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type: "Bill"
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title: "Natural gas and propane as a clean energy resources."
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description: "Provides that it is the continuing policy of the state to recognize natural gas and propane as \"clean energy\" or \"green energy\" for purposes of any state or federal program that provides funding or other incentives for: (1) clean energy initiatives or projects; (2) green energy initiatives or projects; or (3) any similarly designated initiatives or projects; in Indiana. Defines \"clean energy\" or \"green energy\" for these purposes. Specifies that the term: (1) includes natural gas and propane, wind energy, solar energy, photovoltaic cells and panels, hydropower, fuel cells, hydrogen, geothermal energy, and nuclear energy; and (2) does not affect certain existing definitions set forth in the Indiana Code."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 178"
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citation: "Indiana SB 178 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AGENCIES; Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC)", "ENERGY; Generally", "ENVIRONMENT; Air Pollution", "NATURAL RESOURCES; Natural Gases and Carbon Dioxide", "UTILITIES; Gas", "UTILITIES; Generally"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Blake Doriot", "Doug Miller", "Eric Koch", "James Buck"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-01-08"
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last_action: "2025-04-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40e303c3-2cda-4c47-a0d7-e00a27339d8b"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/sb0178"
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source_hash: "6db8d9c65c5c4a22c3968a954123ceab31d6d76324919059d600fbbb16981bb6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana SB 178 (2025) — Natural gas and propane as a clean energy resources.
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Provides that it is the continuing policy of the state to recognize natural gas and propane as "clean energy" or "green energy" for purposes of any state or federal program that provides funding or other incentives for: (1) clean energy initiatives or projects; (2) green energy initiatives or projects; or (3) any similarly designated initiatives or projects; in Indiana. Defines "clean energy" or "green energy" for these purposes. Specifies that the term: (1) includes natural gas and propane, wind energy, solar energy, photovoltaic cells and panels, hydropower, fuel cells, hydrogen, geothermal energy, and nuclear energy; and (2) does not affect certain existing definitions set forth in the Indiana Code.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0178/SB0178.03.ENGS.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0178/SB0178.05.ENRH.pdf)
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3. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0178/SB0178.01.INTR.pdf)
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4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0178/SB0178.04.COMH.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SB 178 - Miller D - 3rd Reading — **74–20** (pass) · lower
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- SB 178 - Buck - 3rd Reading — **43–4** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Blake Doriot — primary (person)
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- Doug Miller — primary (person)
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- Eric Koch — primary (person)
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- James Buck — primary (person)
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- Alex Burton — cosponsor (person)
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- David Abbott — cosponsor (person)
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- Gary Byrne — coauthor (person)
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- J.D. Prescott — cosponsor (person)
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- James Tomes — coauthor (person)
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- Jean Leising — coauthor (person)
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- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
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- Scott Baldwin — coauthor (person)
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- Stacey Donato — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-08** First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-08** Authored by Senators Buck and Koch
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- **2025-02-06** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-06** Senator Doriot added as third author
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- **2025-02-06** Senator Donato added as coauthor
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- **2025-02-06** Senators Byrne and Leising added as coauthors
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- **2025-02-13** Senator Baldwin added as coauthor
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- **2025-02-13** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-13** Amendment #2 (Buck) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-17** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 138: yeas 43, nays 4 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-17** House sponsor: Representative Miller D
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- **2025-02-17** Senator Tomes added as coauthor
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- **2025-02-17** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
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- **2025-02-18** Referred to the House `referral`
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- **2025-03-03** First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-13** Representatives Prescott and Burton added as cosponsors
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- **2025-03-13** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-17** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-17** Representative Abbott added as cosponsor
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- **2025-03-24** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 297: yeas 74, nays 20 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-25** Returned to the Senate without amendments `receipt`
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- **2025-03-26** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2025-03-27** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-03** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-04-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-10** Public Law 46 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40e303c3-2cda-4c47-a0d7-e00a27339d8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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