| HB1041 | LINE MAINTENANCE IN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY. (DAVIS M) Sets forth minimum standards and requirements for the installation and maintenance of communications service or utility service facilities (facilities) in a public right-of-way. Defines a "permittee" as: (1) a person to whom an initial permit or authorization for the installation of a facility in a public right-of-way is granted by a unit; or (2) a service provider responsible for maintaining a facility that has been installed in a public right-of-way. Defines a "line pollution violation" as a violation attributable to a permittee and involving: (1) noncompliance with any standard or requirement set forth in the bill; or (2) the presence of any damaged, abandoned, loose, or improperly secured facilities within a public right-of-way. Provides that a permittee responsible for a line pollution violation is liable to the unit owning the public right-of-way for a fine in an amount determined by the unit, but not to exceed: (1) $500 per violation for each day the violation remains uncured; or (2) a total fine of $2,500. Requires a permittee to ensure that any person responsible for installing, replacing, relocating, or repairing any underground facility that is owned or operated by the permittee and located within a public right-of-way complies with the requirements set forth in: (1) Indiana's statute concerning underground utility facilities; and (2) any applicable local ordinance or regulation; with respect to any work involving drilling, trenching, boring, hand digging, or plowing. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/20/2026 - added as coauthor Representative Pressel
1/20/2026 - removed as coauthor Representative Bartels
1/20/2026 - House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 10:30 AM, Room 156-A
12/2/2025 - Referred to House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
12/2/2025 - First Reading
12/2/2025 - Coauthored by Representatives Greene, Bartels, Shonkwiler
12/2/2025 - Authored By Michelle Davis
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1041 |
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| HB1043 | DATA CENTER WATER REGULATION. (BURTON A) Defines "data center". Prohibits a person from operating a data center in Indiana without obtaining a consumption permit from the department of natural resources (department). Sets forth information that must be included in a consumption permit application. Establishes procedures for the department to approve or deny a consumption permit application. Provides that a consumption permit may be transferred under certain circumstances. Provides that a person may consult with the department to assess the viability of a proposed data center with respect to water consumption. Allows the natural resources commission to adopt rules to implement this bill. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/8/2026 - added as coauthor Representative Commons
12/2/2025 - Referred to House Natural Resources
12/2/2025 - First Reading
12/2/2025 - Authored By Alex Burton
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1043 |
| | News Stories: | 12/23/2025 - Lawmaker wants to require water permits for most data centers |
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| HB1110 | PFAS CHEMICALS. (CASH B) Requires the department of environmental management to adopt maximum contaminant levels for PFAS chemicals and effluent limitation standards for wastewater containing PFAS chemicals by July 1, 2027. Creates various compliance requirements for direct dischargers and indirect dischargers. Establishes various civil penalties. Establishes the PFAS chemical testing and remediation fund. Creates a PFAS chemical grant program. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/8/2026 - added as coauthors Representatives Sweet, Bauer
1/5/2026 - Referred to House Environmental Affairs
1/5/2026 - First Reading
1/5/2026 - Authored By Becky Cash
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1110 |
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| HB1111 | VARIOUS UTILITY MATTERS. (PRYOR C) Prohibits a utility from charging a customer a reconnection fee to restore terminated service to the customer. Provides that an electric or gas utility may not terminate residential electric or gas service between June 21 and September 23 for residential customers whose residence includes a person who is: (1) 65 years of age or older; or (2) 16 years of age or younger. Requires an electric or gas utility to identify new residential customers who are 62 years of age or older and to provide the identified customers with information concerning relevant assistance programs for seniors. Requires a public utility to provide a residential customer with a bill credit for an electric service interruption. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/5/2026 - Referred to House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
1/5/2026 - First Reading
1/5/2026 - Authored By Cherrish Pryor
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1111 |
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| HB1124 | TESTING DRINKING WATER FOR LEAD IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS. (JACKSON C) Requires the person or entity having authority over a school building to: (1) test the drinking water in the school building by a specified time frame; and (2) follow certain guidelines in conducting the testing and remediation. Requires the Indiana department of health to impose a civil penalty on the superintendent of a school corporation or the equivalent for a charter school for failing to have the school building's drinking water tested within the specified time frame. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/5/2026 - Referred to House Public Health
