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HB 1027

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jerry Alvord and 1 co-sponsor

HB 1027 blocks BMV from selling personal info for individuals under 21, 65+, or who opt out, and bars recipients from reselling it, with an opt-out option.

Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/06/2025
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Bill Summary · HB 1027

HB 1027 — Sale of Bureau of Motor Vehicles Information (summary)

Summary: HB 1027 prohibits the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) from selling certain categories of driver/vehicle personal information and restricts downstream recipients from selling or disclosing that protected information. The bill also requires the BMV to offer an easy, accessible opt‑out for individuals and provides a limited fiscal backstop to offset lost data‑sale revenue through June 30, 2028.

Purpose / intent

Limit commercial distribution of personal information maintained by the BMV for vulnerable age groups and for individuals who choose to opt out, strengthening privacy protections for drivers and preventing secondary sales of that information.

Key provisions

  • Amends IC 9‑14‑13 (driver and vehicle records law) and adds new section 9‑14‑13‑7.1.
  • Prohibits the BMV from selling the personal information of any individual who:
    • is under age 21;
    • is age 65 or older; or
    • has opted out of the sale of their personal information.
  • Requires the BMV to provide an easily understandable and easily accessible method for an individual to opt out of sale of their personal information.
  • Prohibits any authorized recipient of BMV personal information from selling, reselling, disclosing, or redisclosing the personal information described above.
  • Preserves the existing list of permitted disclosures (e.g., government agencies, law enforcement, safety/recall research, insurers, certain court/litigation uses, uses with written consent, and limited statistical/research re‑use) except as limited by the new sales prohibition.
  • Fiscal backstop: allows the State Board of Finance, with the Governor’s approval, to transfer funds to the BMV to offset a funding shortfall occurring in any state fiscal year beginning before July 1, 2028, that is caused by the sales prohibition.
  • Effective date: July 1, 2026.

Who is affected

  • Individuals whose BMV records are sold (particularly those under 21, 65+, and people who opt out).
  • The BMV (administration of opt‑out process; lost data‑sale revenue).
  • Commercial purchasers/resellers of BMV data (marketing firms, data brokers, some research firms, etc.) — they would be barred from buying/selling protected records.
  • Government agencies and permitted users remain able to access records for authorized purposes subject to existing statutory rules.

Fiscal & administrative impact

  • Potential reduction in BMV revenue from data sales; the bill authorizes a temporary mechanism for state transfers to offset shortfalls through mid‑2028.
  • Administrative costs to implement and operate an opt‑out process and to modify disclosure procedures; not detailed in the bill text.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Statutory changes to IC 9‑14‑13 are proposed; effective July 1, 2026.
  • Enforcement is accomplished by statutory prohibition on selling/disclosing protected records; the bill text does not specify new civil penalties or enforcement mechanisms beyond the statutory bar (existing remedies/statutory enforcement for misuse would apply).

Notes: The bill seeks to balance privacy protections (age‑based and opt‑out) with continued legitimate uses of BMV data for public safety, government functions, and consented activities.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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