IndianaIndiana would require electronic or other nonmanual toll collection
Indiana's transportation department would collect fees without manual methods on toll roads built after June 30, 2026, and on existing tollways by the end of 2027.
What it does
Indiana's transportation department would charge and collect fees only through electronic or other nonmanual methods on toll roads built after June 30, 2026. It would have to fully implement the program on existing tollways by December 31, 2027.
Private operators whose state agreements are signed, renewed, or changed after June 30, 2026, would have to charge and collect fees without manual methods within two years.
Argument forDrivers could spend less time at toll points if the department and covered operators collect fees without manual payment.
Argument againstDrivers who usually pay tolls in person might have to learn another way to pay when manual collection ends.
More detail
The Indiana Department of Transportation would use electronic or other nonmanual methods as its only way to charge and collect toll road fees. This covers toll road projects built after June 30, 2026, and tollways existing on July 1, 2026. The department would have to fully implement the program for existing tollways by December 31, 2027.
A covered agreement would require its operator to use electronic or other nonmanual methods as the only way to charge and collect fees. This applies to agreements between Indiana's finance authority and operators that are signed, renewed, or changed after June 30, 2026. The operator would have up to two years after the agreement is signed, renewed, or changed to put the program in place.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 6First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and TransportationLatest
- Jan 6Authored by Representative Jackson CIntroduced
Transportation