1/5/2026 - First Reading
1/5/2026 - Coauthored by Representative Aylesworth
1/5/2026 - Authored By Carolyn Jackson
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1124 |
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| HB1185 | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. (AYLESWORTH M) Adds a purpose for which money in the clean water Indiana fund may be used. Renames the value added research fund to the agricultural market development fund and makes various changes to the purposes for which money in the agricultural market development fund may be used. Allows the agricultural market development fund to accept grants, donations, and money received from any other source. Requires the division of soil conservation to work in collaboration with state and federal agencies and research institutions in the installation and maintenance of mesonet sites. Allows money in the grain buyers and warehouse licensing agency license fee fund to be used to augment and supplement funding for the implementation of the Indiana grain buyers and warehouse licensing and bonding law subject to approval by the budget agency. Makes conforming changes. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/8/2026 - Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
1/8/2026 - Committee Report do pass, adopted
1/8/2026 - House Committee recommends passage Yeas: 10, Nays: 0
1/8/2026 - House Agriculture and Rural Development, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 8:30 AM, Room 156-C
1/5/2026 - Referred to House Agriculture and Rural Development
1/5/2026 - First Reading
1/5/2026 - Authored By Mike Aylesworth
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1185 |
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| HB1213 | ELIMINATION OF SALES TAX ON HOUSEHOLD UTILITY USE. (MOED J) Provides that a power subsidiary or a person engaged as a public utility is not a retail merchant making a retail transaction when the subsidiary or person furnishes or sells electrical energy, natural or artificial gas, water, steam, or steam heating service to a person for domestic consumption. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/5/2026 - Referred to House Ways and Means
1/5/2026 - First Reading
1/5/2026 - Authored By Justin Moed
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1213 |
| | News Stories: | 1/12/2026 - GOP targets regulations, Dems focus on affordability at Indiana Statehouse |
| | | 1/6/2026 - Proposal to eliminate sales tax on Indiana utility bills sees some bipartisan support |
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| HB1239 | PFAS WATER SAFETY STANDARDS. (DVORAK R) Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to establish state maximum contaminant levels for PFAS in water provided by public water systems. Provides that maximum contaminant levels established by the state department: (1) must be protective of public health, including the health of vulnerable subpopulations; and (2) may not be less stringent than any maximum contaminant level or health advisory promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/13/2026 - added as coauthor Representative Hamilton
1/5/2026 - Referred to House Environmental Affairs
1/5/2026 - First Reading
1/5/2026 - Authored By Ryan Dvorak
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1239 |
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| HB1247 | UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES. (PRESSEL J) Amends Indiana's 811 law, which requires the location and marking of underground utility facilities (facilities) before planned excavation or demolition projects, to provide that if the operator of a facility (operator) fails to: (1) provide to the person responsible for an excavation or demolition (excavator) required information as to the location of the operator's facilities; or (2) provide to the association known as the Indiana Underground Plant Protection Service (association) an electronic positive response indicating that the operator either has provided the required notice to the excavator or has no facilities in the location of the proposed project; within the time specified in the law, the excavator may engage the services of a third party utility locator (locator) to determine whether the operator has underground facilities in the location of the proposed project and, if applicable, provide the marking information for those facilities. Provides that an excavator that elects to engage the services of a locator must: (1) select a locator that is authorized by the operator to act on the operator's behalf; and (2) notify the association of the locator's completion of the services for which the locator was engaged, along with the amount paid by the excavator to the locator for those services. Requires the operator on whose behalf the services were performed to submit to the excavator payment in an amount equal to three times the amount paid by the excavator for the services. Provides that not later than June 1, 2026, each operator subject to the 811 law must provide to the association a notice that authorizes one or more locators to act on the operator's behalf for purposes of these provisions. Provides that upon receiving the required notices, the association shall compile a listing of the authorized locators for each operator. Provides that after June 30, 2026, upon receiving a notice of a planned project, the association shall immediately provide the listing to the person that submitted the notice. Requires the association to develop and adopt policies and procedures to implement these provisions. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/5/2026 - Referred to House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
