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	1	+	ES0178.1
	2	+	March 13, 2025
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	SENATE BILL No. 178
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF SB 178 (Updated March 11, 2025 12:49 pm - DI 101)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 8-1.
	8	+	Synopsis: Natural gas and propane as clean energy resources. Provides
	9	+	that it is the continuing policy of the state to recognize natural gas and
	10	+	propane as "clean energy" or "green energy" for purposes of any state
	11	+	or federal program that provides funding or other incentives for: (1)
	12	+	clean energy initiatives or projects; (2) green energy initiatives or
	13	+	projects; or (3) any similarly designated initiatives or projects; in
	14	+	Indiana. Defines "clean energy" or "green energy" for these purposes.
	15	+	Specifies that the term: (1) includes natural gas and propane, wind
	16	+	energy, solar energy, photovoltaic cells and panels, hydropower, fuel
	17	+	cells, hydrogen, geothermal energy, and nuclear energy; and (2) does
	18	+	not affect certain existing definitions set forth in the Indiana Code.
	19	+	Effective: July 1, 2025.
	20	+	Buck, Koch, Doriot, Donato, Byrne,
	21	+	Leising, Baldwin,
	22	+	Randolph Lonnie M, Tomes
	23	+	(HOUSE SPONSORS — MILLER D, PRESCOTT, BURTON)
	24	+	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities.
	25	+	February 6, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	26	+	February 13, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
	27	+	February 14, 2025, engrossed.
	28	+	February 17, 2025, read third time, passed. Yeas 43, nays 4.
	29	+	HOUSE ACTION
	30	+	March 3, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and
	31	+	Telecommunications.
	32	+	March 13, 2025, reported — Do Pass.
	33	+	ES 178—LS 6540/DI 101 March 13, 2025
1	34		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
2	35		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	36		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	37		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	38		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	39		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	40		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	41		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	42		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	43		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 178
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning utilities.
	44	+	ENGROSSED
	45	+	SENATE BILL No. 178
	46	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
	47	+	utilities.
13	48		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14		-	SECTION 1. IC 8-1-2-0.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
15		-	AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
16		-	1, 2025]: Sec. 0.7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), as used
17		-	in this section, "clean energy" or "green energy" means an energy
18		-	resource:
	49	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 8-1-2-0.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
	50	+	2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
	51	+	3 1, 2025]: Sec. 0.7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), as used
	52	+	4 in this section, "clean energy" or "green energy" means an energy
	53	+	5 resource:
	54	+	6 (1) with respect to which the emissions produced or released,
	55	+	7 when the energy resource is used as a generation source or in
	56	+	8 any other application:
	57	+	9 (A) do not exceed the standard emissions levels associated
	58	+	10 with pipeline quality natural gas; and
	59	+	11 (B) release reduced air pollutants, relative to one (1) or
	60	+	12 more types of fossil fuels; or
	61	+	13 (2) that is recognized as:
	62	+	14 (A) a "clean energy" resource; or
	63	+	15 (B) a "green energy" resource;
	64	+	16 or by another similar designation, by the United States
	65	+	17 Environmental Protection Agency.
	66	+	ES 178—LS 6540/DI 101 2
	67	+	1 The term includes natural gas and propane, wind energy, solar
	68	+	2 energy, photovoltaic cells and panels, hydropower, fuel cells,
	69	+	3 hydrogen, geothermal energy, and nuclear energy.
	70	+	4 (b) The general assembly declares that it is the continuing policy
	71	+	5 of the state to recognize natural gas and propane as clean energy
	72	+	6 or green energy for purposes of any state or federal program that
	73	+	7 provides funding or other incentives for:
	74	+	8 (1) clean energy initiatives or projects;
	75	+	9 (2) green energy initiatives or projects; or
	76	+	10 (3) any similarly designated initiatives or projects;
	77	+	11 in Indiana.
