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SB 28 IN
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Ground water emergencies.

IN · session 2025 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2025

Latest action (Apr 16, 2025) Signed by the Governor

Summary

Allows the owner or operator of a significant ground water withdrawal facility to file a complaint with the director of the department of natural resources (director) that a water well on the property of the owner of the significant ground water withdrawal facility failed to furnish the well's normal supply of water or failed to furnish potable water. Requires the director to launch an investigation into a complaint of a well failure from a significant ground water withdrawal facility within three business days of the director receiving the complaint. Provides that the owner of a significant ground water withdrawal facility responsible for the failure or substantial impairment of a well shall provide timely and reasonable compensation to the owner of an impacted significant ground water withdrawal facility or nonsignificant ground water withdrawal facility.

Sponsors (3)

10 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (30)

  1. Jan 8, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities · upper
  2. Jan 8, 2025 Authored by Senator Glick · upper
  3. Jan 13, 2025 Senator Koch added as second author · upper
  4. Jan 16, 2025 Senator Byrne added as coauthor · upper
  5. Jan 30, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
  6. Feb 6, 2025 Senator Bassler added as coauthor · upper
  7. Feb 6, 2025 Senators Leising, Doriot, Donato added as coauthors · upper
  8. Feb 6, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
  9. Feb 11, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  10. Feb 13, 2025 Senator Deery added as coauthor · upper
  11. Feb 14, 2025 Referred to the House · upper
  12. Feb 13, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 123: yeas 46, nays 0 · upper
  13. Feb 13, 2025 House sponsor: Representative Lindauer · upper
  14. Feb 13, 2025 Senator Schmitt added as coauthor · upper
  15. Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources · lower
  16. Mar 13, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
  17. Mar 13, 2025 Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 · lower
  18. Mar 17, 2025 Representatives Commons and Genda added as cosponsors · lower
  19. Mar 17, 2025 Representative Abbott added as cosponsor · lower
  20. Mar 27, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
  21. Mar 31, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  22. Apr 2, 2025 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
  23. Apr 2, 2025 Motion to concur filed · upper
  24. Apr 1, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 341: yeas 93, nays 0 · lower
  25. Apr 3, 2025 Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 339: yeas 46, nays 1 · upper
  26. Apr 9, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  27. Apr 8, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  28. Apr 8, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  29. Apr 16, 2025 Public Law 71 · upper
  30. Apr 16, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
Subjects
AGENCIES; Department of Natural Resources (DNR)AGRICULTURE; CropsAGRICULTURE; LivestockCIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Liabilities, Damages, and PenaltiesNATURAL RESOURCES; Rivers, Streams, and WaterwaysUTILITIES; Water

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