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SB 241
Indiana Senate•Passed
Summary
SB 241, “Utility service enhancement improvement costs”, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 8, 2026 by Sen. Eric Koch (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Mar 5, 2026: Public Law 127.
Record
Text
SB 241 has 7 co-sponsors and 3 roll calls.
sb0241/enrolled.txtSecond Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2026)PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the IndianaConstitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutionalprovision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, theword NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that addsa new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflictsbetween statutes enacted by the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 241AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning utilities.Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:SECTION 1. IC 8-1-2-61.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.229-2019,SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVEJULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 61.5. (a) An order affecting rates of service maybe entered by the commission without a formal public hearing in thecase of any public or municipally owned utility that:(1) either:(A) serves less than eight thousand (8,000) customers; or(B) has initiated a rate case on behalf of a single division ofthe utility and that division:(i) serves less than five thousand (5,000) customers;(ii) has a commission-approved schedule of rates andcharges that is separate and independent from that of anyother division of the utility; and(iii) itself satisfies subdivisions (2) and (3);(2) primarily provides retail service to customers; and(3) does not serve extensively another utility.(b) The commission may require a formal public hearing on anypetition or complaint filed under this section concerning a rate changerequest by a utility upon the commission's own motion or upon motionof any of the following:(1) The utility consumer counselor.(2) A public or municipal corporation.SEA 241 — Concur2(3) Ten (10) individuals, firms, limited liability companies,corporations, or associations.(4) Ten (10) complainants of any class described in thissubsection.(c) A not-for-profit water utility or a not-for-profit sewer utility mustinclude in its petition a statement as to whether it has an outstandingindebtedness to the federal government. When an indebtedness isshown to exist, the commission shall require a formal hearing, unlessthe utility also has included in its filing written consent from the agencyof the federal government with which the utility has outstandingindebtedness for the utility to obtain an order affecting its rates fromthe commission without a formal hearing.(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, thecommission may:(1) on the commission's own motion; or(2) at the request of:(A) the utility consumer counselor;(B) a water or sewer utility described in subsection (a);(C) ten (10) individuals, firms, limited liability companies,corporations, or associations; or(D) ten (10) complainants of any class described in thissubsection;adopt a rule under IC 4-22-2, or issue an order in a specific proceeding,providing for the development, investigation, testing, and use ofregulatory procedures or generic standards with respect to water orsewer utilities described in subsection (a) or their services.(e) The commission may adopt a rule or enter an order undersubsection (d) only if it finds, after notice and hearing, that theproposed regulatory procedures or standards are in the public interestand promote at least one (1) of the following:(1) Utility cost minimalization to the extent that a utility's qualityof service or facilities are not diminished.(2) A more accurate evaluation by the commission of a utility'sphysical or financial conditions or needs.(3) A less costly regulatory procedure for a utility, its consumers,or the commission.(4) Increased utility management efficiency that is beneficial toconsumers.(5) Economic development opportunities in rural areas (asdefined in section 89(a)(3) of this chapter) while providing justand reasonable protections to a utility's existing ratepayers.SECTION 2. IC 8-1-2-101.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODESEA 241 — Concur3AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVEUPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 101.7. (a) As used in this section,"authority" refers to the Indiana housing and communitydevelopment authority created by IC 5-20-1-3.(b) As used in this section, "capacity related fee" has themeaning set forth in section 101.6 of this chapter.(c) As used in this section, "eligible customer" means anot-for-profit organization that is subject to IC 23-17 and isrecognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c) of the InternalRevenue Code of 1986 and that:(1) has entered into an agreement:(A) with the authority; and(B) under which the person will construct workforcehousing in Indiana; and(2) seeks to connect the workforce housing described insubdivision (1) to the water or wastewater system of a utilityunder the terms of a special contract with the utility undersubsection (g) or (h).(d) As used in this section, "tap fee" has the meaning set forthin section 101.6 of this chapter.