	78	+	12 (c) This section does not affect the following:
	79	+	13 (1) The definition of "clean energy vehicle" set forth in
	80	+	14 IC 5-22-5-8.5.
	81	+	15 (2) The definition of "clean energy projects" set forth in
	82	+	16 IC 8-1-8.8-2.
	83	+	17 (3) The definition of "renewable energy resources" set forth
	84	+	18 in IC 8-1-8.8-10.
	85	+	19 (4) The definition of "clean energy resource" set forth in
	86	+	20 IC 8-1-37-4.
	87	+	ES 178—LS 6540/DI 101 3
	88	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	89	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Utilities, to which was
	90	+	referred Senate Bill No. 178, has had the same under consideration and
	91	+	begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the
	92	+	recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
	93	+	Page 1, line 4, after "an energy" insert "resource:
19	94		(1) with respect to which the emissions produced or released,
20	95		when the energy resource is used as a generation source or in
21	96		any other application:
22	97		(A) do not exceed the standard emissions levels associated
23	98		with pipeline quality natural gas; and
24	99		(B) release reduced air pollutants, relative to one (1) or
25	100		more types of fossil fuels; or
26	101		(2) that is recognized as:
27	102		(A) a "clean energy" resource; or
28	103		(B) a "green energy" resource;
29	104		or by another similar designation, by the United States
30		-	Environmental Protection Agency.
31		-	The term includes natural gas and propane, wind energy, solar
32		-	energy, photovoltaic cells and panels, hydropower, fuel cells,
33		-	hydrogen, geothermal energy, and nuclear energy.
34		-	(b) The general assembly declares that it is the continuing policy
35		-	of the state to recognize natural gas and propane as clean energy
36		-	SEA 178 2
37		-	or green energy for purposes of any state or federal program that
38		-	provides funding or other incentives for:
39		-	(1) clean energy initiatives or projects;
40		-	(2) green energy initiatives or projects; or
41		-	(3) any similarly designated initiatives or projects;
42		-	in Indiana.
43		-	(c) This section does not affect the following:
44		-	(1) The definition of "clean energy vehicle" set forth in
45		-	IC 5-22-5-8.5.
46		-	(2) The definition of "clean energy projects" set forth in
47		-	IC 8-1-8.8-2.
48		-	(3) The definition of "renewable energy resources" set forth
49		-	in IC 8-1-8.8-10.
50		-	(4) The definition of "clean energy resource" set forth in
51		-	IC 8-1-37-4.
52		-	SEA 178 President of the Senate
53		-	President Pro Tempore
54		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
55		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
56		-	Date: Time:
57		-	SEA 178
	105	+	Environmental Protection Agency.".
	106	+	Page 1, delete lines 5 through 11.
	107	+	Page 1, line 12, delete "gas." and insert "gas and propane.".
	108	+	Page 1, line 14, after "gas" insert "and propane".
	109	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	110	+	(Reference is to SB 178 as introduced.)
	111	+	KOCH, Chairperson
	112	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 2.
	113	+	_____
	114	+	SENATE MOTION
	115	+	Mr. President: I move that Senate Bill 178 be amended to read as
	116	+	follows:
	117	+	Page 2, line 1, delete "propane." and insert "propane, wind energy,
	118	+	solar energy, photovoltaic cells and panels, hydropower, fuel cells,
	119	+	hydrogen, geothermal energy, and nuclear energy.".
	120	+	(Reference is to SB 178 as printed February 7, 2025.)
	121	+	BUCK
	122	+	ES 178—LS 6540/DI 101 4
	123	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	124	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Utilities, Energy and
	125	+	Telecommunications, to which was referred Senate Bill 178, has had
	126	+	the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back
	127	+	to the House with the recommendation that said bill do pass.
	128	+	(Reference is to SB 178 as reprinted February 14, 2025.)
	129	+	SOLIDAY
	130	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 3
	131	+	ES 178—LS 6540/DI 101