# Indiana SB 258: Nuclear facility permits. Indiana SB 258, Nuclear facility permits., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Eric Koch (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-02-17 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB258-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 258 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Nuclear facility permits. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-08 - Last action: 2026-02-17, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Eric Koch (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: utilities, the house - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (100 yes, 37 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Makes the following changes to the Indiana Code chapter concerning the issuance of permits for nuclear powered generating facilities and nuclear fuel reprocessing plants (facilities) by the department of environmental management (department): (1) Repeals a provision that prohibits a person from constructing or operating, or increasing the capacity of, a facility without a permit from the department. (2) Repeals a provision authorizing the environmental rules board (board) to adopt rules establishing: (A) conditions for the issuance of a permit for; and (B) requirements for the operation of; a facility. (3) Requires a person proposing to construct a facility to file with the department (instead of the board, under current law) an environmental feasibility report concurrently with the filing of documents (instead of the preliminary safety analysis, under current law) required to be filed with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (instead of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, under current law). (4) Repeals a provision authorizing the commissioner of the department to conduct a public hearing on the environmental effects of the proposed operation of a facility. (5) Repeals a provision: (A) requiring the board to adopt rules and standards to protect Indiana citizens from radiation hazards; and (B) setting forth requirements for required permits with respect to radioactive discharge. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Edmond Soliday (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Lehman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Lauer (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-09 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 64 | 28 | | | 2026-01-22 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 36 | 9 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-02-17: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Public Law 3 (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-11: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House) - 2026-02-09: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 211: yeas 64, nays 28 (House) - 2026-02-09: Representative Lehman added as cosponsor (House) - 2026-02-09: Representative Lauer added as cosponsor (House) - 2026-02-05: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-02-03: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-28: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications (House) - 2026-01-23: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2026-01-22: House sponsor: Representative Soliday (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 61: yeas 36, nays 9 (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Senator Doriot added as second author (Senate) - 2026-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities (Senate) - 2026-01-08: Authored by Senator Koch (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0258/versions/SB0258.04.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0258/versions/SB0258.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0258/versions/SB0258.02.COMS?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0258/versions/SB0258.03.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related bills - SB 239: Various education matters. (signed) - SB 204: Various education matters. (signed) - SB 179: Indiana department of transportation. (signed) - SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters. (signed) - SB 80: Code publication. (signed) - HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0258/versions/SB0258.04.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0258/versions/SB0258.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0258/versions/SB0258.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0258/versions/SB0258.03.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related - [SB 239: Various education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB239-2026) - [SB 204: Various education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB204-2026) - [SB 179: Indiana department of transportation.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB179-2026) - [SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB185-2026) - [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) - [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-SB258-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).