(e) As used in this section, "utility" means a:(1) public utility (as defined in section 1(a) of this chapter);(2) municipally owned utility (as defined in section 1(h) of thischapter), including a sewer utility operated under IC 36-9-23or IC 36-9-25;(3) not-for-profit utility (as defined in section 125(a) of thischapter), including a utility company owned, operated, orheld in trust by a consolidated city;(4) cooperatively owned corporation;(5) conservancy district established under IC 14-33; or(6) regional district established under IC 13-26;that provides water service or wastewater service, or both, to thepublic, regardless of whether the entity described in subdivisions(1) through (6) is under the jurisdiction of the commission for theapproval of rates and charges with respect to the water service orwastewater service that is provided.(f) As used in this section, "workforce housing" means a singlefamily dwelling or duplex that is:(1) constructed for a household with an income, adjusted byfamily size, that is less than the area median income, aspublished by the United States Department of Housing andUrban Development;SEA 241 — Concur4(2) offered for sale or lease to a household described insubdivision (1) for a monthly amount that represents notmore than thirty percent (30%) of the household's monthlyincome; and(3) located in reasonable proximity to employment.The term does not include an apartment building, a multi-familydevelopment other than a duplex, or any other building that is notdescribed in subdivision (1) or (2).(g) Subject to subsection (i) and notwithstanding any law or rulegoverning the extension of service or the imposition of capacityrelated fees or tap fees, a utility may not charge or collect acapacity related fee or a tap fee to an eligible customer forconnecting workforce housing to the utility's water or wastewatersystem:(1) to the extent that the extension of service to the workforcehousing to be connected will result in a positive contributionto the utility's overall cost of service over a twenty (20) yearperiod; and(2) if the terms and conditions of the connection are set forthin a special contract executed by the eligible customer and theutility.(h) Subject to subsection (i) and notwithstanding any law or rulegoverning the extension of service or the imposition of capacityrelated fees or tap fees, if a utility determines that the extension ofservice to workforce housing at the request of an eligible entity willnot result in a positive contribution to the utility's overall cost ofservice over a twenty (20) year period, the utility may charge andcollect from the eligible customer, under terms and conditionsagreed to under a special contract between the utility and theeligible customer, a capacity related fee or a tap fee that does notexceed the difference between:(1) the capacity related fee or tap fee that would otherwiseapply in connecting the workforce housing to the utility'swater or wastewater system; minus(2) the contribution to the utility's overall cost of service overa twenty (20) year period that will result from the extensionof service to the workforce housing.(i) A utility may apply discretion with respect to the number ofspecial contracts that it enters into with eligible customers undersubsection (g) or (h) at any given time, so as to ensure that anycosts associated with such special contracts are not unreasonablysubsidized by other customers of the utility.SEA 241 — Concur5(j) The:(1) exemption from a capacity related fee or a tap fee undersubsection (g); or(2) reduction in a capacity related fee or a tap fee undersubsection (h);is not discriminatory for purposes of this chapter or any other lawregulating rates and charges for service.SECTION 3. IC 8-1-2.7-1.3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.78-2007,SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVEJULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 1.3. (a) This chapter applies to the following:(1) A public utility established to provide water service that is:(A) privately owned and serves less than three hundred (300)customers;(B) a not-for-profit utility (as defined by IC 8-1-2-125(a));(C) a cooperative corporation exempt from state and federalincome taxation; or(D) a conservancy district established under IC 14-33-2 that:(i) has as a purpose of the district the provision of a watersupply, including the treatment and distribution of water, fordomestic, industrial, and public use; and(ii) provides water service to less than two three thousand(2,000) (3,000) customers.(2) A public utility established to provide sewage disposal service(as defined in IC 8-1-2-89(a)(1)) that holds a certificate ofterritorial authority as required by IC 8-1-2-89, and that is:(A) privately owned and serves less than three hundred (300)customers;(B) a not-for-profit utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-125(a)); or(C) a cooperative corporation exempt from state and federalincome taxation.(3) Except as provided in subsection (b), a legal entity providingonly sewage treatment service to a not-for-profit sewage disposalcompany.(b) Subsection (a)(3) does not include a sewage treatment providerthat is otherwise subject to the commission's jurisdiction.SECTION 4. IC 8-1-31.7-7, AS ADDED BY P.L.137-2020,SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVEJULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "service enhancementimprovement" means an expenditure that is either of the following:(1) Made, or to be made, by an eligible utility and related to:(A) direct or indirect compliance with one (1) or morerequirements; orSEA 241 — Concur6(B) installation of a new plant or equipment:(i) that is not a replacement plant or equipment; and(ii) that the commission determines is reasonable andappropriate to further health, safety, or environmentalprotection for the eligible utility's customers, employees, orthe public.