*SB0103.2*
Reprinted
February 14, 2025
SENATE BILL No. 103
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DIGEST OF SB 103 (Updated February 13, 2025 3:46 pm - DI 153)
Citations Affected: IC 13-17.
Synopsis: Vehicle emissions. Directs the Indiana department of
environmental management (IDEM) to study: (1) the environmental
impact of exempting vehicles wholly owned by individuals who are at
least 65 years of age from motor vehicle emissions testing; and (2)
whether the environmental rules board could exempt vehicles wholly
owned by individuals who are at least 65 years of age from motor
vehicle emissions testing and still meet the national ambient air quality
standards set forth under the federal Clean Air Act. Provides that
IDEM shall submit a report of its findings to the governor and the
executive director of the legislative services agency not later than June
30, 2026. Requires IDEM to: (1) perform a comprehensive evaluation
of ambient air quality within nonattainment areas in Indiana; and (2)
identify air pollution reduction or regulatory relief strategies that could
accomplish certain goals with respect to the federal Clean Air Act.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Niemeyer, Dernulc, Bassler,
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January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs.
January 27, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
January 30, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
February 4, 2025, returned to second reading.
February 13, 2025, re-read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
SB 103—LS 6226/DI 153 Reprinted
February 14, 2025
First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 103
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
environmental law.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 13-17-5-10 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2025]: Sec. 10. The department shall do the following:
4 (1) Study the following:
5 (A) The environmental impact of exempting vehicles
6 wholly owned by individuals who are at least sixty-five (65)
7 years of age from motor vehicle emissions testing under
8 this chapter.
9 (B) Whether the board could exempt the vehicles described
10 in clause (A) from motor vehicle emissions testing under
11 this chapter and still meet the national ambient air quality
12 standards set forth under the federal Clean Air Act (42
13 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), as amended by the federal Clean Air
14 Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L.101-549).
15 (2) Submit a report of the department's findings not later than
16 June 30, 2026, to:
17 (A) the governor; and
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1 (B) the executive director of the legislative services agency
2 for distribution to the members of the general assembly.
3 The report submitted to the executive director of the
4 legislative services agency must be in an electronic format
5 under IC 5-14-6.
6 SECTION 2. IC 13-17-5-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
7 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
8 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. Not later than December 31, 2025, the department
9 shall do the following:
10 (1) Perform a comprehensive evaluation of ambient air
11 quality within any nonattainment areas in Indiana.
12 (2) Identify air pollution reduction or regulatory relief
13 strategies that can do the following with respect to the federal
14 Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), as amended by the
15 federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L.101-549):
16 (A) Ensure that affected areas within Indiana are no
17 longer designated as nonattainment.
18 (B) Result in the eventual phase out of the inspection and
19 maintenance program for light duty vehicles.
20 (C) Meet emissions goals.
21 (D) Appropriately address air pollution contributions to
22 nonattainment areas in Indiana from sources that cannot
23 be addressed by state or local controls, including
24 contributions from international, natural or background,
25 interstate, mobile, and stationary sources as well as
26 exceptional events that are unlikely to recur.
27 (E) Result in the withdrawal of Lake County and Porter
28 County from the Metropolitan Chicago Interstate Air
29 Quality Control Region.
30 In identifying strategies under subdivision (2), the department
31 must coordinate with the United States Environmental Protection
32 Agency.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Environmental Affairs, to
which was referred Senate Bill No. 103, has had the same under
consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
(Reference is to SB 103 as introduced.)
NIEMEYER, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0
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SENATE MOTION
Mr. President: I move that Engrossed Senate Bill 103, which is
eligible for third reading, be returned to second reading for purposes of
amendment.
NIEMEYER
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SENATE MOTION
Mr. President: I move that Senate Bill 103 be amended to read as
follows:
Page 2, after line 5, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 2. IC 13-17-5-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2025]: Sec. 11. Not later than December 31, 2025, the department
shall do the following:
(1) Perform a comprehensive evaluation of ambient air
quality within any nonattainment areas in Indiana.
(2) Identify air pollution reduction or regulatory relief
strategies that can do the following with respect to the federal
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), as amended by the
federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L.101-549):
(A) Ensure that affected areas within Indiana are no
longer designated as nonattainment.
(B) Result in the eventual phase out of the inspection and
maintenance program for light duty vehicles.
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(C) Meet emissions goals.
(D) Appropriately address air pollution contributions to
nonattainment areas in Indiana from sources that cannot
be addressed by state or local controls, including
contributions from international, natural or background,
interstate, mobile, and stationary sources as well as
exceptional events that are unlikely to recur.
(E) Result in the withdrawal of Lake County and Porter
County from the Metropolitan Chicago Interstate Air
Quality Control Region.
In identifying strategies under subdivision (2), the department
must coordinate with the United States Environmental Protection
Agency.".
(Reference is to SB 103 as printed January 28, 2025.)
NIEMEYER
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