Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana SB6: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.
Status: Signed into law, March 4, 2026
Extension of water or wastewater mains.
What the bill says
An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning property. SECTION 1. IC 32-24-4-5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 5. (a) Notwithstanding IC 8-1.5-2-3, this section applies to a municipally owned utility that seeks to take, acquire, condemn, or appropriate land or real estate, or any interest in the land or real estate, for the purpose of extending a water main or a wastewater main if the land or real estate, or the interest in the land or real estate, is located or (2) the existing service territory of the municipally owned utility; as of the date the taking, acquisition, condemnation, or appropriation is first proposed. (b) This section does not apply to a temporary easement or a condemnation that is needed to protect the public health or safety. (c) As used in this section, "municipally owned utility" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-2-1(h). The term includes a wastewater utility operated under IC 36-9-23 or IC 36-9-25. The term does not include a utility company owned, operated, or held in trust by a consolidated city. (d) Before a municipally owned utility may take, acquire, condemn, or appropriate land, real estate, or any interest in the SEA 6 -- Concur land or real estate for the …
Sponsors
- Rick Niemeyer (R, SD-006) · primary sponsor
- Dernulc, Dan (R)
- Daryl Schmitt (R, SD-048)
- J.D. Ford (D, SD-029)
Latest actions
- : Public Law 65
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 268: yeas 45, nays 0
- : Returned to the Senate with amendments
- : Motion to concur filed
- : Third reading: passed; Roll Call 303: yeas 91, nays 2
- : Second reading: ordered engrossed
Votes
- SB0006.04.COMH.CON01 (February 25, 2026): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SB0006.04.COMH (February 23, 2026): 91 yea, 2 nay, passed
- SB0006.03.ENGS (January 13, 2026): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY; Communication (Including Internet, Phone Lines, Print Media, Radio, and Television), PROPERTY; Generally, AGENCIES; Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC), ADVERTISEMENTS AND NOTICES, Affordable housing, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MEETINGS, COUNTY GOVERNMENT, ZONING AND PLANNING
Common questions
- What is SB6?
- SB6 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.
- What does SB6 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.
- What is the status of SB6?
- Signed into law as of March 4, 2026. Latest action: Public Law 65 (March 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB6?
- Rick Niemeyer (R, SD-006), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB6?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: /2026/bills/sb0006
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