(2) Replacement of a plant or equipment Any of the followingthat are made, or to be made, or incurred, or to be incurred,to maintain existing health, safety, or environmental protection forthe eligible utility's customers, employees, or the public:(A) Replacement of a plant or equipment.(B) Subject to section 9.1 of this chapter, chemical costsrecorded in:(i) Account 618; or(ii) Account 718;of the National Association of Regulatory UtilityCommissioners Uniform System of Accounts as adopted bythe commission under 170 IAC 6-2-2.(C) Subject to section 9.1 of this chapter, power costsrecorded in:(i) Account 615; or(ii) Account 715;of the National Association of Regulatory UtilityCommissioners Uniform System of Accounts as adopted bythe commission under 170 IAC 6-2-2.SECTION 5. IC 8-1-31.7-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.100-2023,SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVEJULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), beforean eligible utility may seek to recover its service enhancementimprovement costs through a periodic rate adjustment under section 12of this chapter, it must first obtain preapproval from the commission ofits plan for the proposed service enhancement improvement orimprovements. The eligible utility must file with the commission apetition and a case in chief, including supporting information describedin section 10 or 11 of this chapter, as applicable. If the petition includesa request for an allocation of costs under IC 8-1-30.3-6.5, the eligibleutility shall provide a copy of:(1) the petition; and(2) the eligible utility's case in chief;to each intervenor in the eligible utility's last general rate case.(b) After holding a public hearing for which proper notice is givenunder IC 8-1-1-8, the commission shall preapprove the eligible utility'sSEA 241 — Concur7plan under this section if the commission makes the required findingsunder section 10 or 11 of this chapter, as applicable. If the serviceenhancement improvement is not described in section 7(1)(A) of thischapter, the commission shall preapprove the eligible utility's planunder this section if the commission makes the required finding undersection 7(1)(B)(ii) of this chapter.(c) The commission shall issue its final order on the petition notlater than two hundred ten (210) days after the filing of the eligibleutility's case in chief.(d) An eligible utility may have more than one (1) plan, and aneligible utility may file separate petitions for separate plans.(e) An eligible utility is not required to seek preapproval of a planin order to seek recovery under section 12 of this chapter for:(1) eligible additions service enhancement improvements thatare described in section 7(2) 7(2)(A) of this chapter; or(2) costs that are described in section 7(2)(B) or 7(2)(C) of thischapter.(f) This subsection does not apply to an adjustment rider undersection 12 of this chapter for the recovery of costs described insection 7(2)(B) or 7(2)(C) of this chapter. If the commission approvesan eligible utility's plan under this section, or if approval is otherwisenot required, the commission shall approve a rider authorizing timelyrecovery of the eligible utility's service enhancement improvementcosts under section 12 of this chapter. The following apply to theutility's timely recovery:(1) Eighty percent (80%) of the eligible utility's serviceenhancement improvement costs shall be recovered by theeligible utility through a periodic rate adjustment mechanism thatallows the timely recovery of the approved service enhancementimprovement costs.(2) Twenty percent (20%) of the eligible utility's serviceenhancement improvement costs, including depreciation,allowance for funds used during construction, and post in servicecarrying costs, compounded monthly and based on the overallcost of capital most recently approved by the commission, shallbe deferred and recovered by the eligible utility as part of its nextgeneral rate case filed by the eligible utility with the commission.(3) Actual costs that exceed by more than twenty-five percent(25%) the projected costs set forth in the eligible utility's planapproved under this section require specific justification by theeligible utility and specific approval by the commission beforebeing authorized in the next general rate case filed by the eligibleSEA 241 — Concur8utility with the commission.SECTION 6. IC 8-1-31.7-9.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANACODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 9.1. (a) This section applies to therecalculation of costs described in section 7(2)(B) and 7(2)(C) ofthis chapter for purposes of an adjustment rider under section 12of this chapter.(b) Chemical costs described in section 7(2)(B) of this chaptermay be recalculated as follows:(1) If:(A) at least two (2) years have elapsed since the date of thecommission's most recent order adjusting the basic ratesand charges of an eligible utility; and(B) the average actual annual cost of chemicals hasincreased or decreased by at least three percent (3%) overthe course of the two (2) year period described insubdivision (2);the eligible utility may submit for the commission's reviewsupporting documentation of the average actual annual costof chemicals for the two (2) year period described insubdivision (2), as calculated under subdivision (2), along withdocumentation of how the average annual cost of chemicalsover that period differs from the amount currently beingcollected for chemicals through the eligible utility's rates.However, if the average actual annual cost of chemicals hasnot changed or has increased or decreased by less than threepercent (3%) over the course of the two (2) year perioddescribed in subdivision (2), an eligible utility may not seek anadjustment to the eligible utility's recovery of chemical costsunder this section.