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| Bill | Extension of water or wastewater mains. | Provides that before a municipally owned utility (utility) may condemn land for the extension of a water main or a wastewater main that is located outside: (1) the corporate boundaries of the municipality; or (2) the existing service territory of the utility; the utility must provide, by mail, written notice to each landowner whose land is needed for the extension and to the county plan commission for the county in which the extension project is proposed. Sets forth the information that must be included in the required notices. Requires the: (1) utility to post on the utility's website; and (2) county in which the extension project is proposed to post on the county's website; certain information about the proposed extension project. Provides that a landowner or a county plan commission that receives a notice from a utility under the bill's provisions may, not later than 30 days after receiving the notice, request in writing a meeting with the utility regarding the proposed extension project. Provides that upon receiving such a request, the utility shall offer to meet with the landowner or county plan commission not later than 30 days after the utility's receipt of the request. Authorizes a utility to proceed with a proposed extension project if the utility has satisfied the bill's notice requirements. Beginning in 2027, requires the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) to include in its annual report the following information with respect to the most recently concluded state fiscal year: (1) Any reported delays in an extension project that a utility attributes to any of the bill's requirements. (2) Any complaints or disputes arising under the bill's provisions that are submitted to the IURC. (3) Any action taken by the IURC with respect to any reported delays, complaints, or disputes arising under the bill's provisions. | us/states/in | Indiana General Assembly | 2026 | SB 6 | Indiana SB 6 (2026) |
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Indiana SB 6 (2026) — Extension of water or wastewater mains.
Provides that before a municipally owned utility (utility) may condemn land for the extension of a water main or a wastewater main that is located outside: (1) the corporate boundaries of the municipality; or (2) the existing service territory of the utility; the utility must provide, by mail, written notice to each landowner whose land is needed for the extension and to the county plan commission for the county in which the extension project is proposed. Sets forth the information that must be included in the required notices. Requires the: (1) utility to post on the utility's website; and (2) county in which the extension project is proposed to post on the county's website; certain information about the proposed extension project. Provides that a landowner or a county plan commission that receives a notice from a utility under the bill's provisions may, not later than 30 days after receiving the notice, request in writing a meeting with the utility regarding the proposed extension project. Provides that upon receiving such a request, the utility shall offer to meet with the landowner or county plan commission not later than 30 days after the utility's receipt of the request. Authorizes a utility to proceed with a proposed extension project if the utility has satisfied the bill's notice requirements. Beginning in 2027, requires the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) to include in its annual report the following information with respect to the most recently concluded state fiscal year: (1) Any reported delays in an extension project that a utility attributes to any of the bill's requirements. (2) Any complaints or disputes arising under the bill's provisions that are submitted to the IURC. (3) Any action taken by the IURC with respect to any reported delays, complaints, or disputes arising under the bill's provisions.
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 6 - Niemeyer - 3rd Reading — 49–0 (pass) · upper
- SB 6 - Slager - 3rd Reading — 91–2 (pass) · lower
- SB 6 - Niemeyer — 45–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Dan Dernulc — primary (person)
- Daryl Schmitt — primary (person)
- Harold Slager — primary (person)
- Rick Niemeyer — primary (person)
- J.D. Ford — coauthor (person)
- Julie Olthoff — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Aylesworth — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-12-08 Authored by Senator Niemeyer
- 2025-12-08 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
reading-1, referral-committee - 2026-01-06 Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
- 2026-01-08 Senator Dernulc added as second author
- 2026-01-08 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage - 2026-01-12 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-01-12 Amendment #1 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2026-01-13 Cosponsors: Representatives Olthoff, Aylesworth
- 2026-01-13 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 24: yeas 49, nays 0
passage, reading-3, reading-3 - 2026-01-13 House sponsor: Representative Slager
- 2026-01-13 Senator Schmitt added as third author
- 2026-01-14 Referred to the House
referral - 2026-01-20 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
reading-1, referral-committee - 2026-02-17 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage - 2026-02-19 Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-23 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 303: yeas 91, nays 2
passage, reading-3, reading-3 - 2026-02-24 Motion to concur filed
filing - 2026-02-24 Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt - 2026-02-25 Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 268: yeas 45, nays 0
- 2026-02-26 Signed by the Speaker
passage - 2026-02-26 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage - 2026-02-27 Signed by the President of the Senate
passage - 2026-03-04 Signed by the Governor
executive-signature - 2026-03-04 Public Law 65
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/61a0cf73-ef5c-4661-85d5-acda3589ee80. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).