Bill Sponsor
Indiana Senate Bill 241
Session 2026
Utility service enhancement improvement costs.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Mar 5, 2026
First Action
Jan 8, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 5, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
241
State
Indiana
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Author
Republican
Sponsor
Republican
Author
Republican
Author
Republican
Coauthor
Republican
Cosponsor
Republican
Cosponsor
Summary
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.
03/05/2026
Senate
Public Law 127
03/05/2026
Office of the Governor
Signed by the Governor
02/27/2026
House
Signed by the Speaker
02/27/2026
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
02/27/2026
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
02/25/2026
Senate
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 284: yeas 44, nays 3
02/16/2026
Senate
Motion to concur filed
02/10/2026
House
Returned to the Senate with amendments
02/09/2026
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 210: yeas 91, nays 3
02/05/2026
House
Second reading: ordered engrossed
02/03/2026
House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
02/03/2026
House
Representatives Hall, Pressel added as cosponsors
01/28/2026
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
01/23/2026
Senate
Referred to the House
01/22/2026
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 59: yeas 42, nays 2
01/22/2026
Senate
House sponsor: Representative Soliday
01/20/2026
Senate
Second reading: ordered engrossed
01/15/2026
Senate
Senator Hunley added as third author
01/15/2026
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
01/15/2026
Senate
Senators Doriot, Maxwell added as coauthors
01/15/2026
Senate
Senator Deery added as second author
01/08/2026
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
01/08/2026
Senate
Authored by Senator Koch
Sources
Record Created
Jan 8, 2026 8:48:51 PM
Record Updated
Mar 9, 2026 5:11:36 PM