# Indiana SB 256: Ground water.

Indiana SB 256, Ground water., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Spencer Deery (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 256
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Ground water.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-13, First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
- Sponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: utilities
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes the ground water and aquifer preservation task force to recommend water regulations to the legislative council. Creates a two year moratorium on the establishment of certain major ground water withdrawal facilities during the period beginning May 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. Provides an exception to the moratorium.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Deery (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0256/versions/SB0256.01.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/SB0256/versions/SB0256.01.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-SB256-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).