Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 13 R cosponsors

SB 28 — Ground water emergencies.

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 08, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on April 16, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 13 sponsors

    3 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (13 R).

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Summary

Allows the owner or operator of a significant ground water withdrawal facility to file a complaint with the director of the department of natural resources (director) that a water well on the property of the owner of the significant ground water withdrawal facility failed to furnish the well's normal supply of water or failed to furnish potable water. Requires the director to launch an investigation into a complaint of a well failure from a significant ground water withdrawal facility within three business days of the director receiving the complaint. Provides that the owner of a significant ground water withdrawal facility responsible for the failure or substantial impairment of a well shall provide timely and reasonable compensation to the owner of an impacted significant ground water withdrawal facility or nonsignificant ground water withdrawal facility.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 71

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 339: yeas 46, nays 1

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 341: yeas 93, nays 0

  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  12. Representative Abbott added as cosponsor

  13. Representatives Commons and Genda added as cosponsors

  14. Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3

  15. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  16. First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources

  17. Referred to the House

  18. Senator Schmitt added as coauthor

  19. House sponsor: Representative Lindauer

  20. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 123: yeas 46, nays 0

  21. Senator Deery added as coauthor

  22. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  23. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  24. Senators Leising, Doriot, Donato added as coauthors

  25. Senator Bassler added as coauthor

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

  27. Senator Byrne added as coauthor

  28. Senator Koch added as second author

  29. Authored by Senator Glick

  30. First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (137)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 28 do?
Allows the owner or operator of a significant ground water withdrawal facility to file a complaint with the director of the department of natural resources (director) that a water well on the property of the owner of the significant ground water withdrawal facility failed to furnish the well's normal supply of water or failed to furnish potable water. Requires the director to launch an investigation into a complaint of a well failure from a significant ground water withdrawal facility within three business days of the director receiving the complaint. Provides that the owner of a significant ground water withdrawal facility responsible for the failure or substantial impairment of a well shall provide timely and reasonable compensation to the owner of an impacted significant ground water withdrawal facility or nonsignificant ground water withdrawal facility.
Who sponsors SB 28?
SB 28 is sponsored by Mark Genda (Republican), Matt Commons (Republican), David Abbott (Republican), Shane Lindauer (Republican), Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Spencer Deery (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), Eric Bassler (Republican), Gary Byrne (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), and Susan Glick (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 28?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
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