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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1108: Contracts for road projects.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1108 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Contracts for road projects. Primary sponsor: Craig Haggard (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 20, 2026): Reassigned to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Allows the commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation (commissioner) to let a contract for the construction, improvement, or maintenance of a road to a bidder that is not the lowest and best bidder if all of the following apply: (1) The bidder is responsive and qualified. (2) The bidder commits to employing Indiana residents for not less than 65% of the total workforce for the project. (3) The bidder's bid is not more than: (A) 5% greater than the bid submitted by the lowest and best bidder; and (B) the estimated cost of the project. (4) The commissioner determines that awarding the contract to the bidder is in the best interests of the project and the community. (5) The bidder demonstrates certain compliance requirements.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Craig HaggardPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Mike AndradeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Jim PresselCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Reassigned to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
  2. Representative Andrade added as coauthor
  3. First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
  4. Authored by Representative Haggard
  5. Coauthored by Representative Pressel

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source