republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2023/sb-390.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Commercial solar and wind energy ready communities."
description: "Provides that the commercial solar and wind energy ready communities development center (center) may be established within the Indiana office of energy development (office). Provides that the center, if established, shall: (1) provide comprehensive, easily accessible information concerning permits required for commercial solar projects and wind power projects; and (2) work with permit authorities concerning those projects. Requires the center to create and administer a program to certify counties and municipalities as commercial solar energy ready communities and wind energy ready communities. Requires the office to certify a county or municipality as a commercial solar energy ready community or a wind energy ready community if the county or municipality meets certain requirements, including the adoption of a commercial solar regulation or wind power regulation that includes standards that are not more restrictive than the default standards established by Indiana law. Provides that a commercial solar and wind energy ready communities incentive fund (fund) may be established by the office. Provides that if: (1) a county or municipality receives certification as a commercial solar energy ready community or a wind energy ready community; (2) a project owner constructs a commercial solar project or wind power project in the county or municipality; (3) the fund is established; and (4) there is a sufficient balance in the fund; the office may authorize the county or municipality to receive from the fund, for a period of 10 years, $1 per megawatt hour of electricity generated by the commercial solar project or wind power project."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 390"
citation: "Indiana SB 390 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUDGETS AND APPROPRIATIONS", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION", "INDIANA", "ENERGY", "ENVIRONMENT generally", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edmond Soliday", "Eric Koch", "Mark Messmer"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9928f7ae-e51b-4da6-b8d0-ae4aec124dac"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/390"
source_hash: "aa70879780bd6a4b4ab45b2a6a7972e3d42ea6792277b37c31a0b96f49138d12"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana SB 390 (2023) — Commercial solar and wind energy ready communities.

Provides that the commercial solar and wind energy ready communities development center (center) may be established within the Indiana office of energy development (office). Provides that the center, if established, shall: (1) provide comprehensive, easily accessible information concerning permits required for commercial solar projects and wind power projects; and (2) work with permit authorities concerning those projects. Requires the center to create and administer a program to certify counties and municipalities as commercial solar energy ready communities and wind energy ready communities. Requires the office to certify a county or municipality as a commercial solar energy ready community or a wind energy ready community if the county or municipality meets certain requirements, including the adoption of a commercial solar regulation or wind power regulation that includes standards that are not more restrictive than the default standards established by Indiana law. Provides that a commercial solar and wind energy ready communities incentive fund (fund) may be established by the office. Provides that if: (1) a county or municipality receives certification as a commercial solar energy ready community or a wind energy ready community; (2) a project owner constructs a commercial solar project or wind power project in the county or municipality; (3) the fund is established; and (4) there is a sufficient balance in the fund; the office may authorize the county or municipality to receive from the fund, for a period of 10 years, $1 per megawatt hour of electricity generated by the commercial solar project or wind power project.

## Version chain

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

1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0390/versions/SB0390.05.ENGH)
2. **Engrossed Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0390/versions/SB0390.03.ENGS)
3. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0390/versions/SB0390.06.ENRH)
4. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0390/versions/SB0390.01.INTR)
5. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0390/versions/SB0390.04.COMH)
6. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0390/versions/SB0390.02.COMS)

## Votes

- SB 390 - Messmer - 3rd Reading — **36–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Edmond Soliday — primary (person)
- Eric Koch — primary (person)
- Mark Messmer — primary (person)
- Carey Hamilton — cosponsor (person)
- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
- Steve Bartels — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Authored by Senator Messmer
- **2023-01-19** First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
- **2023-02-23** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27** Amendment #1 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-27** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27** Senator Koch added as second author
- **2023-02-28** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 199: yeas 36, nays 12 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28** House sponsor: Representative Soliday
- **2023-02-28** Cosponsors: Representatives Lindauer, Bartels, Hamilton
- **2023-03-01** Referred to the House `referral`
- **2023-03-06** First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-27** Amendment #1 (Judy) prevailed; Division of the House: yeas 64, nays 29 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-27** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27** Representative Lindauer removed as cosponsor
- **2023-03-28** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 315: yeas 86, nays 8 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-03-29** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
- **2023-04-03** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2023-04-04** Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 327: yeas 32, nays 16
- **2023-04-06** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2023-04-11** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-20** Public Law 50 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9928f7ae-e51b-4da6-b8d0-ae4aec124dac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).