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Bill Indiana department of environmental management. Amends, repeals, or adds certain terms. Makes certain changes concerning the purpose, structure, and powers of the department of environmental management (department) or the environmental rules board. Prohibits the department from basing a decision solely on federal risk values that have not been promulgated through federal rulemaking. Instructs the department to avoid the use of federal risk values that are at or below background concentrations in air, water, soil, or sediment. Makes certain changes to various boards or funds. Eliminates or amends rulemaking provisions. Makes certain changes to hearing and permitting processes. Changes or eliminates certain reporting requirements. Makes various changes to the water pollution statutes. Makes various changes to the solid waste and hazardous waste management statutes. Repeals or amends various sections regarding: (1) hazardous substances; (2) the voluntary remediation programs; (3) regional water districts; and (4) citizen lawsuits. Amends provisions concerning the establishment of certain fees and the use of fee schedules. Repeals the division of pollution prevention and the office of voluntary compliance. Makes conforming, stylistic, and technical changes. us/states/in Indiana General Assembly 2026 SB 277 Indiana SB 277 (2026)
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AGENCIES; Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)
BOARDS
COMMISSIONS
AND COUNCILS; Generally
CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Liabilities
Damages
and Penalties
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Generally
ENVIRONMENT; Hazardous Waste
ENVIRONMENT; Recycling
ENVIRONMENT; Solid Waste and Trash
ENVIRONMENT; Water Pollution
STATE GOVERNMENT; Administrative Code
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Beau Baird
Justin Busch
Rick Niemeyer
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Indiana SB 277 (2026) — Indiana department of environmental management.

Amends, repeals, or adds certain terms. Makes certain changes concerning the purpose, structure, and powers of the department of environmental management (department) or the environmental rules board. Prohibits the department from basing a decision solely on federal risk values that have not been promulgated through federal rulemaking. Instructs the department to avoid the use of federal risk values that are at or below background concentrations in air, water, soil, or sediment. Makes certain changes to various boards or funds. Eliminates or amends rulemaking provisions. Makes certain changes to hearing and permitting processes. Changes or eliminates certain reporting requirements. Makes various changes to the water pollution statutes. Makes various changes to the solid waste and hazardous waste management statutes. Repeals or amends various sections regarding: (1) hazardous substances; (2) the voluntary remediation programs; (3) regional water districts; and (4) citizen lawsuits. Amends provisions concerning the establishment of certain fees and the use of fee schedules. Repeals the division of pollution prevention and the office of voluntary compliance. Makes conforming, stylistic, and technical changes.

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

Votes

  • SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading — 48–49 (fail) · lower
  • SB 277 - Baird - 3rd Reading — 53–45 (pass) · lower
  • SB 277 - Niemeyer - 3rd Reading — 29–19 (pass) · upper
  • SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading — 35–58 (fail) · lower
  • SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading — 30–63 (fail) · lower
  • SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading — 29–67 (fail) · lower
  • SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading — 34–60 (fail) · lower
  • SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading — 29–62 (fail) · lower
  • SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading — 34–56 (fail) · lower
  • SB 277 - Niemeyer — 26–21 (pass) · upper
  • SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading — 29–66 (fail) · lower
  • SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading — 39–55 (fail) · lower
  • SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading — 50–44 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Beau Baird — primary (person)
  • Justin Busch — primary (person)
  • Rick Niemeyer — primary (person)
  • Doug Miller — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-08 Authored by Senator Niemeyer
  • 2026-01-08 First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2026-01-13 Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations committee-passage, referral-committee
  • 2026-01-22 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2026-01-28 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2026-01-28 Senator Busch added as second author
  • 2026-01-28 Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote amendment-failure, failure
  • 2026-01-28 Amendment #5 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2026-01-29 House sponsor: Representative Baird
  • 2026-01-29 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 141: yeas 29, nays 19 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2026-01-29 Referred to the House referral
  • 2026-01-29 Representative Miller D added as cosponsor
  • 2026-02-02 First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2026-02-16 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #27 (Baird) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #8 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 325: yeas 34, nays 60 amendment-failure, failure
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #3 (Bauer) failed; Roll Call 326: yeas 48, nays 49 amendment-failure, failure
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #17 (Jackson C) failed; Roll Call 327: yeas 30, nays 63 amendment-failure, failure
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #5 (Bauer) prevailed; Roll Call 328: yeas 50, nays 44 amendment-passage
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #2 (Bauer) failed; Roll Call 329: yeas 29, nays 62 amendment-failure, failure
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #10 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 330: yeas 34, nays 56 amendment-failure, failure
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #15 (Jackson C) failed; Roll Call 331: yeas 29, nays 67 amendment-failure, failure
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #9 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 332: yeas 29, nays 66 amendment-failure, failure
  • 2026-02-23 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #22 (Cash) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #12 (Errington) failed; Division of the House: yeas 37, nays 54 amendment-failure, failure
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #14 (Jackson C) failed; Roll Call 324: yeas 35, nays 58 amendment-failure, failure
  • 2026-02-23 Amendment #6 (Novak) failed; Roll Call 323: yeas 39, nays 55 amendment-failure, failure
  • 2026-02-24 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 356: yeas 53, nays 45 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2026-02-25 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
  • 2026-02-25 Motion to concur filed filing
  • 2026-02-25 Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 296: yeas 26, nays 21
  • 2026-03-05 Public Law 135 became-law
  • 2026-02-27 Signed by the Speaker passage
  • 2026-02-27 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-02-27 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
  • 2026-03-05 Signed by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5c52fca0-0fce-4002-8c23-ceeb0ddc89ab. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).

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