1/5/2026 - First Reading
1/5/2026 - Coauthored by Representatives Soliday, Culp
1/5/2026 - Authored By Jim Pressel
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1247 |
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| HB1283 | PUBLIC NOTICES. (ZIMMERMAN A) Requires the Indiana office of technology (office) to establish a state public notice website not later than July 1, 2028. Prohibits the office from charging a fee for publishing or viewing notices. Allows a person to satisfy any notice statute by publishing notice in any of the following forms of media: (1) Newspaper, including print edition or electronic edition. (2) Locality newspaper, including print edition or electronic edition. (3) The state public notice website. (4) Political subdivision website. (5) The Hoosier State Press Association public notice website. Requires the Indiana archives and records administration (administration) to establish standards and guidelines and enter into memoranda of understanding with agencies for the transfer and preservation of public notices from the state public notice website to the administration to preserve public notices for historical purposes. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/14/2026 - Committee Report amend do pass, adopted
1/14/2026 - Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
1/14/2026 - House Committee recommends passage, as amended Yeas: 9; Nays: 4
1/14/2026 - House Government and Regulatory Reform, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 10:30 AM, Room 404
1/6/2026 - Coauthored by Representatives Meltzer, Miller D
1/6/2026 - Referred to House Government and Regulatory Reform
1/6/2026 - First Reading
1/6/2026 - Authored By Alex Zimmerman
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1283 |
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| HB1294 | ADMINISTRATIVE RULES REVIEW. (BASCOM G) Establishes the administrative rules review committee. Requires an agency to submit a rule, including an executive order, and the latest version of the regulatory analysis with any supporting documents to the office of fiscal management and analysis of the legislative services agency to estimate the fiscal impact on state and local government. Provides that if the fiscal impact is estimated to be greater than $300,000 in any two year period, the rule and supporting documents shall be provided to the administrative rules review committee for review. Provides that the rule described may not take effect unless authorized by a bill enacted by the general assembly, unless the governor certifies that an emergency exists and the rule is necessary to address the emergency. Specifies that a rule enacted to address an emergency expires after one year. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/6/2026 - Referred to House Government and Regulatory Reform
1/6/2026 - First Reading
1/6/2026 - Coauthored by Representatives Jeter, Miller D, Bartels
1/6/2026 - Authored By Garrett Bascom
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1294 |
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| HB1297 | WATER INTENSIVE FACILITIES. (BURTON A) Provides that if a proposed economic development project includes proposed construction or establishment of a facility that will consume an average of at least 500,000 gallons of water per day in ordinary operation (water intensive facility), the Indiana finance authority (IFA) may not approve a bid for the project, the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) may not grant a job creation incentive for the project, and a local unit may not provide financing for the project unless the IFA, IEDC, or local unit: (1) provides notice of the proposed water intensive facility to the water utility that provides water utility service to the proposed location of the water intensive facility; (2) receives from the water utility a plan for provision of water utility service to the water intensive facility; (3) determines that the water utility's plan adequately ensures that: (A) the water utility can reliably meet both the ordinary and peak water demand of the water intensive facility; and (B) incremental costs of supplying water to the water intensive facility will be allocated to and paid by the water intensive facility; and (4) provides the water utility's plan to the local plan commission. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/6/2026 - Referred to House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
1/6/2026 - First Reading
1/6/2026 - Authored By Alex Burton
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1297 |
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| HB1326 | INDIANA EMERGENCY EFFICIENCY AND RESILIENCE TASK FORCE. (BAIRD B) Establishes the Indiana emergency efficiency and resilience task force (task force). Provides that the task force shall study certain topics related to disaster resilience. Requires the task force to submit a written report with specific findings and recommendations to the legislative council not later than December 1, 2026. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/22/2026 - House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 8:30 AM, Room 156-B
1/6/2026 - Referred to House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
1/6/2026 - First Reading