(2) If the eligible utility has determined that the averageactual annual cost of chemicals has increased or decreased byat least three percent (3%) over the course of the two (2) yearperiod described in this subdivision, the eligible utility shallinclude in its submission under this subsection a calculation ofthe average actual annual cost of chemicals for the two (2)year period described in this subdivision, along with acomparison of that cost to the amount currently beingcollected for chemicals through the eligible utility's rates, asfollows:STEP ONE: Calculate the actual cost of chemicals duringthe two (2) year period immediately preceding the date ofSEA 241 — Concur9the eligible utility's submission under this subsection byadding together the actual annual cost of chemicals in eachyear of the two (2) year period.STEP TWO: Calculate the quotient of the STEP ONEamount divided by two (2). This quotient is the averageactual annual cost of chemicals for the two (2) yearsimmediately preceding the eligible utility's submissionunder this subsection.STEP THREE: Calculate the difference between:(i) the STEP TWO result; minus(ii) the amount currently being collected for chemicalsthrough the eligible utility's rates on an annual basis, asauthorized in the commission's most recent base rateorder for the eligible utility, and adjusted to reflect thechange in volume from the volume level authorized inthe commission's most recent base rate order. Theauthorized chemical costs in the commission's mostrecent base rate order shall be divided by the number ofgallons projected to be sold in the commission's mostrecent base rate order to impute an original cost ofchemicals per gallon of water sold per unit cost. This perunit cost shall be multiplied by the projected number ofgallons of water to be sold by the eligible utility over thetwelve (12) month period of the adjustment rider undersection 12 of this chapter to impute an adjusted cost ofchemicals from the most recent base rate case.(3) If the STEP THREE result under subdivision (2) is apositive number, the amount of the STEP THREE result shallbe included in the adjustment rider under section 12 of thischapter as an expense in calculating an adjustment to therider.(4) If the STEP THREE result under subdivision (2) is anegative number, the amount of the STEP THREE result shallbe included in the adjustment rider under section 12 of thischapter as a credit in calculating an adjustment to the rider.(c) Power costs described in section 7(2)(C) of this chapter maybe recalculated as follows:(1) If:(A) at least two (2) years have elapsed since the date of thecommission's most recent order adjusting the basic ratesand charges of an eligible utility; and(B) the average actual annual cost of power has increasedSEA 241 — Concur10or decreased by at least three percent (3%) over the courseof the two (2) year period described in subdivision (2);the eligible utility may submit for the commission's reviewsupporting documentation of the average actual annual costof power for the two (2) year period described in subdivision(2), as calculated under subdivision (2), along withdocumentation of how the average annual cost of power overthat period differs from the amount currently being collectedfor power through the eligible utility's rates. However, if theaverage actual annual cost of power has not changed or hasincreased or decreased by less than three percent (3%) overthe course of the two (2) year period described in subdivision(2), an eligible utility may not seek an adjustment to theeligible utility's recovery of power costs under this section.(2) If the eligible utility has determined that the averageactual annual cost of power has increased or decreased by atleast three percent (3%) over the course of the two (2) yearperiod described in this subdivision, the eligible utility shallinclude in its submission under this subsection a calculation ofthe average actual annual cost of power for the two (2) yearperiod described in this subdivision, along with a comparisonof that cost to the amount currently being collected for powerthrough the eligible utility's rates, as follows:STEP ONE: Calculate the actual cost of power during thetwo (2) year period immediately preceding the date of theeligible utility's submission under this subsection by addingtogether the actual annual cost of power in each year of thetwo (2) year period.STEP TWO: Calculate the quotient of the STEP ONEamount divided by two (2). This quotient is the averageactual annual cost of power for the two (2) yearsimmediately preceding the eligible utility's submissionunder this subsection.STEP THREE: Calculate the difference between:(i) the STEP TWO result; minus(ii) the amount currently being collected for powerthrough the eligible utility's rates on an annual basis, asauthorized in the commission's most recent base rateorder for the eligible utility, and adjusted to reflect thechange in volume from the volume level authorized inthe commission's most recent base rate order. Theauthorized power costs in the commission's most recentSEA 241 — Concur11base rate order shall be divided by the number of gallonsprojected to be sold in the commission's most recent baserate order to impute an original cost of power per gallonof water sold per unit cost. This per unit cost shall bemultiplied by the projected number of gallons of waterto be sold by the eligible utility over the twelve (12)month period of the adjustment rider under section 12 ofthis chapter to impute an adjusted cost of power fromthe most recent base rate case.