# Indiana HB 1002: Electric utility affordability. Indiana HB 1002, Electric utility affordability., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-02-26 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1002-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1002 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Electric utility affordability. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-08 - Last action: 2026-02-26, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 24 - Subjects: utilities, the senate, appropriations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 23 (778 yes, 957 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 10 ## Summary Requires an electricity supplier, other than a municipally owned utility, that is under the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) to do the following: (1) Beginning with the first monthly billing cycle that begins after June 30, 2026, apply a levelized billing plan (plan) to all active residential customer accounts: (A) for service provided under the electricity supplier's standard residential tariff to a household that is eligible for and has applied for assistance from the state's home energy assistance program; and (B) to which a plan does not already apply. (2) Not later than April 1, 2026, offer each customer a mechanism by which the customer may opt out of a plan at any time without penalty. (3) Not later than July 1, 2026, for any plan offered by the electricity supplier and applied to an active customer account, amend or design the plan so that plan's account reconciliation mechanism is applied at such times during a calendar year to reflect typical seasonal patterns of electricity usage by residential customers, but not more than two times during a calendar year. Prohibits an electricity supplier from referring to or promoting a levelized billing plan as a "budget billing plan" unless the levelized billing plan also provides other specified forms of relief for customers. Authorizes the IURC to adopt rules to implement these provisions. Amends existing law granting the IURC the authority to take certain actions with respect to the rates and services of public utilities during emergency circumstances, as judged by the IURC, to provide instead that the IURC may recommend that the governor declare a disaster emergency or proclaim a state of energy emergency during which the IURC may take such actions. Specifies that the emergency must result from: (1) a national economic depression; (2) an act of war; or (3) a disaster of unprecedented size and destructiveness. Provides that an electric utility, other than a municipally owned utility, may not terminate residential electric service to a customer on any day with respect to which the National Weather Service has forecast, not earlier than 48 hours in advance, a heat index of at least 95 degrees for the location where the customer receives service. Requires an electricity supplier, other than a municipally owned utility, that is under the jurisdiction of the IURC for the approval of rates and charges to report to the office of utility consumer counselor (OUCC) on a quarterly basis certain data concerning residential customer accounts. Requires the OUCC to annually compile and summarize the information contained in the reports and include the summary in the OUCC's annual report to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications. Provides that an investor owned electricity supplier that is under the jurisdiction of the IURC for the approval of rates and charges must petition the IURC for approval of any change in its basic rates and charges through the submission of a three-year multi-year rate plan (MYRP). Beginning in 2026, requires each electricity supplier to file its first petition with the IURC for approval of an MYRP according to a prescribed schedule. Provides that the base rates for the first rate year of an MYRP shall be established by the IURC in the same manner that base rates would be established in a proceeding for a change in basic rates and charges that occurs outside an MYRP. Specifies that in a petition to the IURC for a multi-year plan, an electricity supplier must include certain information in its case in chief. Provides that for each rate year in an electricity supplier's MYRP, the following apply: (1) A customer affordability performance metric and an associated performance incentive mechanism (PIM) that: (A) is based on the electricity supplier's performance in meeting the customer affordability performance metric; and (B) provides financial rewards or penalties to the electricity supplier based on that performance. (2) A service restoration performance metric and an associated PIM that: (A) is based on the electricity supplier's performance in meeting the service restoration performance metric; and (B) provides financial rewards or penalties to the electricity supplier based on that performance. Sets forth the methods by which the IURC must calculate the prescribed performance metrics and determine the associated PIMs. Sets forth specified findings the IURC must make in approving an electricity supplier's MYRP. Provides that at any time before the expiration of an electricity supplier's approved MYRP, the IURC may, upon its own motion, or at the request of the OUCC or the electricity supplier: (1) examine the electricity supplier's rates under the MYRP; (2) conduct periodic reviews with opportunities for public hearings and comments; and (3) adjust the base rates or PIMs under the MYRP. Beginning in 2029, requires the IURC to include in its annual report certain information about: (1) the status of electricity suppliers' MYRP filings and current MYRPs; (2) electricity suppliers' calculated performance metrics for the current rate year; and (3) the impact of all applicable PIMs on customer rates. Requires the IURC to adopt rules to implement these provisions. Requires an electricity supplier, other than a municipally owned utility, that is under the jurisdiction of the IURC to offer, not later than July 1, 2026, a low income customer assistance program (program) that provides financial assistance to low income residential customers for the payment of monthly bills for utility service. Requires an electricity supplier to annually fund its program in an amount equal to: (1) at least 0.2% of the electricity supplier's jurisdictional revenues for residential customers; plus (2) any contributions from governmental agencies or programs or from other third parties. Provides that if a customer who applies for assistance is eligible for assistance under the program, the electricity supplier shall enroll the customer in the program. Provides that an electricity supplier may, but is not required to, petition the IURC for approval to recover eligible program costs. Provides that "eligible program costs" do not include costs recovered by the electricity supplier through contributions that are provided at no cost to the electricity supplier. Beginning in 2027, requires the IURC to include each year in its annual report specified information concerning each electricity supplier's program with respect to the most recently concluded state fiscal year. Requires the IURC to adopt rules to implement these provisions. