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IndianaSB 277Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)SenateWALLET
Indiana department of environmental management.
Sponsored By: Rick Niemeyer (Republican)
Became Law
environmental affairsappropriationsthe house
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71 provisions identified: 21 benefits, 11 costs, 39 mixed.
50% help to replace old fuel tanks
Starting July 1, 2026, the state fund can pay 50% of eligible costs to decommission or replace underground petroleum tanks when needed to protect health and the environment. Yearly caps apply by owner size: up to $10 million for owners with 12 or fewer tanks, $7.5 million for owners with 13–100 tanks, and $2.5 million for owners with more than 100 tanks. Unused money in a category rolls to the next year. The fund’s board also moves to four‑year terms, limits members to two consecutive terms, and the governor may designate the chair and officers.
State cleanup liens on property
Beginning July 1, 2026, if the state pays for a cleanup on your property, it may place a lien on that property. The lien can secure repayment equal to the state’s cleanup spending from the fund.
Stronger discipline for asbestos work
Beginning July 1, 2026, the commissioner can reprimand, suspend, or revoke licenses or accreditations for asbestos contractors and workers. Grounds include fraud, failing required standards, or using unaccredited workers. You may appeal under state administrative law.
New fees on coal ash ponds
Beginning July 1, 2026, each coal ash surface impoundment owes a one‑time permit fee of $20,500. The annual fee is $20,500 for impoundments not yet closed and $10,000 for impoundments in post‑closure care. The first annual fee is due 365 days after the initial fee. The board reviews program costs and revenues by July 1, 2027 and every five years and must adjust fees if they are too low or too high. Fees go to the state CCR program fund.
More help for small business compliance
The small business ombudsman gets expanded duties to push enforcement flexibility, simpler forms, cost‑benefit checks, and training. Agencies must cooperate, and tax and workforce agencies must share this information with filers. The department sets a small business stationary source technical help program and may give limited onsite assistance to small businesses and small towns using special‑fund money. Older assistance statutes are repealed and replaced by this setup. These changes take effect July 1, 2026.
One contact for small-business rules
Each agency must name a small‑business coordinator for every rule. Notices must list the coordinator and, for environmental rules, available help and the ombudsman’s contact. Coordinators give guidance, issue public materials, keep records, and report annually. Agency directors must compile reports by November 1 each year. These requirements begin July 1, 2026.
Easier to get hearings on permits
A public hearing is required for certain hazardous or solid waste permits if the applicant asks, the commissioner orders it, or 100 adults in the county or nearby owners within one mile sign a petition. When a valid petition is filed, the commissioner appoints a hearing officer. If the officer is not a full‑time state employee, they are paid expenses and per diem. These rules take effect July 1, 2026.
Stronger safeguards for drinking water
The board can set operator certification rules that match system size and complexity. The commissioner can suspend or revoke a certificate after a hearing for fraud, incompetence, or certain crimes. The board must create permits for public water system work and a permit‑by‑rule for water main extensions. The state will set well‑field protection zones and give owners notice and a chance to be heard before restrictions. These changes take effect July 1, 2026.
Tougher orders and fines for pollution
Beginning July 1, 2026, permit holders who fail to fix known contamination can be fined up to $1,000 per day. The commissioner can stop asbestos work immediately if it is unsafe, and must decide within 10 days whether to lift the stop after the contractor reports fixes. The commissioner can order petroleum facility owners or operators to clean up releases or enter agreed orders. Disputes follow the state hearing process.
Cap on round-two recycling grants
Starting July 1, 2026, the state limits total awards in the second round of recycling grants to $2,000,000. This cap applies to the whole round, not each applicant. Funds may run out sooner in that round.
New rules for waste tires and haulers
Beginning July 1, 2026, waste tire transporters must register, carry manifests, and keep copies for one year. Each transporter must keep at least $10,000 in financial assurance and pay a $25 yearly fee. The state can revoke or change a registration for misrepresentation or uncorrected violations, with appeal rights. Transfer station operators must pull out whole tires they find and dispose of them under the waste tire rules. Small incidental transfers may be allowed by rule.
