# Indiana HB 1348: Regulation of grease control equipment. Indiana HB 1348, Regulation of grease control equipment., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Jim Pressel (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-04 (Public Law 95) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1348-2026 - 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 1348 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Regulation of grease control equipment. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-06 - Last action: 2026-03-04, Public Law 95 - Sponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: environmental affairs, the senate, tax and fiscal policy - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (228 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary Establishes a statewide regulatory scheme for grease control equipment. Provides that a waste water treatment plant must continue to accept septage under certain circumstances. Creates a process for septage haulers to resolve disputes with wastewater treatment plants with respect to accepting septage. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Businesses gain limits on grease mandates: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, authorities must judge grease compliance by actual discharge and consider business size, products, and operations when setting maintenance, inspections, and rate classes. Utilities and wastewater authorities cannot impose blanket equipment mandates or dictate type, size, or… - Businesses and haulers must document grease: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered businesses must keep each grease haul's date, volume removed, and hauler's name for two years. Grease haulers must give businesses those details after every service. Haulers must also take and retain time-stamped before-and-after service photos. They must provide pho… - Businesses face new grease equipment rules: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered Indiana commercial facilities, food businesses, and mobile food businesses must install and operate properly sized grease equipment. The equipment must prevent fats, oils, and grease from causing sewer blockages, overflows, or interference. A licensed engineer or arc… - Business grease charges tied to costs: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, each wastewater authority must maintain a fats, oils, and grease control and maintenance program. Any added sewer rates or surcharges for covered businesses must cover all costs needed to run that program. However, authorities can charge only just and reasonable program oper… - Septic waste haulers gain disposal protections: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law regulates septage—waste removed from septic tanks and similar sanitation systems—and vehicles that collect and transport it. Treatment plants that have allowed septage disposal since January 1, 2023, must continue accepting waste collected within their local governme… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Beau Baird (Republican), House - Cosponsor: J.D. Prescott (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Morris (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-25 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 1 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 85 | 1 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-03-04: Public Law 95 (House) - 2026-03-04: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-25: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 379: yeas 96, nays 0 (House) - 2026-02-25: Motion to concur filed (House) - 2026-02-25: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 256: yeas 47, nays 1 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Amendment #2 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senator Tomes added as second sponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-02: First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2026-01-28: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 120: yeas 85, nays 1 (House) - 2026-01-28: Senate sponsor: Senator Niemeyer (House) - 2026-01-27: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #1 (Pressel) prevailed; voice vote (House) - 2026-01-22: Representative Baird added as coauthor (House) - 2026-01-22: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-06: Authored by Representative Pressel (House) - 2026-01-06: Coauthored by Representatives Prescott, Morris (House) - 2026-01-06: First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1348/versions/HB1348.06.ENGS?format=pdf) - Engrossed House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1348/versions/HB1348.03.ENGH?format=pdf) - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1348/versions/HB1348.07.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1348/versions/HB1348.02.COMH?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1348/versions/HB1348.04.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1348/versions/HB1348.05.COMS?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1348/versions/HB1348.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed) - HB 1277: Health and human services 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 (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1348/versions/HB1348.06.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Engrossed House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1348/versions/HB1348.03.ENGH?format=pdf) - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1348/versions/HB1348.07.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1348/versions/HB1348.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1348/versions/HB1348.04.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1348/versions/HB1348.05.COMS?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1348/versions/HB1348.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026) - [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026) - [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-HB1348-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).