The public currently has a chance to weigh in on a proposed rule by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles to ban people from changing the gender marker on their driver’s license.
The rule seeks to comply with an executive order issued by Gov. Mike Braun earlier this year.
The proposed rule cites a recent Indiana Court of Appeals case that said “gender” on a BMV credential means “sex” — and, more specifically, the binary options male and female.
That aligns with an executive order issued by the governor in March that directs state agencies to “enforce the biological binary of man and woman” — something advocates say dangerously dehumanizes transgender Hoosiers.
The public can comment on the rule via mail or e-mail by July 18. The email address is BMVLegal@bmv.in.gov. The mailing address is:
LSA Document #25-321 Credential Documentation Requirements
Kevin Kolbus
Indiana Government Center North
100 North Senate Avenue, Room N404
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Hoosiers can also attend an in-person hearing. That hearing is at 9 a.m. on July 22, 2025, at Indiana Government Center South, Conference Room 4+5, Wabash Hall, 402 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204.
Under the current rulemaking timeline, the rule would take effect in October.
This article was written by Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith.