The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles announced that branches will have new hours starting on Oct. 2.

The Indiana BMV branches will extend hours of operation on June 1 and June 2 to issue ID cards and driver's licenses for the primary election.

Lawmakers will likely file legislation in the 2020 session over proposed rules at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles for Hoosiers to change the gender on their drivers license.

Branches will resume regularly scheduled business hours on Tuesday, May 30.

The BMV says license branches resume regularly scheduled business hours on Saturday.

The Bureau of Motor Vehicles would be required to offer Hoosiers the chance to register to vote more often under legislation approved by a Senate committee.

Intellectual Technology Incorporated, a firm with operations in Fort Wayne that's responsible for all Indiana license plate production, created the three designs.

Friday marks the date on which most of the legislation approved this past session by the General Assembly takes effect.

The state Ethics Commission unanimously approved a settlement between Inspector General Cynthia Carrasco and Walters in which the former BMV official will pay a $500 fine.

Indiana Inspector General Cynthia Carrasco confirmed Wednesday that her office had reached a settlement agreement with former BMV chief of staff Shawn Walters.