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IN SB 6

enacted

Extension of water or wastewater mains.

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

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Quick answers

Did IN SB 6 pass?

Yes. IN SB 6 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Public Law 65

What is IN SB 6 about?

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.

Who sponsors IN SB 6?

Daryl Schmitt, Dan Dernulc, Rick Niemeyer and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN SB 6, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-04 — Public Law 65
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Daryl Schmittauthor
  • Dan Dernulcauthor
  • Rick Niemeyerauthor
  • Harold Slagersponsor
  • J.D. Fordcoauthor
  • Julie Olthoffcosponsor
  • Mike Aylesworthcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-04

    Public Law 65

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-04

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-02-27

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  4. 2026-02-26

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    passage

  5. 2026-02-26

    Signed by the Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-02-25

    Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 268: yeas 45, nays 0

  7. 2026-02-24

    Returned to the Senate with amendments

    receipt

  8. 2026-02-24

    Motion to concur filed

    filing

  9. 2026-02-23

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 303: yeas 91, nays 2

    passage,reading-3,reading-3

  10. 2026-02-19

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  11. 2026-02-17

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  12. 2026-01-20

    First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications

    reading-1,referral-committee

  13. 2026-01-14

    Referred to the House

    referral

  14. 2026-01-13

    Senator Schmitt added as third author

  15. 2026-01-13

    House sponsor: Representative Slager

  16. 2026-01-13

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 24: yeas 49, nays 0

    passage,reading-3,reading-3

  17. 2026-01-13

    Cosponsors: Representatives Olthoff, Aylesworth

  18. 2026-01-12

    Amendment #1 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote

    amendment-passage

  19. 2026-01-12

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  20. 2026-01-08

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  21. 2026-01-08

    Senator Dernulc added as second author

  22. 2026-01-06

    Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor

  23. 2025-12-08

    First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

    reading-1,referral-committee

  24. 2025-12-08

    Authored by Senator Niemeyer

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SB 6 - Niemeyer - 3rd Reading

    2026-01-13 · pass · 49-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Charbonneau: yes
    • Holdman: yes
    • Randolph: yes
    • Alting: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Hunley: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Baldwin: yes
    • Crider: yes
    • Jackson, L: yes
    • Schmitt: yes
    • Bassler: yes
    • Deery: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Dernulc: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Bohacek: yes
    • Donato: yes
    • Leising: yes
    • Tomes: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Doriot: yes
    • Maxwell: yes
    • Walker G: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Ford J.D.: yes
    • Mishler: yes
    • Walker K: yes
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Niemeyer: yes
    • Yoder: yes
    • Buck: yes
    • Garten: yes
    • Niezgodski: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Busch: yes
    • Gaskill: yes
    • Pol: yes
    • Byrne: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Qaddoura: yes
    • Carrasco: yes
    • Goode: yes
    • Raatz: yes

  • SB 6 - Slager - 3rd Reading

    2026-02-23 · pass · 91-2

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Abbott: yes
    • Engleman: yes
    • Klinker: yes
    • Pierce, M: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Errington: yes
    • Lauer: yes
    • Porter: yes
    • Aylesworth: yes
    • Genda: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Prescott: yes
    • Baird: yes
    • GiaQuinta: yes
    • Ledbetter: yes
    • Pressel: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Gore: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Pryor: yes
    • Bartels: yes
    • Goss-Reaves: yes
    • Lindauer: yes
    • Rowray: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Greene: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Shackleford: yes
    • Bascom: yes
    • Haggard: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Shonkwiler: yes
    • Bauer: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Manning: yes
    • Slager: yes
    • Borders: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • May: yes
    • Smaltz: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Smith, H: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Hatcher: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Smith, V: yes
    • Carbaugh: yes
    • Heaton: yes
    • Miller, D: yes
    • Snow: yes
    • Cash: yes
    • Heine: yes
    • Miller, K: yes
    • Soliday: yes
    • Clere: yes
    • Hostettler: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Steuerwald: yes
    • Commons: yes
    • Ireland: yes
    • Novak: yes
    • Summers: yes
    • Criswell: yes
    • Isa: yes
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Sweet: yes
    • Culp: yes
    • Jackson, C: yes
    • Olthoff: yes
    • Teshka: yes
    • Dant Chesser: yes
    • Jeter: yes
    • Pack: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Johnson, B: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • VanNatter: yes
    • DeLaney: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Wesco: yes
    • DeVon: yes
    • Judy: yes
    • Pfaff: yes
    • Yocum: yes
    • Dvorak: yes
    • King: yes
    • Pierce, K: yes
    • Meltzer: no
    • Zimmerman: no
    • Behning: excused
    • Moed: excused
    • Moseley: excused
    • Garcia Wilburn: not voting
    • Karickhoff: not voting
    • McGuire: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker: not voting

  • SB 6 - Niemeyer

    2026-02-25 · pass · 45-0

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Carrasco: yes
    • Jackson, L: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Alting: yes
    • Charbonneau: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Schmitt: yes
    • Baldwin: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Bassler: yes
    • Crider: yes
    • Leising: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Ford J.D.: yes
    • Maxwell: yes
    • Tomes: yes
    • Bohacek: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • McKinley: yes
    • Walker G: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Garten: yes
    • Mishler: yes
    • Walker K: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Gaskill: yes
    • Niemeyer: yes
    • Yoder: yes
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Niezgodski: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Buck: yes
    • Goode: yes
    • Qaddoura: yes
    • Busch: yes
    • Holdman: yes
    • Raatz: yes
    • Byrne: yes
    • Hunley: yes
    • Randolph: yes
    • Pol: excused
    • Deery: not voting
    • Dernulc: not voting
    • Donato: not voting
    • Doriot: not voting

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