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| Bill | Natural gas and propane as a clean energy resources. | Provides that it is the continuing policy of the state to recognize natural gas and propane as "clean energy" or "green energy" for purposes of any state or federal program that provides funding or other incentives for: (1) clean energy initiatives or projects; (2) green energy initiatives or projects; or (3) any similarly designated initiatives or projects; in Indiana. Defines "clean energy" or "green energy" for these purposes. Specifies that the term: (1) includes natural gas and propane, wind energy, solar energy, photovoltaic cells and panels, hydropower, fuel cells, hydrogen, geothermal energy, and nuclear energy; and (2) does not affect certain existing definitions set forth in the Indiana Code. | us/states/in | Indiana General Assembly | 2025 | SB 178 | Indiana SB 178 (2025) |
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Indiana SB 178 (2025) — Natural gas and propane as a clean energy resources.
Provides that it is the continuing policy of the state to recognize natural gas and propane as "clean energy" or "green energy" for purposes of any state or federal program that provides funding or other incentives for: (1) clean energy initiatives or projects; (2) green energy initiatives or projects; or (3) any similarly designated initiatives or projects; in Indiana. Defines "clean energy" or "green energy" for these purposes. Specifies that the term: (1) includes natural gas and propane, wind energy, solar energy, photovoltaic cells and panels, hydropower, fuel cells, hydrogen, geothermal energy, and nuclear energy; and (2) does not affect certain existing definitions set forth in the Indiana Code.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- SB 178 - Miller D - 3rd Reading — 74–20 (pass) · lower
- SB 178 - Buck - 3rd Reading — 43–4 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Blake Doriot — primary (person)
- Doug Miller — primary (person)
- Eric Koch — primary (person)
- James Buck — primary (person)
- Alex Burton — cosponsor (person)
- David Abbott — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Byrne — coauthor (person)
- J.D. Prescott — cosponsor (person)
- James Tomes — coauthor (person)
- Jean Leising — coauthor (person)
- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
- Scott Baldwin — coauthor (person)
- Stacey Donato — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-08 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
reading-1, referral-committee - 2025-01-08 Authored by Senators Buck and Koch
- 2025-02-06 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage - 2025-02-06 Senator Doriot added as third author
- 2025-02-06 Senator Donato added as coauthor
- 2025-02-06 Senators Byrne and Leising added as coauthors
- 2025-02-13 Senator Baldwin added as coauthor
- 2025-02-13 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2 - 2025-02-13 Amendment #2 (Buck) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2025-02-17 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 138: yeas 43, nays 4
passage, reading-3, reading-3 - 2025-02-17 House sponsor: Representative Miller D
- 2025-02-17 Senator Tomes added as coauthor
- 2025-02-17 Senator Randolph added as coauthor
- 2025-02-18 Referred to the House
referral - 2025-03-03 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
reading-1, referral-committee - 2025-03-13 Representatives Prescott and Burton added as cosponsors
- 2025-03-13 Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage - 2025-03-17 Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2 - 2025-03-17 Representative Abbott added as cosponsor
- 2025-03-24 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 297: yeas 74, nays 20
passage, reading-3, reading-3 - 2025-03-25 Returned to the Senate without amendments
receipt - 2025-03-26 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage - 2025-03-27 Signed by the Speaker
passage - 2025-04-03 Signed by the President of the Senate
passage - 2025-04-10 Signed by the Governor
executive-signature - 2025-04-10 Public Law 46
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/40e303c3-2cda-4c47-a0d7-e00a27339d8b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).