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type: "Bill"
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title: "Solar panel and wind power equipment disposal study."
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description: "Directs the Indiana department of environmental management (IDEM) to conduct a study concerning the decommissioning and disposal of solar panels and wind power equipment. Sets forth certain topics that IDEM must consider in conducting the study. Provides that IDEM may consult with the Indiana utility regulatory commission as necessary to conduct the study. Requires IDEM to: (1) file a report on its findings and recommendations resulting from the study with the chairman of the legislative council; and (2) present the report to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications; not later than October 1, 2024."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "SB 33"
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citation: "Indiana SB 33 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ENERGY", "ENVIRONMENT generally", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT", "DEPARTMENT AND AGENCIES", "LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL; LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY", "NON-CODE BILLS", "STUDY COMMITTEES", "UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Edmond Soliday", "Eric Koch", "Greg Walker"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-01-09"
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last_action: "2023-04-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73a15517-1ee9-461b-bcc7-fb34381f072a"
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source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/33"
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source_hash: "b10309d4e84bbabab7a9a77d94fbb2ea9219b90f76e19b9b4cf0538b68f643b7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana SB 33 (2023) — Solar panel and wind power equipment disposal study.
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Directs the Indiana department of environmental management (IDEM) to conduct a study concerning the decommissioning and disposal of solar panels and wind power equipment. Sets forth certain topics that IDEM must consider in conducting the study. Provides that IDEM may consult with the Indiana utility regulatory commission as necessary to conduct the study. Requires IDEM to: (1) file a report on its findings and recommendations resulting from the study with the chairman of the legislative council; and (2) present the report to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications; not later than October 1, 2024.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0033/versions/SB0033.04.ENRH)
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2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0033/versions/SB0033.01.INTR)
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3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0033/versions/SB0033.03.COMH)
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4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0033/versions/SB0033.02.COMS)
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## Votes
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- SB 33 - Soliday - 3rd Reading — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Edmond Soliday — primary (person)
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- Eric Koch — primary (person)
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- Greg Walker — primary (person)
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- David Hall — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Aylesworth — cosponsor (person)
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- Sharon Negele — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-09** Authored by Senator Walker G
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- **2023-01-09** First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-17** Senator Koch added as second author
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- **2023-01-19** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2023-01-23** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2023-01-24** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 14: yeas 50, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2023-01-24** House sponsor: Representative Soliday
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- **2023-01-25** Referred to the House `referral`
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- **2023-02-07** First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-23** Representatives Negele and Aylesworth added as cosponsors
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- **2023-03-16** Representative Hall D added as cosponsor
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- **2023-03-21** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2023-03-23** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-27** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 300: yeas 95, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-28** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
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- **2023-04-03** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2023-04-04** Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 312: yeas 48, nays 0
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- **2023-04-06** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2023-04-11** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-04-17** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-04-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-20** Public Law 17 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73a15517-1ee9-461b-bcc7-fb34381f072a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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