# Indiana HB 1645: Rural utility infrastructure.

Indiana HB 1645, Rural utility infrastructure., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Tony Isa (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-21 (First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1645
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Rural utility infrastructure.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-01-21, First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
- Sponsor: Tony Isa (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: utilities
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes the rural utility infrastructure grant fund (fund) for the purpose of providing grants to specified eligible entities to use in obtaining the utility infrastructure required to meet the growing demand for utility service in rural areas in Indiana. Provides that the fund shall be administered by the Indiana economic development corporation (corporation) or its successor. Requires the corporation to adopt rules to implement these provisions.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tony Isa (Republican), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Isa (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1645/versions/HB1645.01.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/HB1645/versions/HB1645.01.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-HB1645-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).