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HB1368 • 2026
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural resources.
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural resources.
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
- Sponsor
- Representative Edmond Soliday
- Last action
- 2026-03-12
- Official status
- Enrolled House Bill (H)
- Effective date
- Not listed
Plain English Breakdown
The bill summary and text do not provide details on the effective date of the act.
Indiana Utility Payment Rules
This act changes how utilities handle payments for state-owned properties and sets rules for storing carbon dioxide underground in Indiana, excluding a specific pilot project.
What This Bill Does
- Requires utilities to accept certain payment methods from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for services provided to its property.
- Prevents utilities from limiting payment amounts below $10,000 or restricting transactions to fewer than five per invoice when using specified payment methods.
- Allows the DNR to request a single bill for an entire state-owned property from utilities.
- Gives the Natural Resources Commission authority to regulate Class VI underground injection wells and set rules for them.
- Establishes guidelines for storing carbon dioxide underground in Indiana, but exempts a specific pilot project.
Who It Names or Affects
- Utilities providing services to state-owned properties
- The Department of Natural Resources
- The Natural Resources Commission
Terms To Know
- Class VI underground injection wells
- Special wells used for storing carbon dioxide deep underground.
- Carbon sequestration pilot project
- A test program to study the storage of carbon dioxide underground, which is exempt from new regulations.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify an effective date.
- It is unclear how utilities will handle requests for consolidated bills if they have billing limitations or operational constraints.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment adds new language to the Indiana Code about carbon sequestration.
- Adds a section on carbon sequestration in the Indiana Code.
- The specific details and requirements of the carbon sequestration program are not provided, making it unclear what exact actions or regulations will be implemented.
Plain English: The amendment adds a new section to the Indiana Code about carbon sequestration.
- Adds a new section to the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural resources that focuses on carbon sequestration.
- The official text does not provide details on what specific actions or requirements this new section will include.
Plain English: This amendment proposes to add a new section to the Indiana Code that would establish requirements for certain cultural resource management practices.
- Adds a new section to the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural resources, which would set out specific guidelines or regulations for managing cultural resources.
- The amendment text does not provide details about what specific cultural resources are covered or what exact requirements will be established.
- It is unclear how this new section would interact with existing laws and regulations concerning natural and cultural resources in Indiana.
Plain English: This amendment changes the Indiana Code to add new requirements for certain cultural resources.
- Adds new rules about protecting and managing specific types of cultural resources in Indiana.
- The official text does not provide details on what specific cultural resources are affected or how they will be managed, making it hard to explain the exact changes.
Plain English: This amendment changes the Indiana Code to add new requirements for certain cultural resources.
- Adds new rules about protecting and managing specific cultural resources in Indiana.
- The official text does not provide details on what specific cultural resources are affected or how they will be managed.
Bill History
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2026-03-12
House
Signed by the Governor
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2026-03-12
House
Public Law 161
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2026-03-05
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
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2026-03-02
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
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2026-02-27
House
Rules Suspended. Committee report, adopted; Roll Call 419: yeas 63, nays 29
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2026-02-27
House
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 420: yeas 57, nays 40
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2026-02-27
House
Signed by the Speaker
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2026-02-26
House
Concurrence defeated; Roll Call 399: yeas 48, nays 42
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2026-02-26
House
Motion to concur filed
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2026-02-26
House
Motion to concur filed
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2026-02-25
Senate
Returned to the House with amendments
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2026-02-24
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 259: yeas 29, nays 19
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2026-02-16
Senate
Senator Niezgodski added as cosponsor
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2026-02-10
Senate
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
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2026-02-10
Senate
Amendment #1 (Koch) prevailed; voice vote
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2026-02-10
Senate
Amendment #2 (Koch) prevailed; voice vote
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2026-02-05
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
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2026-02-02
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
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2026-01-29
House
Referred to the Senate
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2026-01-28
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 114: yeas 57, nays 37
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2026-01-28
House
Senate sponsor: Senator Koch
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2026-01-22
House
Second reading: ordered engrossed
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2026-01-20
House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
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2026-01-08
House
Authored by Representative Soliday
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2026-01-08
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
Official Summary Text
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural resources.
Carbon.
Current Bill Text
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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural resources.
Carbon.
Requires a utility to accept certain methods of payment from the department of natural resources (department) for utility service provided to a property owned by the department. Prohibits a utility from limiting or restricting the: (1) dollar amount to less than $10,000; or (2) number of allowable payment transactions for a singular invoice to less than five; with respect to a payment made by one of the specified payment methods. Provides that for any singular property owned by the department, the department may request from a utility a consolidated bill for the property. Requires a utility that receives such a request to provide the department with a singular invoice for the entire property, unless the utility is unable to do so because of billing limitations or other operational constraints. Requires the natural resources commission to obtain primary enforcement authority from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to regulate Class VI underground injection wells. Grants the natural resources commission authority to adopt rules to regulate Class VI underground injection wells. Provides a mechanism and regulatory scheme for underground storage of carbon dioxide in Indiana but excludes the carbon sequestration pilot project from application of the new requirements. Specifies that the carbon sequestration pilot project's Class VI wells are not experimental.