1/6/2026 - Authored By Beau Baird
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1326 |
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| HB1348 | REGULATION OF GREASE CONTROL EQUIPMENT. (PRESSEL J) Establishes a statewide regulatory scheme for grease control equipment. Provides that a waste water treatment plant must continue to accept septage under certain circumstances. Creates a process for septage haulers to resolve disputes with wastewater treatment plants with respect to accepting septage. |
| | Current Status: | 3/4/2026 - Signed by the Governor
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/27/2026 - Signed by the President of the Senate
2/27/2026 - Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2/26/2026 - Signed by the Speaker
2/25/2026 - House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 379: yeas 96, nays 0
2/25/2026 - Concurrences Eligible for Action
2/25/2026 - Motion to concur filed
2/25/2026 - Returned to the House with amendments
2/24/2026 - Third reading passed; Roll Call 256: yeas 47, nays 1
2/24/2026 - House Bills on Third Reading
2/23/2026 - House Bills on Third Reading
2/19/2026 - Second reading amended, ordered engrossed
2/19/2026 - Amendment #2 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote
2/19/2026 - House Bills on Second Reading
2/17/2026 - Committee Report do pass, adopted
2/17/2026 - Senate Committee recommends passage Yeas: 12; Nays: 0
2/17/2026 - Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 9:30 AM, Room 431
2/9/2026 - added as second sponsor Senator Tomes
2/9/2026 - Committee Report amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
2/9/2026 - Senate Committee recommends passage, as amended Yeas: 6; Nays: 0
2/9/2026 - Senate Environmental Affairs, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 10:00 AM, Room 431
2/2/2026 - Referred to Senate Environmental Affairs
2/2/2026 - First Reading
1/29/2026 - Referred to Senate
1/28/2026 - Senate sponsor: Senator Niemeyer
1/28/2026 - Third reading passed; Roll Call 120: yeas 85, nays 1
1/27/2026 - House Bills on Third Reading
1/27/2026 - Amendment #1 (Pressel) prevailed; voice vote
1/27/2026 - Second reading amended, ordered engrossed
1/27/2026 - House Bills on Second Reading
1/22/2026 - Committee Report amend do pass, adopted
1/22/2026 - added as coauthor Representative Baird
1/21/2026 - House Committee recommends passage, as amended Yeas: 12; Nays: 0
1/21/2026 - House Environmental Affairs, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 1:30 PM, Room 156-B
1/6/2026 - Coauthored by Representatives Prescott, Morris
1/6/2026 - Referred to House Environmental Affairs
1/6/2026 - First Reading
1/6/2026 - Authored By Jim Pressel
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1348 |
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| HB1369 | VARIOUS PROPERTY TAX MATTERS. (LUCAS J) Expires various property tax exemptions allowed in current law. Provides that certain property tax abatements may not be granted after December 31, 2030. Authorizes a county fiscal body to adopt an ordinance that exempts certain homesteads owned by an individual who is at least 65 years of age from property taxation. Makes corresponding changes. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/8/2026 - Referred to House Ways and Means
1/8/2026 - First Reading
1/8/2026 - Authored By Jim Lucas
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1369 |
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| HB1379 | GROUND WATER. (CAMPBELL C) Establishes the ground water and aquifer preservation task force to recommend water regulations to the legislative council. Creates a two year moratorium on the establishment of certain major ground water withdrawal facilities during the period beginning May 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2028. Provides an exception to the moratorium. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/8/2026 - Referred to House Natural Resources
1/8/2026 - First Reading
1/8/2026 - Coauthored by Representative Aylesworth
1/8/2026 - Authored By Chris Campbell
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1379 |
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| HB1396 | ABANDONED LOCAL ROADWAYS. (MORRIS R) Extinguishes certain easements and encumbrances on a vacated right-of-way. |
| | Current Status: | 2/2/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 139.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/8/2026 - Referred to House Local Government
1/8/2026 - First Reading
1/8/2026 - Authored By Robert Morris
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1396 |
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| SB6 | EXTENSION OF WATER OR WASTEWATER MAINS. (NIEMEYER R) Provides that before a municipally owned utility (utility) may condemn land for the extension of a water main or a wastewater main that is located outside: (1) the corporate boundaries of the municipality; or (2) the existing service territory of the utility; the utility must provide, by mail, written notice to each landowner whose land is needed for the extension and to the county plan commission for the county in which the extension project is proposed. Sets forth the information that must be included in the required notices. Requires the: (1) utility to post on the utility's website; and (2) county in which the extension project is proposed to post on the county's website; certain information about the proposed extension project. Provides that a landowner or a county plan commission that receives a notice from a utility under the bill's provisions may, not later than 30 days after receiving the