Water and wastewater utility infrastructure.
Summary
Amends the statute concerning the acquisition by a utility company of a water or wastewater utility to provide that if: (1) the appraised value of the utility property to be acquired does not exceed $3,000,000; and (2) the purchase price for the utility property is less than the appraised value of the utility property; the acquiring utility company may submit to the Indiana utility regulatory agency (IURC) a filing under a procedure, based on the procedures set forth in the IURC's rules governing 30 day administrative filings, to include in the acquiring utility company's rate base specified costs associated with the acquisition. Sets forth certain information that must be included in an acquiring utility company's filing. Provides that if the IURC approves an acquiring utility company's filing, the IURC: (1) may only authorize that: (A) the full purchase price; and (B) estimated: (i) incidental expenses; and (ii) other costs of acquisition; be recorded as the acquiring utility company's net original cost of acquisition; and (2) shall provide that any estimated: (i) incidental expenses; and (ii) other costs of the acquisition; are subject to a reasonableness review as part of the acquiring utility company's next base rate case. Adds language specifying that the Indiana Code chapter that governs the transfer, acquisition, and improvement of utilities by municipalities applies to a municipally owned natural gas utility (in addition to a municipally owned electric, water, wastewater, or combined water and wastewater utility).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Signed Mar 11, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2024 · House Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
47–1
Passed
Total votes 48
Jan 30, 2024
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican39
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
3
Mar 11, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 236: yeas 43, nays 1
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 179: yeas 90, nays 1
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Introduced
Amendment #2 (Pryor) ruled out of order
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Introduced
Amendment #3 (Pryor) ruled out of order
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 67: yeas 48, nays 1
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Koch) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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