(3) If the STEP THREE result under subdivision (2) is apositive number, the amount of the STEP THREE result shallbe included in the adjustment rider under section 12 of thischapter as an expense in calculating an adjustment to therider.(4) If the STEP THREE result under subdivision (2) is anegative number, the amount of the STEP THREE result shallbe included in the adjustment rider under section 12 of thischapter as a credit in calculating an adjustment to the rider.SECTION 7. IC 8-1-31.7-9.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANACODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 9.2. (a) This section applies to aneligible utility for which the commission has issued an order undersection 12 of this chapter to approve an adjustment rider for therecovery of costs described in section 7(2)(B) or 7(2)(C) of thischapter, as calculated under section 9.1 of this chapter.(b) An eligible utility to which this section applies shall file apetition for a change in its adjustment amount:(1) not later than thirty (30) days after the end of each twelve(12) month period after the date on which the commissionissued the order under section 12 of this chapter approvingthe adjustment rider; and(2) until the commission issues an order in the eligible utility'snext general rate case.(c) Upon filing a petition with the commission under subsection(b), an eligible utility shall serve a copy of the petition on the officeof utility consumer counselor.(d) The commission shall hold a hearing and issue an order onthe petition not later than sixty (60) days after the date the petitionis filed.SECTION 8. IC 8-1-31.7-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.137-2020,SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVEJULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 12. (a) If the commission approves an eligibleSEA 241 — Concur12utility's plan under section 9 of this chapter, or if commission approvalof the plan is otherwise not required, the eligible utility may file apetition to establish or adjust an adjustment rider to its rate schedulesunder this section so as to allow timely recovery of the eligible utility'sservice enhancement improvement costs. The following shall apply:(1) The adjustment rider shall be calculated as a fixed chargebased upon equivalent meter size.(2) Publication of notice of the filing is not required.For purposes of this section, the timely recovery of costs for amunicipally owned utility or a not-for-profit utility shall be in amanner consistent with IC 8-1-31-8(a)(3).(b) Except as provided in subsection (i), the adjustment rider shallprovide for the timely recovery of eighty percent (80%) of the serviceenhancement improvement costs. The remaining twenty percent (20%)of the service enhancement improvement costs shall be deferred undersection 9(f)(2) of this chapter.(c) The commission shall conduct a hearing.(d) The office of the utility consumer counselor may:(1) examine information of the eligible utility to confirm:(A) that the eligible additions are in accordance with sections2 and 8 of this chapter, as applicable; and(B) the proper calculation of the adjustment amount proposedunder this section or section 9.1 of this chapter, asapplicable; and(2) submit a report to the commission not later than thirty (30)days after the petition is filed.(e) Except as provided in subsection (h), the commission shall holdthe hearing and issue its order not later than sixty (60) days after thepetition is filed.(f) Except as provided in subsection (h), the commission shall enteran order approving a petition filed under this section to the extent thecommission finds that the petition complies with the requirements ofthis chapter.(g) A petition filed under this section may combine one (1) or moreof the following:(1) Service enhancement improvement costs associated with one(1) or more plans approved under section 9 of this chapter.(2) Service enhancement improvement costs for which approvalof a plan is not required under this chapter.(h) If a petition filed under this section seeks recovery of serviceenhancement improvement costs associated with eligible additionsmade in association with service enhancement improvements describedSEA 241 — Concur13in section 7(2) 7(2)(A) of this chapter:(1) the commission shall create a sub-docket to consider theservice enhancement improvement costs if the petition combinesthe service enhancement improvement costs with serviceenhancement improvement costs associated with approved plansunder section 7(1)(A) or 7(1)(B) of this chapter;(2) to approve recovery of the service enhancement improvementcosts associated with service enhancement improvementsdescribed in section 7(2) 7(2)(A) of this chapter, the commissionmust find that the service enhancement improvements describedin section 7(2) 7(2)(A) of this chapter are reasonable andnecessary; and(3) the time period for issuance of an order under subsection (e)is extended to one hundred twenty (120) days with respect to theservice enhancement improvement costs associated with serviceenhancement improvements described in section 7(2) 7(2)(A) ofthis chapter.