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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.
Introduced
Dec 8, 2025
Last Action
Mar 4, 2026
Session
IN 2026
Sponsors
4 primary · 3 co
Signed by the Governor
Public Law 65
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the Speaker
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 268: yeas 45, nays 0
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Motion to concur filed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 303: yeas 91, nays 2
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
Referred to the House
House sponsor: Representative Slager
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 24: yeas 49, nays 0
Cosponsors: Representatives Olthoff, Aylesworth
Senator Schmitt added as third author
Amendment #1 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senator Dernulc added as second author
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
Authored by Senator Niemeyer
First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
SB 6 was introduced on Dec 8, 2025 by Harold Slager in IN session 2026. It is currently signed. Most recent action on Mar 4, 2026: Signed by the Governor.
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Public Law 65