# Indiana SB 146: Electric utility affordability; TDSIC plans.

Indiana SB 146, Electric utility affordability; TDSIC plans., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Rick Niemeyer (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-05 (Authored by Senators Niemeyer, Dernulc) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 146
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Electric utility affordability; TDSIC plans.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-05
- Last action: 2026-01-05, Authored by Senators Niemeyer, Dernulc
- Sponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: utilities
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that affordability is the most important attribute of electric utility service that must be considered in decisions concerning Indiana's electric generation resource mix, energy infrastructure, and electric service ratemaking constructs. Provides the following with regard to a public electric or gas utility's transmission, distribution, and storage system improvement charge (TDSIC) plan: (1) The public utility's petition for Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) approval of the TDSIC plan must include an executive summary that provides specified information. (2) The public utility and the IURC shall publish the TDSIC plan, and each annual update to the TDSIC plan, on the public utility's and IURC's respective websites. (3) Provides that the public utility shall recover the deferred 20% of the public utility's approved capital expenditures and TDSIC costs under the TDSIC plan only upon the public utility's completion of the eligible transmission, distribution, and storage system improvements included in the TDSIC plan.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2026-01-05: Authored by Senators Niemeyer, Dernulc (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0146/versions/SB0146.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed)
- HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters. (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0146/versions/SB0146.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2026)
- [HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1424-2026)
- [HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1406-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB146-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).