notice, request in writing a meeting with the utility regarding the proposed extension project. Provides that upon receiving such a request, the utility shall offer to meet with the landowner or county plan commission not later than 30 days after the utility's receipt of the request. Authorizes a utility to proceed with a proposed extension project if the utility has satisfied the bill's notice requirements. Beginning in 2027, requires the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) to include in its annual report the following information with respect to the most recently concluded state fiscal year: (1) Any reported delays in an extension project that a utility attributes to any of the bill's requirements. (2) Any complaints or disputes arising under the bill's provisions that are submitted to the IURC. (3) Any action taken by the IURC with respect to any reported delays, complaints, or disputes arising under the bill's provisions. |
| | Current Status: | 3/4/2026 - Signed by the Governor
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/27/2026 - Signed by the President of the Senate
2/26/2026 - Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2/26/2026 - Signed by the Speaker
2/25/2026 - Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 268: yeas 45, nays 0
2/25/2026 - Concurrences Eligible for Action
2/24/2026 - Motion to concur filed
2/24/2026 - Returned to the Senate with amendments
2/23/2026 - Third reading passed; Roll Call 303: yeas 91, nays 2
2/23/2026 - Senate Bills on Third Reading
2/19/2026 - Second reading ordered engrossed
2/19/2026 - Senate Bills on Second Reading
2/17/2026 - Committee Report amend do pass, adopted
2/17/2026 - House Committee recommends passage, as amended Yeas: 12; Nays: 0
2/17/2026 - House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 10:30 AM, Room 156-A
2/10/2026 - House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 11:00 AM, Room 156-A
1/20/2026 - Referred to House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
1/20/2026 - First Reading
1/13/2026 - House sponsor: Representative Slager
1/13/2026 - Cosponsors: Representatives Olthoff, Aylesworth
1/13/2026 - added as third author Senator Schmitt
1/13/2026 - Third reading passed; Roll Call 24: yeas 49, nays 0
1/13/2026 - Senate Bills on Third Reading
1/12/2026 - Amendment #1 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote
1/12/2026 - Second reading amended, ordered engrossed
1/12/2026 - Senate Bills on Second Reading
1/8/2026 - added as second author Senator Dernulc
1/8/2026 - Committee Report amend do pass, adopted
1/8/2026 - Senate Committee recommends passage, as amended Yeas: 8, Nays, 0
1/8/2026 - Senate Local Government, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 10:00 AM, Room 233
1/6/2026 - added as coauthor Senator Ford J.D
12/8/2025 - Referred to Senate Local Government
12/8/2025 - First Reading
12/8/2025 - Authored By Rick Niemeyer
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| | State Bill Page: | SB6 |
| | News Stories: | 2/6/2026 - County approval may be required for carbon sequestration projects |
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| SB153 | UTILITY DISCONNECTIONS AND CUSTOMER DATA REPORTS. (JACKSON L) Provides that beginning January 1, 2027, an electric or gas utility may not, from June 21 through September 23 (in addition to the period from December 1 through March 15, under current law), terminate residential electric or gas service for an individual who is eligible for and has applied for assistance from a home energy assistance program administered by the lieutenant governor. Prohibits an electric, gas, or water utility from terminating service for any residential customer on any of the following days: (1) A Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. (2) A legal holiday. (3) Any day, or after noon on the day preceding any day, during which customer service representatives of the utility are not available to respond to customer inquiries during regular business hours. Repeals a provision that authorizes the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) to establish a reasonable rate of interest that a utility may charge on the unpaid balance of a delinquent customer bill. Prohibits an electric, gas, or water utility from charging or collecting a deposit or reconnection fee as a condition of, or in connection with, restoring service to a residential customer after a termination of service for nonpayment. Requires the IURC to amend, not later than December 31, 2026, its administrative rules as necessary to conform the rules to these provisions. Requires a utility to: (1) amend its residential tariffs as necessary to bring the tariffs into conformance with these provisions; and (2) file with the IURC a petition for approval of each amended tariff; not later than June 15, 2026. Requires a utility that: (1) is under the jurisdiction of the IURC for the approval of rates and charges; and (2) provides residential electric, natural gas, water, or wastewater utility service at retail to customers and low income customers in Indiana; to report to the IURC on a quarterly basis certain data concerning customer accounts and low income customer accounts. Provides that the first reports submitted to the IURC must include the required information with respect to the third calendar quarter of 2026. Provides that: (1) a utility shall report all required information in the aggregate and in a manner that does not identify individual customers and low income customers; and (2) the IURC may not require utilities to disclose confidential and proprietary business information without adequate protection of the information. Requires the IURC to adopt rules to implement these provisions. Provides that, beginning in 2027, the IURC shall annually compile and summarize the information received from utilities for the previous calendar year and include the summary in the IURC's annual report. |