New rules and timelines for large farms
Beginning July 1, 2026, a farm with at least 300 cattle, 600 swine or sheep, 30,000 fowl, or 500 horses is a confined feeding operation under state law. The department must decide complete approvals within 90 days or refund the application fee. It can pause incomplete filings or deny for misrepresentation or certain enforcement issues. The board may set technical standards for building, storage, and manure application using established guidance. You can appeal department determinations through the state administrative process.
Petroleum cleanup funding and closure rules
Starting July 1, 2026, the ELTF board writes rules for claims, payments, and priorities. The fund reimburses 50% of certain decommissioning or replacement costs and can reopen funding for some sites with past no‑further‑action status when permanently decommissioned. Before closure when reportable petroleum remains, you must submit a site study (usually three soil borings and three monitoring wells) or an approved alternative and a remedial evaluation. The law removes the prior statutory right to appeal an ELTF claim denial under IC 4‑21.5.
State permits for septage service firms
Beginning July 1, 2026, anyone who offers or performs septage management services must have a state permit. A permit is not required just to own or operate holding tanks that store septage until it is removed and transported, as described in state health law. The board or department may set reporting rules or guidance for local health departments.
Who counts as a small business
Beginning July 1, 2026, a small business must be independently owned, have its main office in Indiana, and meet size limits. It must have 100 or fewer employees and average receipts of $10,000,000 or less, or if manufacturing, 100 or fewer employees. Businesses under electronic‑waste rules do not qualify. This changes who can get small‑business help under this section.
Clearer rules for sewers and septage
Beginning July 1, 2026, the law ties “navigable waters” to the federal Clean Water Act and adopts that Act’s reference in state rules. It updates what counts as a publicly owned treatment works and as a sewage disposal system. It defines land application and land application operations and excludes injection wells, landfills, and open dumps from that term. Industrial pretreatment permits are clarified as state‑issued and commissioner‑approved. It drops old definitions for chemical toilets and septage management vehicles. These changes make coverage and permits clearer for sewer systems, septic, and waste spread on land.
Faster air permits, new reporting rules
Beginning July 1, 2026, the board can let air permit actions take effect right away. This can shorten the usual 30‑day comment time. Facilities may have to report hazardous air pollutant emissions. The state repeals the Clean Air Act Permit Compliance Program and removes old permit terms like FESOP and “potential emissions.” It also defines what counts as a single “source” across nearby sites under common control. For motor vehicle makers, the commissioner must post notice in 30 days, allow 30 days to comment, decide in 120 days, and finish any unapproved parts in 240 days. Approved parts must be implemented in 30 days, with reviews every three years. Some drug disposal units may now need a separate state approval because an old exemption is repealed.
Faster stormwater reviews, fewer local add-ons
MS4 communities generally cannot require erosion and sediment controls stricter than the state general permit after July 1, 2026. They may require controls for very small sites that the general permit does not cover, but not stricter than small‑site requirements. Reviewers must judge plan completeness in 10 working days for small sites and 14 for large sites. If they do not notify the owner in time, the owner may file a notice and start work 48 hours later.
New rules for waste and recycling sites
On July 1, 2026, the law updates what counts as solid waste and excludes some advanced recycling feedstocks and other materials. It sets what a solid waste processing facility includes and what sites are excluded, like advanced recycling and biomass‑only processors. It refreshes the “biomass” term and removes separate definitions for anaerobic digestion and gasification facilities. It clarifies what a “facility” is across chapters and defines “source reduction.” These changes can shift which sites need permits or must follow waste rules.
PCB burning now needs local approval
Starting July 1, 2026, you cannot incinerate PCBs without a special state permit, a local plan commission recommendation, and county executive approval. The law lifts an old pause on PCB incineration permits and ends the required study and report on alternative PCB technologies. It also removes the old “alternative PCB technology” definition.
