SB0266 — A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning utilities.
Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 08, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Provides that in a base rate proceeding that is filed with or pending before the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) after December 31, 2025, for an increase in an electricity supplier's basic rates and charges, the IURC shall do the following: (1) Consider whether the requested increase would result, upon full implementation, in an average monthly residential bill that would represent more than 6% of a representative low income customer's monthly income. (2) Consider and compare the following: (A) The total amount of the electricity supplier's actual return that was distributed to shareholders in the form of dividends, or reinvested by the electricity supplier in its own stock, during the period extending back to the IURC's last order approving the electricity supplier's basic rates and charges (relevant period). (B) The sum of the total amount of the electricity supplier's actual return for the relevant period that was invested in infrastructure or improvements to the electricity supplier's system, plus the amount of capital investments that are associated with a set of discrete and identifiable capital spending projects that will be placed in service within a reasonable time after the end of the electricity supplier's 12 month test period in the proceeding. (3) Hold at least two public hearings in the electricity supplier's service area. Provides that in the IURC's final order in the proceeding, the IURC shall include: (1) the IURC's findings with respect to the considerations required under the bill; and (2) a discussion of how the IURC took those findings into account in reaching the decisions set forth in the order.
Bill Text
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Read SB0266 on the official Indiana source →Action History
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First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
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Authored by Senator Pol
Sponsors
- Rodney Pol · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 44 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Rodney Pol Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 52% | 46% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Nay |
| Johnson | — | Nay |
| Messmer | — | Nay |
| Zay | — | Nay |
| Breaux | — | Not Voting |
| Andrea Hunley | Democrat | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Dernulc | Republican | Nay |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Nay |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Nay |
| Gary Byrne | Republican | Nay |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Nay |
| James Tomes | Republican | Nay |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Nay |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Nay |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Nay |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Alexander | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Deery | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Nay |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 46 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 67 | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 30% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Fleming | — | Yea |
| Schaibley | — | Yea |
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Goodrich | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Gutwein | — | Yea |
| Speedy | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Morrison | — | Yea |
| Torr | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Vermilion | — | Yea |
| Davisson, J. | — | Yea |
| Eberhart | — | Yea |
| Lehe | — | Yea |
| Zent | — | Yea |
| Ellington | — | Yea |
| Ziemke | — | Yea |
| Leonard | — | Yea |
| Saunders | — | Yea |
| Austin | — | Nay |
| Boy | — | Nay |
| Nisly | — | Nay |
| Hatfield | — | Nay |
| Jacob | — | Nay |
| Blake Johnson | Democrat | Nay |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Nay |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Nay |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Nay |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Nay |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Nay |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Nay |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Nay |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Nay |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Nay |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Nay |
| Mike Andrade | Democrat | Nay |
| Mitch Gore | Democrat | Nay |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Nay |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Renee Pack | Democrat | Nay |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Nay |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Nay |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Nay |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Nay |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Nay |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Nay |
| Vernon Smith | Democrat | Nay |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Jeter | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Ledbetter | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Snow | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| David Abbott | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Elizabeth Rowray | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| J.D. Prescott | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jake Teshka | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Joanna King | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hostettler | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Michelle Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Lauer | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
| Zach Payne | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Ford J.D. | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Spartz | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Stoops | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Tallian | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Houchin | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 44 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 94 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 1% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Davisson | — | Yea |
| Friend | — | Yea |
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Kirchhofer | — | Yea |
| Hamm | — | Yea |
| Leonard | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Mahan | — | Yea |
| Morrison | — | Yea |
| Nisly | — | Yea |
| Ober | — | Yea |
| Pelath | — | Yea |
| Saunders | — | Yea |
| Schaibley | — | Yea |
| Torr | — | Yea |
| Washburne | — | Yea |
| Wolkins | — | Nay |
| Forestal | — | Yea |
| Smith, M | — | Yea |
| Smith, V | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Candelaria Reardon | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Culver | — | Yea |
| Eberhart | — | Yea |
| Ellington | — | Yea |
| Frizzell | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Gutwein | — | Yea |
| Hatfield | — | Yea |
| Kersey | — | Yea |
| Lehe | — | Yea |
| Macer | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Siegrist | — | Yea |
| Speedy | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Zent | — | Yea |
| Ziemke | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Richardson | — | Yea |
| Stemler | — | Not Voting |
| Austin | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Beumer | — | Yea |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Lawson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Not Voting |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Head | — | Yea |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Tallian | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Eckerty | — | Yea |
| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Long | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Spartz | — | Yea |
| Stoops | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Delph | — | Yea |
| Houchin | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Zakas | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0266 do?
- Provides that in a base rate proceeding that is filed with or pending before the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) after December 31, 2025, for an increase in an electricity supplier's basic rates and charges, the IURC shall do the following: (1) Consider whether the requested increase would result, upon full implementation, in an average monthly residential bill that would represent more than 6% of a representative low income customer's monthly income. (2) Consider and compare the following: (A) The total amount of the electricity supplier's actual return that was distributed to shareholders in the form of dividends, or reinvested by the electricity supplier in its own stock, during the period extending back to the IURC's last order approving the electricity supplier's basic rates and charges (relevant period). (B) The sum of the total amount of the electricity supplier's actual return for the relevant period that was invested in infrastructure or improvements to the electricity supplier's system, plus the amount of capital investments that are associated with a set of discrete and identifiable capital spending projects that will be placed in service within a reasonable time after the end of the electricity supplier's 12 month test period in the proceeding. (3) Hold at least two public hearings in the electricity supplier's service area. Provides that in the IURC's final order in the proceeding, the IURC shall include: (1) the IURC's findings with respect to the considerations required under the bill; and (2) a discussion of how the IURC took those findings into account in reaching the decisions set forth in the order.
- Who sponsors SB0266?
- SB0266 is sponsored by Rodney Pol (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0266?
- This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 08, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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