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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1391: Use of telecommunications device while driving.

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 1391 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Use of telecommunications device while driving. Primary sponsor: Chris Jeter (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 8, 2026): Authored by Representative Jeter.

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.

Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally violates the statute prohibiting use of a telecommunications device while operating a moving motor vehicle commits a Level 5 felony if the violation is the proximate cause of serious bodily injury to another person.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris JeterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88

“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. Authored by Representative Jeter
  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

Sources

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