Indiana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Indiana SB459: Environmental matters.
Status: Chaptered, May 1, 2025
Environmental matters. Provides that the environmental rules board may adopt rules establishing requirements for the reclamation and reuse of treated wastewater. Requires certain entities to: (1) conduct an annual public water system cybersecurity vulnerability assessment; (2) annually provide the office of technology with the name and contact information of any individual who will act as the primary reporter of a cybersecurity incident; (3) submit an annual certification to the department of environmental management via a secured portal verifying certain information; and (4) when an actual or suspected cybersecurity breach occurs, report the incident to the office of technology.
Sponsors
- Rick Niemeyer (R, SD-006) · primary sponsor
- Justin Busch (R, SD-016) · primary sponsor
- Andy Zay (R, SD-017) · primary sponsor
- Lonnie Randolph (D, SD-002)
- Beau Baird (R, HD-044)
- Sue Errington (D, HD-034)
- Kyle Pierce (R, HD-036)
- Carolyn Jackson (D, HD-001)
Votes
- Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments (April 16, 2025): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House - Third reading (April 9, 2025): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate - Third reading (February 11, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB459?
- SB459 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Environmental matters.
- What does SB459 do?
- Environmental matters. Provides that the environmental rules board may adopt rules establishing requirements for the reclamation and reuse of treated wastewater. Requires certain entities to: (1) conduct an annual public water system cybersecurity vulnerability assessment; (2) annually provide the office of technology with the name and contact information of any individual who will act as the primary reporter of a cybersecurity incident; (3) submit an annual certification to the department of environmental management via a secured portal verifying certain information; and (4) when an actual or suspected cybersecurity breach occurs, report the incident to the office of technology.