Indiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana SB 258
Nuclear facility permits.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Edmond Soliday (Republican)
- Blake Doriot (Republican)
- Eric Koch (Republican)
Cosponsors (2)
- Ryan Lauer (Republican)
- Matt Lehman (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Indiana legislature· Digest
Makes the following changes to the Indiana Code chapter concerning the issuance of permits for nuclear powered generating facilities and nuclear fuel reprocessing plants (facilities) by the department of environmental management (department): (1) Repeals a provision that prohibits a person from constructing or operating, or increasing the capacity of, a facility without a permit from the department. (2) Repeals a provision authorizing the environmental rules board (board) to adopt rules establishing: (A) conditions for the issuance of a permit for; and (B) requirements for the operation of; a facility. (3) Requires a person proposing to construct a facility to file with the department (instead of the board, under current law) an environmental feasibility report concurrently with the filing of documents (instead of the preliminary safety analysis, under current law) required to be filed with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (instead of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, under current law). (4) Repeals a provision authorizing the commissioner of the department to conduct a public hearing on the environmental effects of the proposed operation of a facility. (5) Repeals a provision: (A) requiring the board to adopt rules and standards to protect Indiana citizens from radiation hazards; and (B) setting forth requirements for required permits with respect to radioactive discharge.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2026 House | SB 258 - Soliday - 3rd Reading | pass | Set your home in Indiana to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 Senate | SB 258 - Koch - 3rd Reading | pass | Set your home in Indiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 17, 2026
Signed by the Governor - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Public Law 3 - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Signed by the Speaker - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Returned to the Senate without amendments - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 211: yeas 64, nays 28 - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Representative Lehman added as cosponsor - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Representative Lauer added as cosponsor - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Second reading: ordered engrossed - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Committee report: do pass, adopted - Jan 28, 2026 · House
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Referred to the House - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
House sponsor: Representative Soliday - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 61: yeas 36, nays 9 - Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Second reading: ordered engrossed - Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Committee report: do pass, adopted - Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Senator Doriot added as second author - Jan 8, 2026 · Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities - Jan 8, 2026 · Senate
Authored by Senator Koch