| | Current Status: | 1/29/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by Senate 3rd reading deadline (Rule 79(a))
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/5/2026 - Referred to Senate Utilities
1/5/2026 - First Reading
1/5/2026 - Authored By La Keisha Jackson
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| | State Bill Page: | SB153 |
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| SB174 | VARIOUS HEALTH MATTERS. (JOHNSON T) Prohibits a person from adding a chemical to a public water supply in certain circumstances. Defines "medical intervention" and provides that a person may not require an individual to accept, undergo, or engage in a medical intervention in or on the individual's body as a condition of employment, entrance, admission, compensation, benefits, or participation. Provides that a person may not take a punitive measure against an individual because the individual refused to accept, undergo, or engage in a medical intervention in or on the individual's body. Allows an individual who suffers bodily injury as a result of a violation of these provisions to file an action. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally causes bodily injury to another person by violating these provisions commits battery, a class B misdemeanor, enhanced to a level 5 felony if the offense constitutes a violation of the right to bodily integrity. Allows an individual to sell certain meat products from the individual's primary residence. Establishes various requirements for an individual to sell certain meat products from the individual's primary residence. Exempts a stand or another retail building used only for the sale of certain food products or meat products from the definition of a Class 1 structure. Provides that a student enrolled in a health profession education program may not be required to receive an immunization as a condition of: (1) participating in; or (2) obtaining; clinical training or clinical experience required by the program if receiving the immunization is against the student's conscience. Amends the information that the statewide child fatality review committee and statewide maternal mortality review committee must include in each committee's annual report. Provides that a physician may not be required to receive an immunization if receiving the immunization is against the physician's conscience. Provides that a health care provider, health care entity, and a health carrier may not be required to provide or refer an individual for a health care service that violates the conscience of the health care provider, health care entity, or health carrier. Establishes an exception for a health carrier. Specifies that a health care provider, health care entity, or a health carrier may not be subject to discrimination and certain other acts and liability for declining to provide the health care service. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions. Provides that a person who prevails in a civil action is entitled to certain relief. Requires a licensed child care center, school, and person that operates a before or after school program to report the ingredients of each food product provided to a child or student. Requires the division of family resources and the department of education to publish the information on each agency's website. Allows a school corporation to contract with a health care provider, health system, or community partner to establish a school based health center (center). Sets forth requirements to establish a center. Provides that, notwithstanding state or federal law, a school may not conduct a physical or mental assessment or treatment of a student unless the physical or mental assessment or treatment is related to an illness or accident that occurred during school hours or on or near school property. Repeals certain superseded laws, including provisions concerning immunizations, communicable diseases, potentially disease transmitting offenses, quarantine, medical testing, disqualification for unemployment benefits, and COVID-19 immunization requirements. Makes conforming amendments. |
| | Current Status: | 1/29/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by Senate 3rd reading deadline (Rule 79(a))
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/27/2026 - added as coauthor Senator Raatz
1/26/2026 - added as coauthor Senator Tomes
1/12/2026 - added as coauthors Senators Byrne, Doriot
1/8/2026 - added as second author Senator Rogers
1/6/2026 - Referred to Senate Health and Provider Services
1/6/2026 - First Reading
1/6/2026 - Authored By Tyler Johnson
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| | State Bill Page: | SB174 |
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| SB187 | REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICTS. (BOHACEK M) Specifies that a board of trustees of a regional water, sewage, or solid waste district (board) must notify the district authority in writing before taking certain actions. Provides that a trustee appointed to a board serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Prohibits a regional water, sewage, or solid waste district (district) created after June 30, 2026, from incurring any indebtedness without first obtaining the approval of the county fiscal body.
