SB 5 IN

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Specifies that, for purposes of the statute concerning the replacement of customer owned lead service lines by water utilities, a municipally owned utility includes a utility company owned, operated, or held in trust by a consolidated city. Provides that the following apply with respect to the owner of a building, structure, or dwelling, other than a multi-family residential property that contains more than four dwelling units, that is served by a customer owned lead service line within or connected to a water utility's system: (1) That upon request by the water utility, the owner shall replace, or cause to be replaced, the customer owned portion of the lead service line by: (A) enrolling in the water utility's lead service line replacement program; or (B) replacing the customer owned portion of the lead service line through the owner's own agents or contractors and at the owner's own expense. (2) That if the owner: (A) does not enroll in the water utility's lead service line replacement program; (B) does not replace the customer owned portion of the lead service line; or (C) fails to communicate with the water utility regarding the replacement; the water utility or the water utility's agent may enter the property to replace the customer owned portion of the lead service line. (3) That the: (A) water utility; and (B) occupant of the property, if the property is occupied by a person other than the owner; are not liable to the owner with respect to any replacement made under these provisions. (4) That if a water utility attempts to avail itself of the remedies set forth in these provisions and is prevented from doing so by the owner of the property, the water utility may, in accordance with state law, disconnect water service to the owner's property. Provides that the following apply with respect to the owner of a multi-family residential property that contains more than four dwelling units: (1) That the owner may elect to participate in the water utility's lead service line replacement program. (2) That the owner must communicate to the water utility the owner's election to participate not later than 45 days after receiving the water utility's request. (3) That if the owner does not communicate the owner's election to participate within this 45 day period, the owner, or any future owner of the property, is responsible for replacing the customer owned portion of the lead service line through the owner's own agents or contractors and at the owner's own expense. Provides that in the case of a: (1) building; (2) structure; or (3) dwelling; that a water utility has determined to be abandoned or unserviceable, the water utility may disconnect water service to the property and require the owner, or any future owner, of the property to install a new service line. Provides that these provisions may be incorporated, without the need for further approval by the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC), into a water utility's lead service line replacement plan that has been previously approved by the IURC.

• Eric Koch Republican · author
• Ed Charbonneau Republican · author
• Andrea Hunley Democratic · author
• Edmond Soliday Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 8, 2024 Authored by Senator Koch · upper
2. Jan 8, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities · upper
3. Jan 16, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
4. Jan 18, 2024 Senators Bohacek, Deery, Dernulc, Doriot added as coauthors · upper
5. Jan 18, 2024 Senators Garten, Glick, Holdman, Johnson T added as coauthors · upper
6. Jan 18, 2024 Senator Hunley added as third author · upper
7. Jan 18, 2024 Senator Charbonneau added as second author · upper
8. Jan 25, 2024 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
9. Jan 25, 2024 Senators Walker K, Zay, Carrasco, Busch, Yoder added as coauthors · upper
10. Jan 25, 2024 Senator Bassler added as coauthor · upper
11. Jan 25, 2024 Senators Leising, Messmer, Niemeyer, Walker G added as coauthors · upper
12. Jan 25, 2024 Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor · upper
13. Jan 29, 2024 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
14. Jan 29, 2024 Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Becker added as coauthors · upper
15. Jan 30, 2024 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
16. Jan 30, 2024 House sponsor: Representative Soliday · upper
17. Jan 30, 2024 Cosponsors: Representatives Barrett, Jackson, Hall · upper
18. Jan 30, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 55: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
19. Jan 31, 2024 Referred to the House · upper
20. Feb 6, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications · lower
21. Feb 15, 2024 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127 · lower
22. Feb 15, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
23. Feb 19, 2024 Rule 105.1 suspended · lower
24. Feb 19, 2024 Representative Zimmerman added as cosponsor · lower
25. Feb 22, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
26. Feb 26, 2024 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
27. Feb 27, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 210: yeas 93, nays 0 · lower
28. Feb 28, 2024 Motion to concur filed · upper
29. Feb 28, 2024 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
30. Feb 29, 2024 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 239: yeas 45, nays 0 · upper
31. Mar 5, 2024 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
32. Mar 7, 2024 Signed by the Speaker · lower
33. Mar 8, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
34. Mar 11, 2024 Signed by the Governor · executive
35. Mar 11, 2024 Public Law 6 · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · PDF