IN SB 241

enacted

Utility service enhancement improvement costs.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · upper

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Did IN SB 241 pass?

Yes. IN SB 241 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Public Law 127

What is IN SB 241 about?

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.

Who sponsors IN SB 241?

Edmond Soliday, Andrea Hunley, Spencer Deery and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN SB 241, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-05 — Public Law 127
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-05
Public Law 127
became-law
2026-03-05
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-27
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-25
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 284: yeas 44, nays 3
2026-02-16
Motion to concur filed
filing
2026-02-10
Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt
2026-02-09
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 210: yeas 91, nays 3
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-05
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-03
Representatives Hall, Pressel added as cosponsors
2026-02-03
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-28
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-23
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-22
House sponsor: Representative Soliday
2026-01-22
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 59: yeas 42, nays 2
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-20
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-15
Senators Doriot, Maxwell added as coauthors
2026-01-15
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-15
Senator Hunley added as third author
2026-01-15
Senator Deery added as second author
2026-01-08
Authored by Senator Koch
2026-01-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
reading-1,referral-committee

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Votes

SB 241 - Koch - 3rd Reading
2026-01-22 · pass · 42-2
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Clark: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Alting: yes
- Crider: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Deery: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bray: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Brown: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Leising: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buck: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Glick: yes
- Pol: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Taylor: no
- Tomes: no
- Becker: excused
- Mishler: excused
- Bassler: not voting
- Busch: not voting
- Donato: not voting
SB 241 - Soliday - 3rd Reading
2026-02-09 · pass · 91-3
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Porter: yes
- Baird: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Barrett: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Greene: yes
- Manning: yes
- Slager: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Haggard: yes
- May: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Borders: yes
- Harris: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Snow: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Cash: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Summers: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Morris: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Novak: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jeter: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Culp: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Pack: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Davis: yes
- Judy: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Payne: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- DeVon: yes
- King: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Dvorak: no
- Moed: no
- Moseley: no
- Hamilton: excused
- Lindauer: excused
- Shackleford: excused
- Shonkwiler: excused
- Heine: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 241 - Koch
2026-02-25 · pass · 44-3
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Alting: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Crider: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bray: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Brown: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buck: yes
- Garten: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Busch: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Glick: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Bohacek: no
- Freeman: no
- Tomes: no
- Pol: excused
- Doriot: not voting
- Mishler: not voting

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