# Indiana HB 1052: Onsite sewage systems.

Indiana HB 1052, Onsite sewage systems., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Jim Pressel (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1052
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Onsite sewage systems.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: environmental affairs, the senate
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (196 yes, 112 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) or the executive board of the state department to adopt, revise, update, or repeal rules concerning residential and nonresidential onsite sewage systems. Alters who may vote on the technical review panel, the process to resolve a tie vote, and when the panel may meet. Provides that the technical review panel may not approve an ordinance concerning residential onsite sewage systems unless certain conditions are met. Voids certain ordinances. Provides that certain updates to rules concerning residential and nonresidential onsite sewage systems are subject to standard rulemaking procedures.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Doug Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Morris (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 64 | 16 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 45 | 5 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 60 | 27 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Amendment #1 (Errington) failed | fail | 27 | 64 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Public Law 151 (House)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-17: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-04-17: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 494: yeas 64, nays 16 (House)
- 2025-04-02: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 319: yeas 45, nays 5 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-06: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 98: yeas 60, nays 27 (House)
- 2025-02-06: Cosponsors: Senators Doriot and Dernulc (House)
- 2025-02-06: Representative Morris added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-06: Senate sponsor: Senator Niemeyer (House)
- 2025-02-03: Amendment #1 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 59: yeas 27, nays 64 (House)
- 2025-02-03: Amendment #2 (Boy) motion withdrawn (House)
- 2025-02-03: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-21: Representative Miller D added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Pressel (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1052/versions/HB1052.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1052/versions/HB1052.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1052/versions/HB1052.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1052/versions/HB1052.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1052/versions/HB1052.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1052/versions/HB1052.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1052/versions/HB1052.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1052/versions/HB1052.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1052-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).