republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2021/hb-1191.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Energy matters."
description: "Provides that a county executive or the legislative body of a city or town does not have the power to prohibit: (1) a public utility or department of public utilities from furnishing utility service to a utility customer; or (2) a customer of a public utility or department of public utilities from purchasing, using, or connecting or reconnecting to a utility service; based on the energy source of the utility service. Defines a \"federal phaseout mandate\" as any federal statutory or regulatory requirement that: (1) is established after April 20, 2021, by Congress, a federal agency, or a federal executive order; and (2) requires the phaseout or discontinuance of a particular type of electric generating facility, technology, or fuel source. Requires the utility regulatory commission to consider in the context of: (1) applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity for new generating facilities; and (2) integrated resource planning; the impact of federal phaseout mandates on the estimated useful life of certain generating facilities of an electric utility, including on depreciation expense associated with such facilities. Provides that, except for purposes of compliance with specified building and fire safety laws, a local unit does not have the power to: (1) require that a particular component, design, or type of material be used in the construction of a building because of the energy saving or energy producing qualities of the component, design, or material; (2) prohibit the use of a particular component, design, or type of material in the construction of a building because the component, design, or material does not meet an energy saving standard; (3) require that a building or structure be retrofitted with a particular device or type of material because of the energy saving or energy producing qualities of the device or material; (4) prohibit or restrict the purchase or use of vehicles based upon the type of energy used; or (5) prohibit the sale, installation, or use of: (A) natural gas powered: (i) home heating equipment; (ii) home appliances; or (iii) outdoor heating appliances, torches, lamps, or other decorative features; or (B) outdoor grills and stoves. Specifies that: (1) this prohibition does not apply with respect to requirements included in procurement documents used to procure goods and services, including the construction or design of buildings, to be owned or used by a local unit; and (2) a local unit may adopt bid specifications for a public works project that include energy savings or energy production provisions with respect to the components, design, or materials for the specific project."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1191"
citation: "Indiana HB 1191 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENERGY", "PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS; PUBLIC BUILDINGS; PUBLIC PROPERTY", "UTILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eric Koch", "Jim Pressel", "Mike Bohacek"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 38
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-07"
last_action: "2021-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aae09619-9526-4438-a53e-3af2409d07cd"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1191"
source_hash: "10209aa835b9fd99dd01a349586cc084d2856a5cb1d69f457a91a9177f7cf32a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana HB 1191 (2021) — Energy matters.

Provides that a county executive or the legislative body of a city or town does not have the power to prohibit: (1) a public utility or department of public utilities from furnishing utility service to a utility customer; or (2) a customer of a public utility or department of public utilities from purchasing, using, or connecting or reconnecting to a utility service; based on the energy source of the utility service. Defines a "federal phaseout mandate" as any federal statutory or regulatory requirement that: (1) is established after April 20, 2021, by Congress, a federal agency, or a federal executive order; and (2) requires the phaseout or discontinuance of a particular type of electric generating facility, technology, or fuel source. Requires the utility regulatory commission to consider in the context of: (1) applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity for new generating facilities; and (2) integrated resource planning; the impact of federal phaseout mandates on the estimated useful life of certain generating facilities of an electric utility, including on depreciation expense associated with such facilities. Provides that, except for purposes of compliance with specified building and fire safety laws, a local unit does not have the power to: (1) require that a particular component, design, or type of material be used in the construction of a building because of the energy saving or energy producing qualities of the component, design, or material; (2) prohibit the use of a particular component, design, or type of material in the construction of a building because the component, design, or material does not meet an energy saving standard; (3) require that a building or structure be retrofitted with a particular device or type of material because of the energy saving or energy producing qualities of the device or material; (4) prohibit or restrict the purchase or use of vehicles based upon the type of energy used; or (5) prohibit the sale, installation, or use of: (A) natural gas powered: (i) home heating equipment; (ii) home appliances; or (iii) outdoor heating appliances, torches, lamps, or other decorative features; or (B) outdoor grills and stoves. Specifies that: (1) this prohibition does not apply with respect to requirements included in procurement documents used to procure goods and services, including the construction or design of buildings, to be owned or used by a local unit; and (2) a local unit may adopt bid specifications for a public works project that include energy savings or energy production provisions with respect to the components, design, or materials for the specific project.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Engrossed House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1191/versions/HB1191.04.ENGS)
2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1191/versions/HB1191.05.ENRS)
3. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1191/versions/HB1191.02.COMH)
4. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1191/versions/HB1191.03.COMS)
5. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1191/versions/HB1191.01.INTR)

## Votes

- HB 1191 - Pressel - 3rd Reading — **66–28** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eric Koch — primary (person)
- Jim Pressel — primary (person)
- Mike Bohacek — primary (person)
- Edmond Soliday — coauthor (person)
- Ethan Manning — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-07** Coauthored by Representatives Manning and Soliday
- **2021-01-07** Authored by Representative Pressel
- **2021-01-07** First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Amendment #1 (Pierce) failed; Roll Call 20: yeas 30, nays 67 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-02-01** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-02** Senate sponsors: Senators Koch and Bohacek
- **2021-02-02** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 44: yeas 66, nays 28 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-03** Referred to the Senate
- **2021-02-18** First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-12** Amendment #2 (Koch) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-12** Amendment #1 (Yoder) failed; Roll Call 403: yeas 11, nays 39 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-12** Amendment #3 (Breaux) failed; Roll Call 404: yeas 11, nays 39 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-12** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Amendment #5 (Freeman) prevailed; Roll Call 402: yeas 33, nays 17 `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 417: yeas 33, nays 16 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Returned to the House with amendments `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-14** Motion to dissent filed
- **2021-04-15** House dissented from Senate amendments `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-15** House conferees appointed: Pressel and Johnson
- **2021-04-15** House advisors appointed: Lindauer, VanNatter, Behning, Speedy, Bartlett, DeLaney, Gore, Hamilton, Moed, Pack, Porter, Pryor, Shackleford and Summers
- **2021-04-15** Senate conferees appointed: Koch and Yoder
- **2021-04-15** Senate advisors appointed: Bohacek and Breaux
- **2021-04-21** Representative Lindauer removed as advisor
- **2021-04-21** Representative Johnson removed as conferee
- **2021-04-21** Representative Lindauer added as conferee
- **2021-04-21** Senator Yoder removed as conferee
- **2021-04-21** Senator Houchin added as conferee
- **2021-04-21** CCR # 1 filed in the House
- **2021-04-21** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 497: yeas 61, nays 29
- **2021-04-21** CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
- **2021-04-22** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 497: yeas 41, nays 7
- **2021-04-23** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- **2021-04-28** Signed by the Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-04-29** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-29** Public Law 180

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aae09619-9526-4438-a53e-3af2409d07cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).