republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/sb-240.md

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Bill	Surplus interconnection service.	Defines "surplus interconnection service" (SIS), with respect to established interconnection service connecting an electric generating facility with an electric transmission system, as any portion of that service that: (1) has not been used; and (2) is not reasonably expected to be needed; the use of which would result in the total amount of interconnection service at the point of interconnection remaining the same. Provides that an electric utility that is required to file integrated resource plans (IRPs) with the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) must include in any IRP filed after December 31, 2029, an analysis of the potential for SIS to meet immediate needs for capacity and energy at utility owned facilities. Provides that with respect to any petition filed with the IURC after December 31, 2029, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction, purchase, or lease of an electric generation facility, the IURC shall consider whether: (1) the petitioner has conducted an analysis of the use of SIS as an alternative to, or in conjunction with, the proposed construction, purchase, or lease of the facility; and (2) the proposed construction, use, or lease of the facility will make use of, or allow for the use of, SIS. Requires the IURC to conduct a study to evaluate the potential use of SIS by electric utilities. Sets forth specific topics that the IURC must evaluate as part of the study. Requires the IURC to include in its 2027 annual report its findings with respect to the topics evaluated in the study.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2026	SB 240	Indiana SB 240 (2026)	bill	AGENCIES; Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Contracts and Legal Documents ENERGY; Generally GENERAL ASSEMBLY; Legislative Council PROPERTY; Leases TASK FORCES AND COMMITTEES; Generally UTILITIES; Electric UTILITIES; Generally	enacted	Edmond Soliday Eric Koch Spencer Deery Stacey Donato	4	25	3	2026-01-08	2026-03-05	openstates	ocd-bill/47a0ebe3-98ce-4ca5-850f-bb24601c76f3	https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0240	250d5140317ee0282612c419db0a2c7f81ccaf494c8448df0637e5ed0190f452	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana SB 240 (2026) — Surplus interconnection service.

Defines "surplus interconnection service" (SIS), with respect to established interconnection service connecting an electric generating facility with an electric transmission system, as any portion of that service that: (1) has not been used; and (2) is not reasonably expected to be needed; the use of which would result in the total amount of interconnection service at the point of interconnection remaining the same. Provides that an electric utility that is required to file integrated resource plans (IRPs) with the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) must include in any IRP filed after December 31, 2029, an analysis of the potential for SIS to meet immediate needs for capacity and energy at utility owned facilities. Provides that with respect to any petition filed with the IURC after December 31, 2029, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction, purchase, or lease of an electric generation facility, the IURC shall consider whether: (1) the petitioner has conducted an analysis of the use of SIS as an alternative to, or in conjunction with, the proposed construction, purchase, or lease of the facility; and (2) the proposed construction, use, or lease of the facility will make use of, or allow for the use of, SIS. Requires the IURC to conduct a study to evaluate the potential use of SIS by electric utilities. Sets forth specific topics that the IURC must evaluate as part of the study. Requires the IURC to include in its 2027 annual report its findings with respect to the topics evaluated in the study.

Version chain

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

1. Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (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

Votes

• SB 240 - Koch - 3rd Reading — 44–1 (pass) · upper
• SB 240 - Soliday - 3rd Reading — 96–0 (pass) · lower
• SB 240 - Koch — 47–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Edmond Soliday — primary (person)
• Eric Koch — primary (person)
• Spencer Deery — primary (person)
• Stacey Donato — primary (person)
• Alex Burton — cosponsor (person)
• Andrea Hunley — coauthor (person)
• Blake Doriot — coauthor (person)
• Daryl Schmitt — coauthor (person)
• Dave Hall — cosponsor (person)
• Jean Leising — coauthor (person)
• Jim Pressel — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-08 Authored by Senator Koch
• 2026-01-08 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-01-15 Senators Leising, Doriot, Hunley added as coauthors
• 2026-01-15 Senator Deery added as third author
• 2026-01-15 Senator Donato added as second author
• 2026-01-15 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-01-20 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-01-22 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 58: yeas 44, nays 1 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-01-22 Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
• 2026-01-22 House sponsor: Representative Soliday
• 2026-01-23 Referred to the House referral
• 2026-01-28 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-02-03 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-02-09 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-02-09 Amendment #1 (Soliday) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2026-02-10 Representatives Hall, Pressel, Burton added as cosponsors
• 2026-02-11 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
• 2026-02-10 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 232: yeas 96, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-02-16 Motion to concur filed filing
• 2026-02-25 Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 283: yeas 47, nays 0
• 2026-02-27 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-02-27 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2026-03-05 Public Law 126 became-law
• 2026-02-27 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2026-03-05 Signed by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/47a0ebe3-98ce-4ca5-850f-bb24601c76f3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).