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Electric bill help for low-income households: benefit, medium. By July 1, 2026, electricity suppliers other than municipal utilities must offer low-income help with monthly electric bills. Customers must agree to pay for service and qualify for and apply to the state home energy assistance program. Suppliers must enroll eligible applicants when funding and pro… - Shutoff protections for low-income utility customers: benefit, medium. Electric and gas utilities cannot shut off qualifying households from December 1 through March 15. Households must qualify for and apply for state heating assistance; commission procedures must keep service on while eligibility is decided. Electric shutoffs are also barred at covered locations duri… - Smoother electric payments with opt-out rights: benefit, medium. Starting with the first billing cycle after June 30, 2026, covered residential accounts enter levelized billing unless customers opt out. This includes households on standard residential rates that qualify for and have applied for state home energy assistance. Equal monthly payments are checked aga… - Yearly funding for low-income electric assistance: benefit, low. Beginning in 2027, suppliers must fund their low-income electric assistance programs by March 1 each year. Required funding is at least 0.2% of regulated residential revenues, plus government and other third-party contributions received. When program limits block further enrollment, unused required… - Faster voice service in disaster areas: benefit, low. During a governor-declared disaster, Indiana's utility commission can speed up voice service in areas with no voice-service provider. It can issue orders to protect affected residents and businesses. An authorized provider can use any available technology or medium it chooses. The law sets no house… - Capped rate increases for assistance costs: mixed, low. Electric suppliers can seek approval to recover eligible assistance-program costs through base rates or a separate rate adjustment. Separate adjustments cannot raise average total retail revenues by more than 2% for the covered 12 months. This is not a 2% cap on each household's bill; excess eligib… - Temporary utility changes during major emergencies: mixed, low. Indiana's utility commission can recommend emergency declarations for a national economic depression, war, or an exceptionally destructive disaster. During the resulting governor-declared disaster or energy emergency, it can temporarily change or suspend utility rates, service, practices, schedules… - Multi-year electric rates with customer safeguards: mixed, low. Covered suppliers must seek basic rate changes through three-year plans, subject to statutory exceptions. The largest supplier files November 16–December 14, 2026; others first file during 2027–2029 based on qualifying rate orders. Early filing by September 1, 2026 requires a first-year revenue red… - Utility earnings tied to electric affordability: mixed, low. Each multi-year plan year, the commission compares five-year average yearly residential-bill changes with U.S. electricity price changes. The bill figures are adjusted for weather. If the supplier's growth exceeds the national measure by more than 2 percentage points, its allowed return must fall.… - Utility earnings tied to outage performance: mixed, low. Each multi-year plan year, the commission uses a service-restoration score based on average customer outage duration, including major events. It compares the latest year with the preceding five-year average. A score above 5 requires an allowed-return increase; a score below negative 5 requires a de… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Alex Burton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrea Hunley (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Brian Buchanan (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Edmond Soliday (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Justin Busch (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Liz Brown (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick McKinley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Randy Maxwell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Travis Holdman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-19 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 94 | 2 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 46 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | Amendment #16 (Pol) failed | fail | 20 | 28 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | Amendment #6 (Pol) failed | fail | 17 | 31 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | Amendment #14 (Hunley) failed | fail | 23 | 26 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed | fail | 16 | 31 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | Amendment #5 (Qaddoura) failed | fail | 16 | 31 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | Amendment #2 (Pol) failed | fail | 18 | 27 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | Amendment #13 (Hunley) failed | fail | 20 | 28 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | Amendment #18 (Pol) failed | fail | 14 | 34 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 89 | 4 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Amendment #15 (Andrade) failed | fail | 33 | 62 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Appeal the ruling of the chair (Pierce M); ruling of the chair sustained | pass | 63 | 30 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Amendment #10 (Pierce M) failed | fail | 34 | 61 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Amendment #5 (Pryor) failed | fail | 32 | 61 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Amendment #4 (Hamilton) failed | fail | 30 | 62 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Amendment #6 (Pryor) failed | fail | 31 | 63 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Amendment #8 (Pryor) failed | fail | 30 | 62 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Amendment #7 (Pryor) failed | fail | 31 | 61 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Amendment #14 (Andrade) failed | fail | 30 | 61 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Amendment #13 (Andrade) failed | fail | 31 | 63 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Amendment #16 (Andrade) failed | fail | 30 | 65 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Amendment #19 (Andrade) failed | fail | 30 | 64 | | ## Actions (64) - 2026-02-26: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2026-02-26: Public Law 36 (House) - 2026-02-25: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-19: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 293: yeas 94, nays 2 (House) - 2026-02-19: Motion to concur filed (House) - 2026-02-18: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 171: yeas 46, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senators Byrne, Bohacek, Maxwell, McKinley added as cosponsors (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senator Schmitt added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senator Rogers added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senator Raatz added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senator Niemeyer added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senator Holdman added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senator Dernulc added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senators Deery, Brown L added as cosponsors (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senator Charbonneau added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senator Busch added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senator Becker added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #18 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 167: yeas 14, nays 34 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #19 (Pol) failed; voice vote (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Senator Buchanan added as second sponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Senator Donato added as third sponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 160: yeas 18, nays 27 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #5 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 161: yeas 16, nays 31 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 162: yeas 16, nays 31 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #11 (Hunley) failed; Division of the Senate: yeas 13, nays 28 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #13 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 163: yeas 20, nays 28 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #14 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 164: yeas 23, nays 26 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #6 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 165: yeas 17, nays 31 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #7 (Pol) failed; voice vote (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #16 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 166: yeas 20, nays 28 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #17 (Pol) failed; voice vote (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senators Hunley, Ford J.D. added as cosponsors (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-02: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2026-01-28: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 149: yeas 89, nays 4 (House) - 2026-01-28: Senate sponsor: Senator Koch (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #6 (Pryor) failed; Roll Call 92: yeas 31, nays 63 (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #20 (Burton) motion withdrawn (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #7 (Pryor) failed; Roll Call 94: yeas 31, nays 61 (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #13 (Andrade) failed; Roll Call 96: yeas 31, nays 63 (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #16 (Andrade) failed; Roll Call 97: yeas 30, nays 65 (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #19 (Andrade) failed; Roll Call 98: yeas 30, nays 64 (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #11 (Pierce M) ruled out of order (House) - 2026-01-27: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #15 (Andrade) failed; Roll Call 88: yeas 33, nays 62 (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #3 (Shonkwiler) prevailed; voice vote (House) - 2026-01-27: Appeal the ruling of the chair (Pierce M); ruling of the chair sustained Roll Call 99: yeas 63, nays 30 (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #10 (Pierce M) failed; Roll Call 89: yeas 34, nays 61 (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #5 (Pryor) failed; Roll Call 90: yeas 32, nays 61 (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #4 (Hamilton) failed; Roll Call 91: yeas 30, nays 62 (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #14 (Andrade) failed; Roll Call 95: yeas 30, nays 61 (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #8 (Pryor) failed; Roll Call 93: yeas 30, nays 62 (House) - 2026-01-22: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-22: Representative Burton added as coauthor (House) - 2026-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications (House) - 2026-01-08: Coauthored by Representatives Soliday, Pressel (House) - 2026-01-08: Authored by Representative Shonkwiler (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1002/versions/HB1002.03.ENGH?format=pdf) - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1002/versions/HB1002.06.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1002/versions/HB1002.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1002/versions/HB1002.05.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1002/versions/HB1002.04.COMS?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1002/versions/HB1002.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed) - HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed) - HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed) - HB 1249: Various criminal law matters. (signed) - HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles. (signed) - HB 1115: Homeowners association governance. (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1002/versions/HB1002.03.ENGH?format=pdf) - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1002/versions/HB1002.06.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1002/versions/HB1002.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1002/versions/HB1002.05.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1002/versions/HB1002.04.COMS?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1002/versions/HB1002.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026) - [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026) - [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026) - [HB 1249: Various criminal law matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1249-2026) - [HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1200-2026) - [HB 1115: Homeowners association governance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1115-2026) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1002-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).