Indiana 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 4 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 214 — Testing of school drinking water for lead.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs

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

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Requires testing of the drinking water in every school building in Lake County at least once in each period of two calendar years to determine whether the drinking water exceeds the lead action level for drinking water established by regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read SB 214 on the official Indiana source →

Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Senator Bohacek added as coauthor

  4. Cosponsors: Representatives Wolkins and Harris

  5. House sponsor: Representative Jackson

  6. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 118: yeas 46, nays 1

  7. Senator Melton added as coauthor

  8. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. Senator Tallian added as coauthor

  10. Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor

  11. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  12. Senator Lanane added as coauthor

  13. Senator Stoops added as third author

  14. Senator Mrvan added as coauthor

  15. First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs

  16. Authored by Senators Randolph Lonnie M and Niemeyer

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

4 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (138)

138 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 138 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

environment education
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SB 214 do?
Requires testing of the drinking water in every school building in Lake County at least once in each period of two calendar years to determine whether the drinking water exceeds the lead action level for drinking water established by regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Who sponsors SB 214?
SB 214 is sponsored by Earl Harris (Democrat), David Wolkins, Carolyn Jackson (Democrat), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Eddie Melton, Karen Tallian, David Niezgodski (Democrat), Timothy Lanane, Frank Mrvan, Mark Stoops, Rick Niemeyer (Republican), and Lonnie Randolph (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 214?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 214?
Track SB 214 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 214

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 214

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →