IN SB 7
died on adjournmentCarbon sequestration.
Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · upper
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Quick answers
Did IN SB 7 pass?
No. IN SB 7 died when the 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
What is IN SB 7 about?
Provides that a storage operator may not operate a carbon sequestration project that transports or stores carbon dioxide outside the county where the carbon dioxide is generated unless the project is approved by the appropriate county legislative body or plan commission. Exempts certain projects from the provisions of the bill. Makes conforming changes.
Who sponsors IN SB 7?
Matt Commons, Spencer Deery, Rick Niemeyer are the primary sponsors of IN SB 7, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Provides that a storage operator may not operate a carbon sequestration project that transports or stores carbon dioxide outside the county where the carbon dioxide is generated unless the project is approved by the appropriate county legislative body or plan commission. Exempts certain projects from the provisions of the bill. Makes conforming changes.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Matt Commonssponsor
- Spencer Deeryauthor
- Rick Niemeyerauthor
- Lonnie Randolphcoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-02
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-29
House sponsor: Representative Commons
2026-01-29
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 133: yeas 36, nays 12
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-29
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2026-01-29
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-28
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-28
Amendment #3 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-27
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-14
Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Environmental Affairs
referral-committee
2026-01-06
Senator Deery added as second author
2025-12-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-12-08
Authored by Senator Niemeyer
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Votes
SB 7 - Niemeyer - 3rd Reading
2026-01-29 · pass · 36-12
Member-level votes (49)
- Alting: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Glick: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Goode: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Clark: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bray: yes
- Deery: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Brown: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Leising: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buck: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Busch: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Alexander: no
- Garten: no
- Mishler: no
- Raatz: no
- Crider: no
- Johnson: no
- Niezgodski: no
- Rogers: no
- Donato: no
- Koch: no
- Pol: no
- Young: no
- Becker: excused
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