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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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AGENCIES; Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC)
ENERGY; Generally
ENVIRONMENT; Air Pollution
NATURAL RESOURCES; Natural Gases and Carbon Dioxide
UTILITIES; Gas
UTILITIES; Generally
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Blake Doriot
Doug Miller
Eric Koch
James Buck
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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.

  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 (S) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SB 178 - Miller D - 3rd Reading — 7420 (pass) · lower
  • SB 178 - Buck - 3rd Reading — 434 (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).