Indiana 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 22 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 271 — Small modular nuclear reactors.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  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 10, 2022. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 31 sponsors

    3 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (22 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Amends the statute governing certificates of public convenience and necessity (certificates) that are issued by the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for the construction, lease, or purchase of electric generation facilities to require the IURC, in consultation with the department of environmental management (department), to adopt rules concerning the granting of certificates for the construction, purchase, or lease of small modular nuclear reactors: (1) in Indiana for the generation of electricity to be used to furnish public utility service to Indiana customers; or (2) at the site of a nuclear energy production or generating facility that supplies electricity to Indiana retail customers on July 1, 2011. Requires the IURC to adopt the rules not later than July 1, 2023. Provides that the rules adopted by the IURC must provide that in acting on a public utility's petition for a certificate for one or more small modular nuclear reactors, the IURC shall consider the following: (1) Whether, and to what extent, the one or more small modular nuclear reactors proposed by the public utility will replace a loss of generating capacity in the public utility's portfolio resulting from the retirement or planned retirement of one or more of existing electric generating facilities that: (A) are located in Indiana; and (B) use coal or natural gas as a fuel source. (2) Whether one or more of the small modular nuclear reactors will be located on the same site as or near the facility to be retired and, if so, potential opportunities for the public utility to: (A) make use of any land and existing infrastructure or facilities already owned or under the control of the public utility; or (B) create new employment opportunities for workers who have been, or would be, displaced as a result of the retirement of the existing facility. Provides that the IURC's rules must provide that the IURC may grant a certificate under circumstances and for locations other than these. Sets forth additional requirements for small modular nuclear reactors that must be included in the IURC's rules, including the requirement that the owner or operator of a proposed small modular nuclear reactor must provide evidence of a plan to apply for all licenses or permits to construct or operate the proposed small modular nuclear reactor required by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the department, or any other relevant state or federal regulatory agency. Amends the statute providing certain financial incentives for energy utilities that invest in clean energy projects by providing that, for purposes of the statute, a "clean energy project" and a "nuclear energy production or generating facility" include a small modular nuclear reactor that is constructed after June 30, 2023: (1) in Indiana for the generation of electricity to be used to furnish public utility service to Indiana customers; or (2) at the site of a nuclear energy production or generating facility that supplies electricity to Indiana retail customers on July 1, 2011; under the rules adopted by the IURC under the bill. Defines "small modular nuclear reactor" for purposes of the bill's provisions.

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 155

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. Returned to the Senate without amendments

  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 256: yeas 70, nays 22

  8. Representatives Ellington and Frye added as cosponsors

  9. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  10. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  12. Referred to the House

  13. Senator Messmer added as coauthor

  14. Senators Leising, Busch, Baldwin, Ford Jon, Kruse, Buck, Gaskill, Boots, Tomes, Walker K, Raatz, Donato, Holdman, Charbonneau, Perfect, Rogers, Young M, Bassler, Sandlin, Walker G, Glick, Zay, Crider, Freeman added as coauthors

  15. Cosponsor: Representative Lehman

  16. House sponsor: Representative Soliday

  17. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 118: yeas 39, nays 9

  18. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  20. First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities

  21. Authored by Senator Koch

  22. Senator Doriot added as second author

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (28)

Not signed on (119)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 271 do?
Amends the statute governing certificates of public convenience and necessity (certificates) that are issued by the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for the construction, lease, or purchase of electric generation facilities to require the IURC, in consultation with the department of environmental management (department), to adopt rules concerning the granting of certificates for the construction, purchase, or lease of small modular nuclear reactors: (1) in Indiana for the generation of electricity to be used to furnish public utility service to Indiana customers; or (2) at the site of a nuclear energy production or generating facility that supplies electricity to Indiana retail customers on July 1, 2011. Requires the IURC to adopt the rules not later than July 1, 2023. Provides that the rules adopted by the IURC must provide that in acting on a public utility's petition for a certificate for one or more small modular nuclear reactors, the IURC shall consider the following: (1) Whether, and to what extent, the one or more small modular nuclear reactors proposed by the public utility will replace a loss of generating capacity in the public utility's portfolio resulting from the retirement or planned retirement of one or more of existing electric generating facilities that: (A) are located in Indiana; and (B) use coal or natural gas as a fuel source. (2) Whether one or more of the small modular nuclear reactors will be located on the same site as or near the facility to be retired and, if so, potential opportunities for the public utility to: (A) make use of any land and existing infrastructure or facilities already owned or under the control of the public utility; or (B) create new employment opportunities for workers who have been, or would be, displaced as a result of the retirement of the existing facility. Provides that the IURC's rules must provide that the IURC may grant a certificate under circumstances and for locations other than these. Sets forth additional requirements for small modular nuclear reactors that must be included in the IURC's rules, including the requirement that the owner or operator of a proposed small modular nuclear reactor must provide evidence of a plan to apply for all licenses or permits to construct or operate the proposed small modular nuclear reactor required by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the department, or any other relevant state or federal regulatory agency. Amends the statute providing certain financial incentives for energy utilities that invest in clean energy projects by providing that, for purposes of the statute, a "clean energy project" and a "nuclear energy production or generating facility" include a small modular nuclear reactor that is constructed after June 30, 2023: (1) in Indiana for the generation of electricity to be used to furnish public utility service to Indiana customers; or (2) at the site of a nuclear energy production or generating facility that supplies electricity to Indiana retail customers on July 1, 2011; under the rules adopted by the IURC under the bill. Defines "small modular nuclear reactor" for purposes of the bill's provisions.
Who sponsors SB 271?
SB 271 is sponsored by Eric Koch (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), Justin Busch (Republican), Scott Baldwin (Republican), Dennis Kruse, James Buck (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Philip Boots, James Tomes (Republican), Kyle Walker (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Chip Perfect, Linda Rogers (Republican), Michael Young (Republican), Eric Bassler (Republican), Jack Sandlin, J.D. Ford (Democrat), Greg Walker (Republican), Susan Glick (Republican), Andy Zay, Michael Crider (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), Mark Messmer, Edmond Soliday (Republican), Matt Lehman (Republican), Jeff Ellington, and Randall Frye.
What is the current status of SB 271?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2022. Enacted.
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