Specifies that if a district created after June 30, 2026, contains territory in more than one county, the district must first obtain the approval of each county fiscal body in which the district contains territory before incurring any indebtedness. Establishes a timeline for the county fiscal body to approve or deny a district's request to incur indebtedness. |
| | Current Status: | 2/24/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline for Senate bills (Rule 140.2)
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/2/2026 - removed as sponsor Representative Pressel
2/2/2026 - added as sponsor Representative Jordan
2/2/2026 - removed as cosponsor Representative Jordan
2/2/2026 - added as cosponsor Representative Jordan
1/29/2026 - added as sponsor Representative Pressel
1/29/2026 - removed as sponsor Representative Jordan
1/28/2026 - Referred to House Environmental Affairs
1/28/2026 - First Reading
1/27/2026 - Referred to House
1/26/2026 - added as third author Senator Young M
1/26/2026 - Cosponsor: Representative Teshka
1/26/2026 - House sponsor: Representative Jordan
1/26/2026 - Third reading passed; Roll Call 76: yeas 44, nays 0
1/26/2026 - Senate Bills on Third Reading
1/22/2026 - Second reading ordered engrossed
1/22/2026 - Senate Bills on Second Reading
1/20/2026 - Committee Report amend do pass, adopted
1/20/2026 - Senate Committee recommends passage, as amended Yeas: 12; Nays: 0
1/20/2026 - Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 7:30 AM, Room 431
1/13/2026 - Committee Report amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
1/12/2026 - Senate Committee recommends passage, as amended Yeas: 6; Nays: 2
1/12/2026 - Senate Environmental Affairs, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 9:30 AM, Room 431
1/6/2026 - Referred to Senate Environmental Affairs
1/6/2026 - First Reading
1/6/2026 - Authored By Mike Bohacek
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| | State Bill Page: | SB187 |
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| SB203 | INDIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. (DEERY S) Requires the state board of accounts to act as the economic development ombudsman (ombudsman) for the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) and a nonprofit subsidiary of the IEDC (nonprofit subsidiary) and to designate an individual to serve as the ombudsman. Sets forth the ombudsman's duties, including the recommendation of policies to the general assembly concerning economic development and transparency matters. Allows the ombudsman (subject to the state examiner's approval) to employ or contract with assistants necessary to assist the ombudsman in carrying out the ombudsman's duties. Establishes circumstances under which the ombudsman is required to adopt a budget before the ombudsman's costs, including the costs of any assistants, in carrying out the ombudsman's duties are paid from appropriations made to the IEDC and when the ombudsman may bill the IEDC for those costs without using the budget procedure added by this bill. Provides for appointment to the board of the IEDC of two nonvoting, advisory members who are members of the general assembly. Requires the IEDC to establish a dashboard that includes longitudinal representations of certain economic development data derived from elements required to be included in the economic incentives and compliance report. Requires the IEDC to analyze the potential impact of a proposed economic development investment on the costs to provide the following utility services to ratepayers: (1) Water. (2) Wastewater. (3) Electricity. (4) Natural gas. Specifies that in performing the analysis, the IEDC must consider each of the following: (1) The existing utility infrastructure available to serve the project. (2) Any new utility infrastructure needed to serve the project. (3) Water resource availability for the project. Provides that if a proposed economic development investment is projected to negatively impact ratepayers, the IEDC is required to develop and implement a mitigation plan. Allows the IEDC to consult with certain state agencies, utilities providing utility services to the project area, local units of government, and consumer and ratepayer advocates in performing the analysis and mitigation requirements added by this bill. |
| | Current Status: | 1/29/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by Senate 3rd reading deadline (Rule 79(a))
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/8/2026 - Referred to Senate Commerce and Technology
1/8/2026 - First Reading
1/8/2026 - Authored By Spencer Deery
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| | State Bill Page: | SB203 |
| | News Stories: | 1/20/2026 - Lawmakers offer bills to improve the IEDC. Here’s a rundown. |
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| SB216 | EMINENT DOMAIN. (BUCK J) Provides that if a unit of local government (unit) provides forgivable loans, the unit must (as a condition of providing forgivable loans) require that a person operating a business on a property may be entitled to compensation for business losses resulting from a condemnation of the property. |
| | Current Status: | 1/29/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by Senate 3rd reading deadline (Rule 79(a))
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/15/2026 - Committee Report amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
1/15/2026 - Senate Committee recommends passage, as amended Yeas: 9; Nays: 1
1/15/2026 - Senate Local Government, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 10:00 AM, Room 233
1/8/2026 - Referred to Senate Local Government
1/8/2026 - First Reading
1/8/2026 - Authored By James Buck
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| | State Bill Page: | SB216 |
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| SB237 | PFAS CHEMICALS. (BALDWIN S) Defines "decision", "PFAS chemicals", and "state prioritized PFAS chemicals". Prohibits the department of environmental management (department) from basing a decision primarily on federal risk values that have not been promulgated through federal rulemaking. Instructs the department to avoid the use of federal risk values that are at or below background concentrations in air, water, soil, or sediment. Provides that the department shall focus on state prioritized PFAS chemicals when PFAS chemicals are relevant to carrying out the department's duties. |
