Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HB1186: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning utilities.
Status: In committee, January 5, 2026
Restrictions on the sale of public utilities.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning utilities.
From the introduced text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning utilities. SECTION 1. IC 8-1-2-83, AS AMENDED BY P.L.136-2018, SECTION 49, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 83. (a) As used in this section, "affiliate" has the meaning set forth in IC 23-1-43-1. The term includes a parent company or a subsidiary. (b) As used in this section, "prohibited person" means either of the following: (1) A private equity firm or an affiliate of a private equity firm. (2) A prohibited person (as defined in IC 1-1-16-6). (a) (c) No public utility, as defined in section 1 of this chapter, shall sell, assign, transfer, lease, or encumber its franchise, works, or system to any other person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, or contract for the operation of any part of its works or system by any other person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, without the approval of the commission after hearing, subject to subsection (g). And no such public utility, except 2026 IN 1186--LS 6418/DI temporarily or in case of emergency and for a period of not exceeding thirty (30) days, shall make any special contract at rates other than those prescribed in its schedule of rates theretofore filed with the commission, and in force, with any other utility for rendering any service …
Sponsors
- Becky Cash (R, HD-025) · primary sponsor
- Kendell Culp (R, HD-016)
- Lorissa Sweet (R, HD-050)
- Alex Zimmerman (R, HD-067)
Latest actions
- : Representative Zimmerman added as coauthor
- : Authored by Representative Cash
- : First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
- : Coauthored by Representatives Culp, Sweet
Subjects: Affordable housing, AGRICULTURE; Agricultural Commodities and Products, AGRICULTURE; Generally, AGENCIES; State Budget Agency (SBA), AGENCIES; Generally
Common questions
- What is HB1186?
- HB1186 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning utilities.
- What does HB1186 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning utilities.
- What is the status of HB1186?
- In committee as of January 5, 2026. Latest action: Representative Zimmerman added as coauthor (January 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1186?
- Becky Cash (R, HD-025), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1186?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: /2026/bills/hb1186
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