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Bill Onsite waste management districts and septage holding tanks. Amends the definition of "onsite residential sewage discharging disposal system" to provide that the term includes a system that employs advanced treatment components to reduce the concentration of the pathogenic constituents of the effluent to an acceptable level before the effluent is discharged. Amends the law that prohibits the point source (i.e., above ground) discharge of treated sewage from a dwelling, which includes an exception to the prohibition for one particular county that has a onsite waste management district, to make the exception applicable to any onsite waste management district. Authorizes the adoption of rules or guidelines to provide guidance to a local health department that has jurisdiction in a county onsite waste management district and that is authorized to issue operating permits for onsite residential sewage discharging disposal systems that discharge effluent above ground. Provides that, if amending the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit issued by the department of environmental management (department) for the purposes of the county onsite waste management district law is necessary or advisable to enable new county onsite waste management districts to function properly and effectively, the department shall amend the general permit as soon as reasonably possible after June 30, 2023. Provides that septage that originates from a residential or commercial source may be held in one or more holding tanks of not more than 10,000 gallons until removed and transported from the site. Establishes requirements for septage holding tanks. Requires a permit from the local health department for the operation of a septage holding tank. Requires a septage tank owner to: (1) enter into a written contract with a septage management vehicle operator for regular removal of septage from the tank; (2) provide a copy of the contract to the local health department; and (3) provide proof to the local health department that the tank owner is regularly paying for the removal of septage from the holding tank. Requires a local health department to report to the department concerning the septage tanks in its jurisdiction, and authorizes the adoption of rules or guidelines concerning the reports. us/states/in Indiana General Assembly 2023 SB 414 Indiana SB 414 (2023)
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT AND AGENCIES
HEALTH
State Department and Agencies
LAND AND LANDOWNERS
SOLID WASTE
enacted
David Niezgodski
Gary Byrne
Jack Sandlin
Karen Engleman
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Indiana SB 414 (2023) — Onsite waste management districts and septage holding tanks.

Amends the definition of "onsite residential sewage discharging disposal system" to provide that the term includes a system that employs advanced treatment components to reduce the concentration of the pathogenic constituents of the effluent to an acceptable level before the effluent is discharged. Amends the law that prohibits the point source (i.e., above ground) discharge of treated sewage from a dwelling, which includes an exception to the prohibition for one particular county that has a onsite waste management district, to make the exception applicable to any onsite waste management district. Authorizes the adoption of rules or guidelines to provide guidance to a local health department that has jurisdiction in a county onsite waste management district and that is authorized to issue operating permits for onsite residential sewage discharging disposal systems that discharge effluent above ground. Provides that, if amending the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit issued by the department of environmental management (department) for the purposes of the county onsite waste management district law is necessary or advisable to enable new county onsite waste management districts to function properly and effectively, the department shall amend the general permit as soon as reasonably possible after June 30, 2023. Provides that septage that originates from a residential or commercial source may be held in one or more holding tanks of not more than 10,000 gallons until removed and transported from the site. Establishes requirements for septage holding tanks. Requires a permit from the local health department for the operation of a septage holding tank. Requires a septage tank owner to: (1) enter into a written contract with a septage management vehicle operator for regular removal of septage from the tank; (2) provide a copy of the contract to the local health department; and (3) provide proof to the local health department that the tank owner is regularly paying for the removal of septage from the holding tank. Requires a local health department to report to the department concerning the septage tanks in its jurisdiction, and authorizes the adoption of rules or guidelines concerning the reports.

Version chain

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

  1. Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  4. Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
  5. Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SB 414 - Engleman - 3rd Reading — 6231 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • David Niezgodski — primary (person)
  • Gary Byrne — primary (person)
  • Jack Sandlin — primary (person)
  • Karen Engleman — primary (person)
  • Blake Doriot — coauthor (person)
  • Doug Miller — cosponsor (person)
  • James Tomes — coauthor (person)
  • Joanna King — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-01-19 Authored by Senator Byrne
  • 2023-01-19 First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2023-01-26 Senator Sandlin added as second author
  • 2023-01-30 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2023-02-02 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2023-02-02 Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor
  • 2023-02-06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 71: yeas 44, nays 5 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2023-02-06 House sponsor: Representative Engleman
  • 2023-02-06 Cosponsors: Representatives Miller D and King J
  • 2023-02-06 Senator Niezgodski removed as coauthor
  • 2023-02-06 Senator Niezgodski added as third author
  • 2023-02-06 Senator Doriot added as coauthor
  • 2023-02-06 Senator Tomes added as coauthor
  • 2023-02-07 Referred to the House referral
  • 2023-02-28 First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2023-03-23 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2023-03-27 Amendment #4 (Lehman) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2023-03-27 Amendment #2 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 299: yeas 32, nays 64 amendment-failure, failure
  • 2023-03-27 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2023-03-28 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 317: yeas 63, nays 30 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2023-03-29 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
  • 2023-04-13 Motion to dissent filed filing
  • 2023-04-13 Senate dissented from House amendments
  • 2023-04-18 House conferees appointed: Engleman and Errington
  • 2023-04-18 House advisors appointed: Morrison, Aylesworth and Bauer M
  • 2023-04-19 Senate conferees appointed: Niemeyer and Niezgodski
  • 2023-04-19 Senate advisors appointed: Yoder, Byrne and Glick
  • 2023-04-25 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
  • 2023-04-25 CCR # 1 filed in the House filing
  • 2023-04-26 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 510: yeas 90, nays 1
  • 2023-04-26 Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 493: yeas 50, nays 0
  • 2023-04-28 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2023-04-28 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
  • 2023-05-01 Signed by the Speaker passage
  • 2023-05-04 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
  • 2023-05-04 Public Law 192 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/538a1d18-694e-4740-af26-7ba6aa710536. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).