LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 7015 NOTE PREPARED: Feb 17, 2021
BILL NUMBER: HB 1465 BILL AMENDED: Feb 17, 2021
SUBJECT: Highway Work Zone Safety.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Pressel BILL STATUS: 2nd Reading - 1st House
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED: X GENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
X DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill authorizes the Indiana State Police (ISP) and the Indiana Department of
Transportation (INDOT) to establish a pilot program for the deployment of an automated work zone speed
control system to enforce highway work zone speed limits. The bill provides that a work zone speed limit
violation recorded by an automated work zone speed control system may not be enforced unless the violation
is at least 12 miles per hour above the established work zone speed limit. The bill also creates a Work Zone
Pilot Fund.
Effective Date: July 1, 2021.
Explanation of State Expenditures: This bill could increase INDOT and ISP workload and/or expenditures
to the extent the agencies elects to administer an automated traffic control system pilot program at highway
work zones and compile information required to be submitted to Legislative Council. Increases in workload
and/or expenditures could be offset with the collection of additional civil penalties for work zone speeding
violations.
Explanation of State Revenues: Summary - This bill could increase the number of citations issued for
speeding in a work zone, with revenue from violations deposited into to the newly created Work Zone Pilot
Fund. Total increases in revenue are indeterminable.
Additional Information - Between FY 2015 and FY 2020, an average of 1,800 guilty verdicts were entered
for speeding in a work zone per year. The specific speed at which the violation occurred is unknown.
Installing automated traffic control devices in highway work zones could increase the number of individuals
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found to be in violation of the speed limits in these areas. Speeding in a work zone is currently punishable
as a Class B infraction with fines that vary between $300 and $1,000 per offense, depending on mitigating
and aggravating circumstances. Revenue collected from work zone speeding violations is currently deposited
in the General Fund.
The bill specifies that for work zone speeding offenses captured by automated traffic control devices, the fine
is $75. Revenue collected from work zone speeding violations would be deposited into the newly created
Work Zone Pilot Fund. The Work Zone Pilot Fund is a nonreverting fund with distributions to both INDOT
and the ISP and consists of fines collected from automated traffic control devices. The bill provides
specifications on how money in the Fund can be expended.
Explanation of Local Expenditures:
Explanation of Local Revenues: This bill could increase the number of court hearings in instances where
individuals contest a notice received from an automated enforcement device. To this extent, local
governments would receive additional revenue from court fees. However, any increase in revenue is likely
to be very small.
State Agencies Affected: ISP; INDOT.
Local Agencies Affected: Courts.
Information Sources: BMV citation data, FY 2015 - FY 2020.
Fiscal Analyst: Bill Brumbach, 317-232-9559.
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Statutes affected:
1. Introduced House Bill (H): 9-21-5-11
2. House Bill (H): 9-21-5-11
3. Engrossed House Bill (H): 9-21-5-11