| | Current Status: | 1/29/2026 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by Senate 3rd reading deadline (Rule 79(a))
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| | All Bill Status: | 1/8/2026 - Referred to Senate Environmental Affairs
1/8/2026 - First Reading
1/8/2026 - Authored By Scott Baldwin
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| | State Bill Page: | SB237 |
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| SB241 | UTILITY SERVICE ENHANCEMENT IMPROVEMENT COSTS. (KOCH E) Amends the statute that authorizes a conservancy district providing water service to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) if the conservancy district serves less than 2,000 customers, so as to authorize a withdrawal from the IURC's jurisdiction if the conservancy district serves less than 3,000 customers. Amends the existing statute authorizing alternative regulatory procedures for water or sewer utilities with customer bases not exceeding specified numbers to include within the scope of the statute a procedure that promotes economic development opportunities in rural areas while providing just and reasonable protections to a utility's existing ratepayers. Prohibits a water or wastewater utility (utility) from charging or collecting a capacity related fee or a tap fee to an eligible customer for connecting workforce housing to the utility's water or wastewater system (system) under certain circumstances. Provides that if the utility determines that the extension of service to the workforce housing will not result in a positive contribution to the utility's overall cost of service over a 20 year period, the utility may charge and collect from the eligible customer a capacity related fee or a tap fee that does not exceed the difference between: (1) the otherwise applicable capacity related fee or tap fee; minus (2) the contribution to the utility's overall cost of service over a 20 year period that will result from the extension of service to the workforce housing. Provides that for purposes of these provisions, an "eligible customer" means a not-for-profit organization that: (1) has entered into an agreement with the Indiana housing and community development authority under which the person will construct workforce housing in Indiana; and (2) seeks to connect the workforce housing to the system of a utility under the terms of a special contract with the utility. Authorizes a water or wastewater utility that is eligible under existing law to recover costs for service enhancement improvements (eligible utility) to adjust the statutory adjustment tracker to reflect certain per unit chemical and power costs if those costs have increased or decreased by more than 3% over the two most recent years. Provides that if the costs: (1) have increased by more than 3% over the two year period, the amount of the adjustment shall be included in the adjustment rider as an expense; or (2) have decreased by more than 3% over the two year period, the amount of the adjustment shall be included in the adjustment rider as a credit. Provides that an eligible utility is not required to seek preapproval of a plan from the IURC in order to seek recovery of the costs of chemicals and power. Requires an eligible utility for which the IURC has issued an order approving an adjustment rider for the recovery of chemical or power costs to file a petition for a change in its adjustment amount: (1) not later than 30 days after the end of each 12 month period after the date of the IURC's order approving the adjustment rider; and (2) until the IURC issues an order in the eligible utility's next general rate case. Specifies that the costs of chemicals and power may be recovered in full and without deferring 20% of the costs for recovery as part of the eligible utility's next general rate case. |
| | Current Status: | 3/5/2026 - Signed by the Governor
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| | All Bill Status: | 2/27/2026 - Signed by the President of the Senate
2/27/2026 - Signed by the Speaker
2/26/2026 - Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2/25/2026 - Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 284: yeas 44, nays 3
2/25/2026 - Concurrences Eligible for Action
2/24/2026 - Concurrences Eligible for Action
2/23/2026 - Concurrences Eligible for Action
2/19/2026 - Concurrences Eligible for Action
2/17/2026 - Concurrences Eligible for Action
2/16/2026 - Motion to concur filed
2/10/2026 - Returned to the Senate with amendments
2/9/2026 - Third reading passed; Roll Call 210: yeas 91, nays 3
2/9/2026 - Senate Bills on Third Reading
2/5/2026 - Senate Bills on Third Reading
2/5/2026 - Second reading ordered engrossed
2/5/2026 - Senate Bills on Second Reading
2/3/2026 - Committee Report amend do pass, adopted
2/3/2026 - added as cosponsors Representatives Hall, Pressel
2/3/2026 - House Committee recommends passage, as amended Yeas: 12; Nays: 0
2/3/2026 - House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 10:30 AM, Room 156-A
1/28/2026 - Referred to House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
1/28/2026 - First Reading
1/22/2026 - House sponsor: Representative Soliday
1/22/2026 - Third reading passed; Roll Call 59: yeas 42, nays 2
1/22/2026 - Senate Bills on Third Reading
1/20/2026 - Second reading ordered engrossed
1/20/2026 - Senate Bills on Second Reading
1/15/2026 - added as coauthors Senators Doriot, Maxwell
1/15/2026 - added as third author Senator Hunley
1/15/2026 - added as second author Senator Deery
1/15/2026 - Committee Report amend do pass, adopted
1/15/2026 - Senate Committee recommends passage, as amended Yeas: 10; Nays: 0
1/15/2026 - Senate Utilities, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 9:00 AM, Room 130
1/8/2026 - Referred to Senate Utilities
1/8/2026 - First Reading
1/8/2026 - Authored By Eric Koch
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| | State Bill Page: | SB241 |
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