republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2021/sb-348.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Wastewater task force."
description: "Establishes the task force on wastewater infrastructure investment and service to underserved areas (task force). Provides that the task force consists of the following 18 members: (1) Six members of the senate, with the president pro tempore appointing four members (one of whom serves as co-chair of the task force), and the minority leader appointing two members. (2) Six members of the house of representatives, with the speaker appointing four members (one of whom serves as co-chair of the task force), and the minority leader appointing two members. (3) Six gubernatorial appointees, including the following: (A) One officer or employee of the state. (B) One member representing operators of wastewater management systems. (C) One engineer, or another professional, with expertise in wastewater management systems. (D) One member representing ratepayers. (E) One member representing municipalities served by a wastewater operator not under the jurisdiction of the utility regulatory commission. (F) One member of the general public. Sets forth the duties of the task force. Requires the task force to develop a long term plan for addressing wastewater needs in Indiana. Requires the task force to issue a report setting forth its recommendations to: (1) the executive director of the legislative services agency for distribution to members of the general assembly; and (2) the governor; not later than December 1, 2021. Provides that the bill's provisions concerning the task force expire January 1, 2022. Establishes the water infrastructure grant program (program) to be administered by the Indiana finance authority (authority). Establishes the water infrastructure grant fund (fund) as a source of money for grants, loans, and other financial assistance to, or for the benefit of, participants in the program. Sets forth purposes for which money in the fund may be used, including the planning, designing, acquisition, construction, renovation, improvement, or expansion of: (1) water systems; and (2) wastewater or storm water collection and treatment systems. Requires the authority to adopt guidelines to establish criteria for the making of grants, loans, and other financial assistance from the fund. Sets forth certain conditions that apply to the making of grants, the making of loans, and the providing of other financial assistance from the fund. Requires the authority to establish a project prioritization system for the purposes of awarding loans and grants from the fund. Sets forth certain variables that the project prioritization system must include. Provides that the authority may provide advisory services and other services to a participant in connection with a grant, a loan, or other financial assistance from the fund. Requires the public finance director to submit to the budget committee and the legislative council, in each odd-numbered year through 2023, a report concerning grants, loans, or other financial assistance made available to participants from the fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 348"
citation: "Indiana SB 348 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS AND BOARD MEMBERSHIP", "COMMISSIONS OR COUNCILS", "Creation of New Agencies", "SOLID WASTE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ed Charbonneau", "Edmond Soliday", "Eric Koch", "Erin Houchin"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 38
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2dd4d535-8aa5-4a58-b732-fb944ccef496"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/348"
source_hash: "1c69ed0739fb9f2ca4e21093de8e2c1ccbb3661a938276e2f2f644c2e5d3d4e9"
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 SB 348 (2021) — Wastewater task force.

Establishes the task force on wastewater infrastructure investment and service to underserved areas (task force). Provides that the task force consists of the following 18 members: (1) Six members of the senate, with the president pro tempore appointing four members (one of whom serves as co-chair of the task force), and the minority leader appointing two members. (2) Six members of the house of representatives, with the speaker appointing four members (one of whom serves as co-chair of the task force), and the minority leader appointing two members. (3) Six gubernatorial appointees, including the following: (A) One officer or employee of the state. (B) One member representing operators of wastewater management systems. (C) One engineer, or another professional, with expertise in wastewater management systems. (D) One member representing ratepayers. (E) One member representing municipalities served by a wastewater operator not under the jurisdiction of the utility regulatory commission. (F) One member of the general public. Sets forth the duties of the task force. Requires the task force to develop a long term plan for addressing wastewater needs in Indiana. Requires the task force to issue a report setting forth its recommendations to: (1) the executive director of the legislative services agency for distribution to members of the general assembly; and (2) the governor; not later than December 1, 2021. Provides that the bill's provisions concerning the task force expire January 1, 2022. Establishes the water infrastructure grant program (program) to be administered by the Indiana finance authority (authority). Establishes the water infrastructure grant fund (fund) as a source of money for grants, loans, and other financial assistance to, or for the benefit of, participants in the program. Sets forth purposes for which money in the fund may be used, including the planning, designing, acquisition, construction, renovation, improvement, or expansion of: (1) water systems; and (2) wastewater or storm water collection and treatment systems. Requires the authority to adopt guidelines to establish criteria for the making of grants, loans, and other financial assistance from the fund. Sets forth certain conditions that apply to the making of grants, the making of loans, and the providing of other financial assistance from the fund. Requires the authority to establish a project prioritization system for the purposes of awarding loans and grants from the fund. Sets forth certain variables that the project prioritization system must include. Provides that the authority may provide advisory services and other services to a participant in connection with a grant, a loan, or other financial assistance from the fund. Requires the public finance director to submit to the budget committee and the legislative council, in each odd-numbered year through 2023, a report concerning grants, loans, or other financial assistance made available to participants from the fund.

## Version chain

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

1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/SB0348/versions/SB0348.05.ENGH)
2. **Engrossed Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/SB0348/versions/SB0348.03.ENGS)
3. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/SB0348/versions/SB0348.06.ENRH)
4. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/SB0348/versions/SB0348.01.INTR)
5. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/SB0348/versions/SB0348.04.COMH)
6. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/SB0348/versions/SB0348.02.COMS)

## Votes

- SB 348 - Soliday - 3rd Reading — **86–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ed Charbonneau — primary (person)
- Edmond Soliday — primary (person)
- Eric Koch — primary (person)
- Erin Houchin — primary (person)
- Andy Zay — coauthor (person)
- Blake Doriot — coauthor (person)
- Carey Hamilton — cosponsor (person)
- Chip Perfect — coauthor (person)
- Dennis Kruse — coauthor (person)
- Ethan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
- Shelli Yoder — coauthor (person)
- Susan Glick — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** Authored by Senator Koch
- **2021-01-11** First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Amendment #1 (Koch) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-02** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 59: yeas 45, nays 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-02** House sponsor: Representative Soliday
- **2021-02-02** Senator Charbonneau added as second author
- **2021-02-02** Senator Houchin added as third author
- **2021-02-02** Senators Doriot, Perfect, Glick, Yoder added as coauthors
- **2021-02-02** Senator Kruse added as coauthor
- **2021-02-02** Senator Zay added as coauthor
- **2021-02-04** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
- **2021-02-05** Referred to the House
- **2021-03-02** First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Representatives Manning and Hamilton added as cosponsors
- **2021-03-23** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Amendment #3 (Soliday) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Amendment #4 (Soliday) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Amendment #2 (VanNatter) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 405: yeas 86, nays 2 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-13** Returned to the Senate with amendments `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-14** Motion to dissent filed
- **2021-04-14** Senate dissented from House amendments `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-14** House conferees appointed: Soliday and Hamilton
- **2021-04-14** House advisors appointed: Jeter, Manning and Pierce
- **2021-04-15** Senate conferees appointed: Koch and Yoder
- **2021-04-15** Senate advisors appointed: Charbonneau, Randolph Lonnie M and Doriot
- **2021-04-20** CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
- **2021-04-20** CCR # 1 filed in the House
- **2021-04-21** Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 471: yeas 49, nays 0
- **2021-04-21** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 484: yeas 82, nays 9
- **2021-04-23** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- **2021-04-28** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-04-28** Signed by the Speaker
- **2021-04-29** Public Law 154
- **2021-04-29** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2dd4d535-8aa5-4a58-b732-fb944ccef496`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).