Indiana 2017 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 309 — A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning utilities.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    3 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 264

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Senate concurred in House Amendments; Roll Call 442: yeas 37, nays 11

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 378: yeas 56, nays 43

  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications

  13. Referred to the House

  14. Cosponsor: Representative Soliday

  15. House sponsor: Representative Ober

  16. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 202: yeas 39, nays 9

  17. Senator Merritt added as second author

  18. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  19. Amendment #6 (Stoops) failed; voice vote

  20. Amendment #2 (Lanane) failed; voice vote

  21. Amendment #5 (Stoops) failed; Roll Call 175: yeas 10, nays 36

  22. Amendment #1 (Hershman) prevailed; voice vote

  23. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  24. First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities

  25. Authored by Senator Hershman

Sponsors

  • Brandt Hershman · Primary
  • David Ober · Primary
  • James Merritt · Primary
  • Edmond Soliday · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 27 voted No

Sponsors (3)

  • Brandt Hershman
  • David Ober
  • James Merritt

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

SB 309 - Ober - 3rd Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 43 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 11700
Unaffiliated 282001
Republican 27600
Total 564301
% of votes cast 56%43%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Frye — Yea
Kirchhofer — Yea
Mahan — Yea
Negele — Nay
Pelath — Nay
Richardson — Yea
Saunders — Nay
Schaibley — Nay
Siegrist — Yea
Torr — Nay
Washburne — Yea
Wolkins — Yea
Arnold — Yea
Smith, M — Yea
Braun — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Miller — Yea
Cherry — Yea
Cook — Yea
Eberhart — Yea
Ellington — Yea
Frizzell — Yea
Gutwein — Yea
Hamm — Yea
Lehe — Yea
Leonard — Yea
Lyness — Yea
Morrison — Yea
Ober — Yea
Zent — Yea
Ziemke — Yea
Smith, V — Nay
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Culver — Nay
Forestal — Nay
Friend — Nay
Goodin — Nay
Hatfield — Nay
Kersey — Nay
Macer — Nay
Nisly — Nay
Speedy — Nay
Stemler — Nay
Wright — Nay
Austin — Nay
Bacon — Nay
Beumer — Yea
Candelaria Reardon — Nay
Davisson, J. — Yea
Alex Burton Democrat Yea
Carey Hamilton Democrat Nay
Cherrish Pryor Democrat Nay
Chuck Moseley Democrat Nay
Earl Harris Democrat Nay
Edward DeLaney Democrat Nay
Greg Taylor Democrat Nay
Gregory Porter Democrat Nay
John Bartlett Democrat Nay
Justin Moed Democrat Nay
Matt Pierce Democrat Nay
Maureen Bauer Democrat Nay
Philip GiaQuinta Democrat Nay
Robin Shackleford Democrat Nay
Ryan Dvorak Democrat Nay
Sheila Klinker Democrat Nay
Sue Errington Democrat Nay
Vanessa Summers Democrat Nay
Beau Baird Republican Yea
Ben Smaltz Republican Yea
Bruce Borders Republican Nay
Chris Judy Republican Yea
Chris May Republican Nay
Dale DeVon Republican Yea
Dave Heine Republican Yea
Edmond Soliday Republican Yea
Edward Clere Republican Yea
Ethan Lawson Republican Nay
Gregory Steuerwald Republican Yea
Harold Slager Republican Yea
Heath VanNatter Republican Yea
Jack Jordan Republican Nay
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 Nay
Martin Carbaugh Republican Yea
Matt Lehman Republican Yea
Michael Karickhoff Republican Yea
Michael Young Republican Yea
Mike Aylesworth Republican Nay
Peggy Mayfield Republican Yea
Robert Behning Republican Yea
Robert Heaton Republican Yea
Robert Morris Republican Yea
Timothy Wesco Republican Yea
Todd Huston Republican Yea
Wendy McNamara Republican Yea

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SB 309 - Hershman - 3rd Reading

Passed 39 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 19200
Unaffiliated 18601
Democrat 2101
Total 39902
% of votes cast 78%18%0%4%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Kruse — Yea
Head — Nay
Long — Yea
Messmer — Yea
Ruckelshaus — Nay
Sandlin — Yea
Smith — Yea
Crane — Yea
Delph — Yea
Eckerty — Yea
Grooms — Yea
Hershman — Yea
Houchin — Yea
Kenley — Yea
Lanane — Nay
Melton — Not Voting
Merritt — Yea
Mrvan — Nay
Perfect — Yea
Stoops — Nay
Tallian — Yea
Zakas — Yea
Zay — Yea
Boots — Yea
Breaux — Nay
David Niezgodski Democrat Nay
Greg Taylor Democrat Yea
J.D. Ford Democrat Yea
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Not Voting
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 Nay
Ryan Mishler Republican Yea
Susan Glick Republican Yea
Travis Holdman Republican Yea
Vaneta Becker Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 309?
SB 309 is sponsored by Brandt Hershman, David Ober, James Merritt, and Edmond Soliday (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 309?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2017. Enacted.
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