IN SB 258

enacted

Nuclear facility permits.

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

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Did IN SB 258 pass?

Yes. IN SB 258 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-17): Signed by the Governor

What is IN SB 258 about?

Makes the following changes to the Indiana Code chapter concerning the issuance of permits for nuclear powered generating facilities and nuclear fuel reprocessing plants (facilities) by the department of environmental management (department): (1) Repeals a provision that prohibits a person from constructing or operating, or increasing the capacity of, a facility without a permit from the department. (2) Repeals a provision authorizing the environmental rules board (board) to adopt rules establishing: (A) conditions for the issuance of a permit for; and (B) requirements for the operation of; a facility. (3) Requires a person proposing to construct a facility to file with the department (instead of the board, under current law) an environmental feasibility report concurrently with the filing of documents (instead of the preliminary safety analysis, under current law) required to be filed with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (instead of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, under current law). (4) Repeals a provision authorizing the commissioner of the department to conduct a public hearing on the environmental effects of the proposed operation of a facility. (5) Repeals a provision: (A) requiring the board to adopt rules and standards to protect Indiana citizens from radiation hazards; and (B) setting forth requirements for required permits with respect to radioactive discharge.

Who sponsors IN SB 258?

Edmond Soliday, Blake Doriot, Eric Koch are the primary sponsors of IN SB 258, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-02-17 — Signed by the Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-02-17
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-17
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-17
Public Law 3
became-law
2026-02-12
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-11
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-10
Returned to the Senate without amendments
receipt
2026-02-09
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 211: yeas 64, nays 28
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-09
Representative Lehman added as cosponsor
2026-02-09
Representative Lauer added as cosponsor
2026-02-05
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-03
Committee report: 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 61: yeas 36, nays 9
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-20
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-15
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-15
Senator Doriot added as second author
2026-01-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-08
Authored by Senator Koch

Versions

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Documents

Votes

SB 258 - Koch - 3rd Reading
2026-01-22 · pass · 36-9
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Alting: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Clark: yes
- Glick: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Crider: yes
- Goode: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bray: yes
- Deery: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Brown: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Donato: yes
- Koch: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buck: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Leising: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Young: yes
- Ford J.D.: no
- Pol: no
- Randolph: no
- Taylor: no
- Hunley: no
- Qaddoura: no
- Spencer: no
- Yoder: no
- Jackson, L: no
- Becker: excused
- Mishler: excused
- Bassler: not voting
- Busch: not voting
SB 258 - Soliday - 3rd Reading
2026-02-09 · pass · 64-28
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Baird: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Hall: yes
- Manning: yes
- Slager: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Heaton: yes
- May: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Behning: yes
- Ireland: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Snow: yes
- Borders: yes
- Isa: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Judy: yes
- Morris: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Culp: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Novak: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Davis: yes
- King: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Andrade: no
- Dant Chesser: no
- Harris: no
- Moseley: no
- Bartlett: no
- DeLaney: no
- Hatcher: no
- Pack: no
- Bauer: no
- Dvorak: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Pfaff: no
- Burton: no
- Errington: no
- Johnson, B: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Campbell: no
- Garcia Wilburn: no
- Klinker: no
- Porter: no
- Cash: no
- GiaQuinta: no
- Miller, K: no
- Pryor: no
- Clere: no
- Gore: no
- Moed: no
- Summers: no
- Hamilton: excused
- Lindauer: excused
- Patterson: excused
- Shackleford: excused
- Heine: excused
- Shonkwiler: excused
- Smith, V: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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