Indiana Senate Bill 390 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on April 20 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-20 - Public Law 50
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Commercial solar and wind energy ready communities. Provides that the commercial solar and wind energy ready communities development center (center) may be established within the Indiana office of energy development (office). Provides that the center, if established, shall: (1) provide comprehensive, easily accessible information concerning permits required for commercial solar projects and wind power projects; and (2) work with permit authorities concerning those projects. Requires the center to create and administer a program to certify counties and municipalities as commercial solar energy ready communities and wind energy ready communities. Requires the office to certify a county or municipality as a commercial solar energy ready community or a wind energy ready community if the county or municipality meets certain requirements, including the adoption of a commercial solar regulation or wind power regulation that includes standards that are not more restrictive than the default standards established by Indiana law. Provides that a commercial solar and wind energy ready communities incentive fund (fund) may be established by the office. Provides that if: (1) a county or municipality receives certification as a commercial solar energy ready community or a wind energy ready community; (2) a project owner constructs a commercial solar project or wind power project in the county or municipality; (3) the fund is established; and (4) there is a sufficient balance in the fund; the office may authorize the county or municipality to receive from the fund, for a period of 10 years, $1 per megawatt hour of electricity generated by the commercial solar project or wind power project.

Commercial solar and wind energy ready communities.

Sen. Mark Messmer [R]	Sen. Eric Koch [R]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Rep. Edmond Soliday [R]
Rep. Steve Bartels [R]	Rep. Carey Hamilton [D]

2023-04-04 - Senate - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments (Y: 32 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-28 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 86 N: 8 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-02-28 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 36 N: 12 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-20	Senate	Public Law 50
2023-04-20	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2023-04-17	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2023-04-11	House	Signed by the Speaker
2023-04-06	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2023-04-04	Senate	Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 327: yeas 32, nays 16
2023-04-03	Senate	Motion to concur filed
2023-03-29	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2023-03-28	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 315: yeas 86, nays 8
2023-03-27	House	Representative Lindauer removed as cosponsor
2023-03-27	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2023-03-27	House	Amendment #1 (Judy) prevailed; Division of the House: yeas 64, nays 29
2023-03-21	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2023-03-06	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
2023-03-01	Senate	Referred to the House
2023-02-28	Senate	Cosponsors: Representatives Lindauer, Bartels, Hamilton
2023-02-28	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Soliday
2023-02-28	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 199: yeas 36, nays 12
2023-02-27	Senate	Senator Koch added as second author
2023-02-27	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2023-02-27	Senate	Amendment #1 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote
2023-02-23	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-02-13	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2023-01-19	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-19	Senate	Authored by Senator Messmer

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/390/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/390/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/390/#2.COMS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/390/#3.ENGS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/390/#4.COMH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/390/#5.ENGH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/390/#6.ENRH
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/390/#S199
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/390/#H315
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/390/#S327