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Lawmakers hear testimony on BMV data‑sale limits; committee pauses on HB 1027 amid industry concerns
Summary
Representative Porter presented HB 1027 to restrict sale/disclosure of BMV personal information for people under 21 and over 65. The BMV opposed the bill, and witnesses from towing, insurance, banking and consumer‑data industries warned of unintended consequences for towing notifications, insurance underwriting and lender recovery. The bill was not voted on.
The House Roads and Transportation Committee held an extended hearing on House Bill 1027, a proposal by Representative Porter to limit sale or disclosure of Bureau of Motor Vehicles personal information for people younger than 21 and those older than 65.
Representative Porter framed the bill as a consumer‑privacy protection to prevent personal data from being sold; he read a constituent letter describing an incident in which someone else’s license plate arrived at a homeowner’s address and cited national interest in curbing unwanted disclosure. Porter said he was not seeking to profit from data but to protect Hoosiers’ personal information.
Matt Kestian, general counsel for the BMV,…
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