# Indiana HB 1301: Utility votes at RTO meetings.

Indiana HB 1301, Utility votes at RTO meetings., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Sue Errington (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1301-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1301
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Utility votes at RTO meetings.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-13, First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
- Sponsor: Sue Errington (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: utilities
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Beginning in 2026, requires certain public utilities that provide electric utility service to file with the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) an annual report that: (1) lists, or otherwise provides access to information on, each recorded vote cast by: (A) the public utility; and (B) any affiliate of the public utility; at a meeting of the regional transmission organization (RTO) that includes the public utility's assigned service area, regardless of whether the vote is disclosed by the RTO; and (2) includes a brief description explaining how each vote identified is in the public interest. Provides that for purposes of this requirement, a meeting includes a meeting of any: (1) committee; (2) user group; (3) task force; or (4) other similar body; of the RTO. Beginning in 2027, requires the IURC to include in its annual report a summary of the information contained in the reports provided by public utilities under these provisions with respect to the preceding calendar year. Requires the IURC to adopt rules to implement these provisions.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sue Errington (Democratic), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Errington (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1301/versions/HB1301.01.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
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1301/versions/HB1301.01.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)
- [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-HB1301-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).