(i) An adjustment rider under this section for the recovery ofcosts described in section 7(2)(B) or 7(2)(C) of this chapter shallprovide for the timely recovery of those costs in full and withoutthe deferral otherwise required under subsection (b).SECTION 9. IC 8-1-31.7-18, AS ADDED BY P.L.137-2020,SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVEJULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 18. Except as provided in section 9.2 of thischapter, an eligible utility may, but is not required to, file a petition fora change in its initial adjustment amount not more than one (1) time inevery twelve (12) months. Section 12 of this chapter applies to apetition to change an adjustment rider.SECTION 10. An emergency is declared for this act.SEA 241 — ConcurPresident of the SenatePresident Pro TemporeSpeaker of the House of RepresentativesGovernor of the State of IndianaDate: Time:SEA 241 — Concur
Utility service enhancement improvement costs. Amends the statute that authorizes a conservancy district providing water service to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) if the conservancy district serves less than 2,000 customers, so as to authorize a withdrawal from the IURC's jurisdiction if the conservancy district serves less than 3,000 customers. Amends the existing statute authorizing alternative regulatory procedures for water or sewer utilities with customer bases not exceeding specified numbers to include within the scope of the statute a procedure that promotes economic development opportunities in rural areas while providing just and reasonable protections to a utility's existing ratepayers. Prohibits a water or wastewater utility (utility) from charging or collecting a capacity related fee or a tap fee to an eligible customer for connecting workforce housing to the utility's water or wastewater system (system) under certain circumstances. Provides that if the utility determines that the extension of service to the workforce housing will not result in a positive contribution to the utility's overall cost of service over a 20 year period, the utility may charge and collect from the eligible customer a capacity related fee or a tap fee that does not exceed the difference between: (1) the otherwise applicable capacity related fee or tap fee; minus (2) the contribution to the utility's overall cost of service over a 20 year period that will result from the extension of service to the workforce housing. Provides that for purposes of these provisions, an "eligible customer" means a not-for-profit organization that: (1) has entered into an agreement with the Indiana housing and community development authority under which the person will construct workforce housing in Indiana; and (2) seeks to connect the workforce housing to the system of a utility under the terms of a special contract with the utility. Authorizes a water or wastewater utility that is eligible under existing law to recover costs for service enhancement improvements (eligible utility) to adjust the statutory adjustment tracker to reflect certain per unit chemical and power costs if those costs have increased or decreased by more than 3% over the two most recent years. Provides that if the costs: (1) have increased by more than 3% over the two year period, the amount of the adjustment shall be included in the adjustment rider as an expense; or (2) have decreased by more than 3% over the two year period, the amount of the adjustment shall be included in the adjustment rider as a credit. Provides that an eligible utility is not required to seek preapproval of a plan from the IURC in order to seek recovery of the costs of chemicals and power. Requires an eligible utility for which the IURC has issued an order approving an adjustment rider for the recovery of chemical or power costs to file a petition for a change in its adjustment amount: (1) not later than 30 days after the end of each 12 month period after the date of the IURC's order approving the adjustment rider; and (2) until the IURC issues an order in the eligible utility's next general rate case. Specifies that the costs of chemicals and power may be recovered in full and without deferring 20% of the costs for recovery as part of the eligible utility's next general rate case.
Sponsors
Sen. Eric Koch (R) sponsors SB 241, and 7 members have co-sponsored it.
Committees
SB 241 went before 2 committees: Utilities and Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications.

History
SB 241 has taken 23 actions since Jan 8, 2026, the latest on Mar 5, 2026.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 5, 2026 | Senate | Signed by the Governor | ||
Mar 5, 2026 | Senate | Public Law 127 | ||
Feb 27, 2026 | Senate | Signed by the President Pro Tempore | ||
Feb 27, 2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker | ||
Feb 27, 2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
Votes
SB 241 went to 3 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on Feb 25, 2026 at 44–3.
| Chamber | Question | Yea | Nay | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 25, 2026 | Senate | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 44 | 3 | ||
Feb 9, 2026 | House | House - Third reading | 91 | 3 | ||
Jan 22, 2026 | Senate | Senate - Third reading | 42 | 2 |
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