Indiana 2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 265 — Carbon sequestration pilot project.

Last action — Third reading: defeated; Roll Call 219: yeas 43, nays 53

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

This bill died with 2022 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.

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Summary

Changes the description of the carbon sequestration pilot project that is authorized under current law. Eliminates the requirement that the operator of the carbon sequestration pilot project be designated by the director of the department of natural resources. Defines "carbon sequestration claim" as a civil action alleging actual or potential infringement of, interference with, or damage to real or personal property rights or interests arising from: (1) the operation of the carbon sequestration pilot project; or (2) the actual or potential presence or migration in the subsurface of injectate from the carbon sequestration pilot project. Provides that a person may not maintain a carbon sequestration claim unless the person pleads and proves: (1) actual interference with the reasonable use of the person's property; or (2) direct physical injury to a person, an animal, or tangible property. Provides that recovery by a public utility for any effect of the carbon dioxide pilot project on the sources of the public water supply used by the public utility is not prohibited or limited.

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Action History

  1. Third reading: defeated; Roll Call 219: yeas 43, nays 53

  2. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  3. Amendment #1 (Boy) failed; Roll Call 201: yeas 26, nays 61

  4. Representative Ellington added as cosponsor

  5. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  6. First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources

  7. Referred to the House

  8. House sponsor: Representative Morrison

  9. Cosponsor: Representative Abbott

  10. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 166: yeas 27, nays 22

  11. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  12. Amendment #2 (Ford Jon) prevailed; voice vote

  13. Senator Messmer added as second author

  14. Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor

  15. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  16. First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs

  17. Authored by Senator Ford Jon

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

  • Mark Messmer
  • Alan Morrison
  • J.D. Ford Democrat

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (144)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 265 do?
Changes the description of the carbon sequestration pilot project that is authorized under current law. Eliminates the requirement that the operator of the carbon sequestration pilot project be designated by the director of the department of natural resources. Defines "carbon sequestration claim" as a civil action alleging actual or potential infringement of, interference with, or damage to real or personal property rights or interests arising from: (1) the operation of the carbon sequestration pilot project; or (2) the actual or potential presence or migration in the subsurface of injectate from the carbon sequestration pilot project. Provides that a person may not maintain a carbon sequestration claim unless the person pleads and proves: (1) actual interference with the reasonable use of the person's property; or (2) direct physical injury to a person, an animal, or tangible property. Provides that recovery by a public utility for any effect of the carbon dioxide pilot project on the sources of the public water supply used by the public utility is not prohibited or limited.
Who sponsors SB 265?
SB 265 is sponsored by David Niezgodski (Democrat), Mark Messmer, Alan Morrison, David Abbott (Republican), Jeff Ellington, and J.D. Ford (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 265?
This bill died with 2022 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 265?
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