republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2024/hb-1352.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Inspection of residential onsite sewage systems."
description: "Establishes when certain officials may inspect a residential onsite sewage system or nonresidential onsite sewage system. Allows a nonresidential onsite sewage system to be installed in a lot if at least one site on the lot is determined to be suitable for the installation of the nonresidential onsite sewage system. Provides that a county onsite waste management district (district) or local health department may not assess a periodic permit or inspection fee that exceeds the actual cost of the inspection incurred by the district or local health department on an onsite sewage system or an onsite residential sewage discharging disposal system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1352"
citation: "Indiana HB 1352 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENT; Sewage and Sewage Systems", "HEALTH; Local Boards and Programs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Garten", "Gary Byrne", "Liz Brown", "Robert Morris"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7bab34b3-362f-4da5-b85d-0d554f62f626"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2024/bills/hb1352"
source_hash: "61b34ce25bd3f90abfa7c62e1e1fa076d0b9764732f733ff97afe312d17404c7"
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 HB 1352 (2024) — Inspection of residential onsite sewage systems.

Establishes when certain officials may inspect a residential onsite sewage system or nonresidential onsite sewage system. Allows a nonresidential onsite sewage system to be installed in a lot if at least one site on the lot is determined to be suitable for the installation of the nonresidential onsite sewage system. Provides that a county onsite waste management district (district) or local health department may not assess a periodic permit or inspection fee that exceeds the actual cost of the inspection incurred by the district or local health department on an onsite sewage system or an onsite residential sewage discharging disposal system.

## Version chain

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

1. **Engrossed House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1352/HB1352.05.ENGS.pdf)
2. **Engrossed House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1352/HB1352.03.ENGH.pdf)
3. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1352/HB1352.06.ENRS.pdf)
4. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1352/HB1352.02.COMH.pdf)
5. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1352/HB1352.04.COMS.pdf)
6. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1352/HB1352.01.INTR.pdf)

## Votes

- HB 1352 - Morris — **74–19** (pass) · lower
- HB 1352 - Byrne - 3rd Reading — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- HB 1352 - Morris - 3rd Reading — **81–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chris Garten — primary (person)
- Gary Byrne — primary (person)
- Liz Brown — primary (person)
- Robert Morris — primary (person)
- Blake Doriot — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Judy — coauthor (person)
- Doug Miller — coauthor (person)
- Jim Pressel — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-10** First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** Coauthored by Representatives Judy and Pressel
- **2024-01-10** Authored by Representative Morris
- **2024-01-18** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-29** Representative Miller D added as coauthor
- **2024-01-30** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2024-01-30** Amendment #5 (Pressel) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2024-01-31** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 112: yeas 81, nays 14 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2024-01-31** Senate sponsors: Senators Byrne, Garten, Brown L
- **2024-02-01** Referred to the Senate `referral`
- **2024-02-12** First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-29** Amendment #1 (Byrne) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-29** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Senator Doriot added as cosponsor
- **2024-03-04** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 262: yeas 47, nays 1 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
- **2024-03-05** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2024-03-06** House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 293: yeas 74, nays 19
- **2024-03-12** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2024-03-13** Public Law 160 `became-law`
- **2024-03-11** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-13** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7bab34b3-362f-4da5-b85d-0d554f62f626`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).