State Government / Indiana / Legislation / SB 258
Makes the following changes to the Indiana Code chapter concerning the issuance of permits for nuclear powered generating facilities and nuclear fuel reprocessing plants (facilities) by the department of environmental management (department): (1) Repeals a provision that prohibits a person from constructing or operating, or increasing the capacity of, a facility without a permit from the department. (2) Repeals a provision authorizing the environmental rules board (board) to adopt rules establishing: (A) conditions for the issuance of a permit for; and (B) requirements for the operation of; a facility. (3) Requires a person proposing to construct a facility to file with the department (instead of the board, under current law) an environmental feasibility report concurrently with the filing of documents (instead of the preliminary safety analysis, under current law) required to be filed with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (instead of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, under current law). (4) Repeals a provision authorizing the commissioner of the department to conduct a public hearing on the environmental effects of the proposed operation of a facility. (5) Repeals a provision: (A) requiring the board to adopt rules and standards to protect Indiana citizens from radiation hazards; and (B) setting forth requirements for required permits with respect to radioactive discharge.
Latest development · Feb 17, 2026
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Signed by the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Public Law 3
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Returned to the Senate without amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 211: yeas 64, nays 28
Representative Lehman added as cosponsor
Representative Lauer added as cosponsor
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
Referred to the House
House sponsor: Representative Soliday
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 61: yeas 36, nays 9
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senator Doriot added as second author
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
Authored by Senator Koch
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