Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 25 R · 5 D cosponsors

SB 5 — Lead water line replacement and lead remediation.

Last action — Public Law 6

  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 08, 2024. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 32 sponsors

    4 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (25 R · 5 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Specifies that, for purposes of the statute concerning the replacement of customer owned lead service lines by water utilities, a municipally owned utility includes a utility company owned, operated, or held in trust by a consolidated city. Provides that the following apply with respect to the owner of a building, structure, or dwelling, other than a multi-family residential property that contains more than four dwelling units, that is served by a customer owned lead service line within or connected to a water utility's system: (1) That upon request by the water utility, the owner shall replace, or cause to be replaced, the customer owned portion of the lead service line by: (A) enrolling in the water utility's lead service line replacement program; or (B) replacing the customer owned portion of the lead service line through the owner's own agents or contractors and at the owner's own expense. (2) That if the owner: (A) does not enroll in the water utility's lead service line replacement program; (B) does not replace the customer owned portion of the lead service line; or (C) fails to communicate with the water utility regarding the replacement; the water utility or the water utility's agent may enter the property to replace the customer owned portion of the lead service line. (3) That the: (A) water utility; and (B) occupant of the property, if the property is occupied by a person other than the owner; are not liable to the owner with respect to any replacement made under these provisions. (4) That if a water utility attempts to avail itself of the remedies set forth in these provisions and is prevented from doing so by the owner of the property, the water utility may, in accordance with state law, disconnect water service to the owner's property. Provides that the following apply with respect to the owner of a multi-family residential property that contains more than four dwelling units: (1) That the owner may elect to participate in the water utility's lead service line replacement program. (2) That the owner must communicate to the water utility the owner's election to participate not later than 45 days after receiving the water utility's request. (3) That if the owner does not communicate the owner's election to participate within this 45 day period, the owner, or any future owner of the property, is responsible for replacing the customer owned portion of the lead service line through the owner's own agents or contractors and at the owner's own expense. Provides that in the case of a: (1) building; (2) structure; or (3) dwelling; that a water utility has determined to be abandoned or unserviceable, the water utility may disconnect water service to the property and require the owner, or any future owner, of the property to install a new service line. Provides that these provisions may be incorporated, without the need for further approval by the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC), into a water utility's lead service line replacement plan that has been previously approved by the IURC.

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Action History

  1. Public Law 6

  2. Signed by the Governor

  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 239: yeas 45, nays 0

  7. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  8. Motion to concur filed

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 210: yeas 93, nays 0

  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  12. Representative Zimmerman added as cosponsor

  13. Rule 105.1 suspended

  14. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  15. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127

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

  17. Referred to the House

  18. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 55: yeas 49, nays 0

  19. Cosponsors: Representatives Barrett, Jackson, Hall

  20. House sponsor: Representative Soliday

  21. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  22. Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Becker added as coauthors

  23. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  24. Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor

  25. Senators Leising, Messmer, Niemeyer, Walker G added as coauthors

  26. Senator Bassler added as coauthor

  27. Senators Walker K, Zay, Carrasco, Busch, Yoder added as coauthors

  28. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  29. Senator Charbonneau added as second author

  30. Senator Hunley added as third author

  31. Senators Garten, Glick, Holdman, Johnson T added as coauthors

  32. Senators Bohacek, Deery, Dernulc, Doriot added as coauthors

  33. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  34. First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities

  35. Authored by Senator Koch

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (28)

Not signed on (118)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 5 do?
Specifies that, for purposes of the statute concerning the replacement of customer owned lead service lines by water utilities, a municipally owned utility includes a utility company owned, operated, or held in trust by a consolidated city. Provides that the following apply with respect to the owner of a building, structure, or dwelling, other than a multi-family residential property that contains more than four dwelling units, that is served by a customer owned lead service line within or connected to a water utility's system: (1) That upon request by the water utility, the owner shall replace, or cause to be replaced, the customer owned portion of the lead service line by: (A) enrolling in the water utility's lead service line replacement program; or (B) replacing the customer owned portion of the lead service line through the owner's own agents or contractors and at the owner's own expense. (2) That if the owner: (A) does not enroll in the water utility's lead service line replacement program; (B) does not replace the customer owned portion of the lead service line; or (C) fails to communicate with the water utility regarding the replacement; the water utility or the water utility's agent may enter the property to replace the customer owned portion of the lead service line. (3) That the: (A) water utility; and (B) occupant of the property, if the property is occupied by a person other than the owner; are not liable to the owner with respect to any replacement made under these provisions. (4) That if a water utility attempts to avail itself of the remedies set forth in these provisions and is prevented from doing so by the owner of the property, the water utility may, in accordance with state law, disconnect water service to the owner's property. Provides that the following apply with respect to the owner of a multi-family residential property that contains more than four dwelling units: (1) That the owner may elect to participate in the water utility's lead service line replacement program. (2) That the owner must communicate to the water utility the owner's election to participate not later than 45 days after receiving the water utility's request. (3) That if the owner does not communicate the owner's election to participate within this 45 day period, the owner, or any future owner of the property, is responsible for replacing the customer owned portion of the lead service line through the owner's own agents or contractors and at the owner's own expense. Provides that in the case of a: (1) building; (2) structure; or (3) dwelling; that a water utility has determined to be abandoned or unserviceable, the water utility may disconnect water service to the property and require the owner, or any future owner, of the property to install a new service line. Provides that these provisions may be incorporated, without the need for further approval by the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC), into a water utility's lead service line replacement plan that has been previously approved by the IURC.
Who sponsors SB 5?
SB 5 is sponsored by Alex Zimmerman (Republican), Dave Hall (Republican), Carolyn Jackson (Democrat), Brad Barrett (Republican), Edmond Soliday (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Scott Baldwin (Republican), Ron Alting (Republican), Scott Alexander (Republican), Shelli Yoder (Democrat), Justin Busch (Republican), Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Andy Zay, Kyle Walker (Republican), David Niezgodski (Democrat), Greg Walker (Republican), Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Mark Messmer, Jean Leising (Republican), Eric Bassler (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican), Susan Glick (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Dan Dernulc (Republican), Spencer Deery (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Andrea Hunley (Democrat), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), and Eric Koch (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 5?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2024. Enacted.
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