Election of two IURC members.
Summary
Increases the membership of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) from five members to seven members. Requires the two new commission members to be elected on a nonpartisan basis starting in the 2028 general election. Prohibits a candidate for the office of the Indiana utility regulatory commissioner from: (1) having an official or professional relationship or connection with; or (2) soliciting or accepting campaign contributions from; any public utility operating in Indiana. Provides that the elected commission members shall serve a term of four years and establishes a procedure to appoint a member if there is a vacancy of an elected member. Requires references to the IURC members to appoint a chair to the IURC annually. Changes "chairman" to "chair". Makes conforming changes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
0
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
J.D. Ford
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 218
Scope: IN
Hi! I can help you understand SB 218. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline