# Indiana SB 226: Utility customer assistance programs.

Indiana SB 226, Utility customer assistance programs., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Andrea Hunley (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-16 (Senators Ford J.D., Spencer, Jackson L added as coauthors) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 226
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Utility customer assistance programs.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-16, Senators Ford J.D., Spencer, Jackson L added as coauthors
- Sponsor: Andrea Hunley (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: utilities
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the statute that authorizes a water or wastewater utility, in the context of a general rate case, to establish a customer assistance program for qualified residential customers, to provide the same authority to energy utilities.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andrea Hunley (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: La Keisha Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spencer (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-16: Senators Ford J.D., Spencer, Jackson L added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Hunley (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0226/versions/SB0226.01.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 Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0226/versions/SB0226.01.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-SB226-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).