2026: Amendment #1 (Gore) prevailed; voice voteSponsors: Mitch Gore and 3 others

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What This Bill Proposed

State entities and s in Indiana are restricted to purchasing or leasing government, base, or standard model vehicles and prohibited from selecting luxury or semi-luxury brands starting July 1, 2026. Non-compliant vehicles must be disposed of in a prudent manner determined by the commissioner of the department of administration. Equipment necessary for operational, public safety, maintenance, or emergency response functions remains permitted.

Why it matters

Local and state government agencies face new procurement boundaries on vehicle fleets, restricting them from acquiring luxury brands while allowing necessary public safety and operational equipment modifications.

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.

Directly affected

state entities

State agencies and instrumentalities must purchase or lease base-model vehicles, dispose of non-compliant vehicles through the department of administration, and comply with clean energy reporting guidelines.

Directly affected

political subdivisions

Local governmental bodies must procure base, government, or standard model vehicles and avoid luxury brands when non-luxury alternatives exist on the same platform.

Directly affected

Indiana department of administration

The department's commissioner determines the timing and prudent manner for state entities to dispose of non-compliant vehicles, and the agency manages clean energy vehicle rules and exceptions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What types of vehicles are affected by this bill?

Automobiles, trucks, and tractors purchased or leased by state entities and s must be base, government, or standard models and cannot belong to luxury or semi-luxury brands if a non-luxury alternative exists.

Are emergency response and public safety vehicles exempted from these rules?

The bill does not restrict state entities or s from purchasing, installing, or modifying equipment and accessories necessary for operational, public safety, maintenance, or emergency response functions. Additionally, firefighting apparatuses and ambulances owned or operated by a political subdivision are excluded from the political subdivision vehicle rules.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House.

Procedural history

8 actions

Jan 28, 2026House
Amendment #1 (Gore) prevailed; voice vote
Jan 28, 2026HouseFloor
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Jan 22, 2026HouseFloor
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Jan 8, 2026House
Representative Miller D added as coauthor
Jan 8, 2026House
Representative Smaltz added as coauthor
Jan 8, 2026House
Representative Pressel added as coauthor

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Dec 5, 2025HouseIntroduced
First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
Dec 5, 2025House
Authored by Representative Gore

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