Eligible toll users could apply for credits toward future trips

Eligible account holders may apply to add a credit toward future tolls. The person must have an active toll account and a permanent home or workplace in a county with a toll road or tollway. The tolls must be for travel on that road or tollway in the person's personal vehicle, paid through the person's transponder. The credit would equal 75% of tolls paid since the last application. Applications may be made no more than once every 30 days. The bureau must provide an online application method by December 31, 2026. It may periodically require proof of residence or employment. After approval, the bureau has 10 days to tell the account administrator the credit amount, and the administrator has 10 days to load it. The state comptroller must reimburse toll operators from the state general fund at least every 90 days for credits used to pay tolls. The bill would take effect July 1, 2026. The bureau must provide the online application method by December 31, 2026.

A driver who uses a transponder tied to an account owned by someone outside the listed groups would commit a Class B misdemeanor. This applies when a driver uses the transponder to pay a toll or user fee while traveling on a toll road or tollway. The account may be owned by the driver, the driver's employer, the rental company that owns the car being driven, or someone who lives at the same permanent address as the driver. The bill would take effect July 1, 2026.

Information collected by a transponder and concerning a qualifying toll account would be confidential and unavailable for public disclosure under Indiana's public records law. The rule covers information a transponder collects that concerns an active toll account. The bill would take effect July 1, 2026.