The People's Ledger
← All Indiana bills

SB0187Introduced in the Senate

Regional sewer districts.

EngrossedHouse Environmental Affairs

Introduced by Mike Bohacek, District 8

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

Writing a plain-English summary of this bill… this can take a few seconds the first time.

Official description

Regional sewer districts. Specifies that a board of trustees of a regional water, sewage, or solid waste district (board) must notify the district authority in writing before taking certain actions. Provides that a trustee appointed to a board serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Prohibits a regional water, sewage, or solid waste district (district) created after June 30, 2026, from incurring any indebtedness without first obtaining the approval of the county fiscal body. Specifies that if a district created after June 30, 2026, contains territory in more than one county, the district must first obtain the approval of each county fiscal body in which the district contains territory before incurring any indebtedness. Establishes a timeline for the county fiscal body to approve or deny a district's request to incur indebtedness.

Where it stands

Representative Jordan added as sponsor

February 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate - Third reading · January 26, 2026

44

Yes

0

No

5

Absent or Not Voting

49 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Dan Dernulc1Yes
Lonnie Randolph2Absent
Mark Spencer3Yes
Rodney Pol4Yes
Ed Charbonneau5Yes
Rick Niemeyer6Yes
Brian Buchanan7Yes
Mike Bohacek8Yes
Ryan Mishler9Yes
David Niezgodski10Yes

Bill history

  1. Authored by Senator Bohacek

  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs

  3. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

  4. Senator Baldwin added as second author

  5. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  6. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 76: yeas 44, nays 0

  8. House sponsor: Representative Jordan

  9. Cosponsor: Representative Teshka

  10. Senator Young M added as third author

  11. Referred to the House

  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs

  13. Representative Pressel added as sponsor

  14. Representative Jordan removed as sponsor

  15. Representative Jordan added as cosponsor

  16. Representative Jordan removed as cosponsor

  17. Representative Pressel removed as sponsor

  18. Representative Jordan added as sponsor

Verify the information

Our commitment to neutrality

We provide factual information only. We never tell you which politicians or bills to support, and we do not rank, score, or endorse anyone.