State environmental review rules change
Beginning July 1, 2026, state permits can require a state environmental impact statement. If a project already has a federal NEPA EIS, a separate state EIS is not needed unless the project needs new state law or new state funding.
Stronger planning and public involvement statewide
Beginning July 1, 2026, all state agencies must follow state environmental policies and use a broad, science‑based approach when planning major actions. Agencies must include a detailed environmental statement for proposed laws or major state projects, and review their own rules to fix conflicts. IDEM must engage federal agencies to address actions it finds unnecessary or inconsistent with law or science, and run a program to boost public awareness and participation. IDEM cannot base a decision only on federal risk values that were not set by rule, and must avoid values at or below background levels. IDEM must also advise local governments on pollution control and water projects.
Tank cleanup fund ends in 2031
The petroleum tank Excess Liability Trust Fund chapter is in effect on July 1, 2026 and ends on July 1, 2031. The law also clarifies who can serve as a guarantor for hazardous waste sites and underground storage tanks starting July 1, 2026. Owners and operators should plan for the sunset and for updated financial assurance rules.
Tighter reviews for water discharges
Applicants for water permits that would lower water quality must show options considered and why the discharge is needed. All state waters are classified for protection. A special CSO wet‑weather category applies only after U.S. EPA approval and for no more than four days after an overflow ends. Mixing zones in Lake Michigan are allowed only if the applicant proves no harm, and strict toxic rules still apply to the undiluted discharge. The board must set groundwater quality standards with numeric and narrative limits starting July 1, 2026.
Tougher fines and clearer decisions
For certain knowing or willful environmental crimes, courts assess at least $10,000 per day for each violation. Charges rise further if people are put in imminent danger or harmed. The law also defines what counts as an agency “decision,” including permits, standards, enforcement, and cleanup levels, which clarifies who can seek review. These changes apply starting July 1, 2026.
CCR rules align; many uses exempt
Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana must match EPA’s coal ash (CCR) rules and build a state permit program. State requirements for CCR surface impoundments do not take effect until EPA approves the program. Federal hazardous‑waste exemptions adopted since January 1, 2022 apply in Indiana until the board adopts them. Some CCR uses, like road base, controlled strength fill, and certain farm applications, are not regulated under this chapter if listed conditions are met. The old duty to write construction and monitoring rules for nonhazardous surface impoundments is repealed.
Faster permits and tax debt holds
Beginning July 1, 2026, permit reviews move faster and give you clear options. If IDEM misses a deadline, you can get your application fee back within 25 working business days and still keep the review going. You may submit a draft permit, with 35-, 25-, and 55‑day decision clocks, and apply for an interim permit for advanced controls with a 60‑day decision. The decision clock can pause only for the first two deficiency notices unless you agree in writing; some minor air changes can proceed with 7‑day notice. The board can change statutory decision periods when new legal requirements make old deadlines infeasible and suspend clocks during provisional rulemaking. The commissioner must withhold a permit if the applicant is on the state tax warrant list until the tax debt is cleared.
Local sewer and water plans skip state
If registered professionals prepare the plans and a local qualified engineer approves them, sanitary sewer and public water main plans do not need state review. This applies unless federal law requires state submission. The rule also covers subdivision sewer extensions prepared by a registered surveyor and laid out under state survey law.
Quicker ELTF claim decisions
Beginning July 1, 2026, the ELTF administrator must act on your claim within 45 business days. They must approve and send it for payment, ask for fixes with reasons, or deny it with reasons. The administrator may allow you to assign the right to receive payment.
Voluntary pollution prevention help and awards
Beginning July 1, 2026, IDEM may run programs that reward and help groups that cut pollution beyond what rules require. The department may give information, planning help, and technical support on source reduction and recycling, and manage recycling grants. These programs aim to remove obstacles to prevention and recognize top performers.
Air cleanup plan due 2025
The department must review air quality in nonattainment areas and lay out ways to cut pollution by December 31, 2025. It works with the U.S. EPA and may suggest steps like ending some light‑duty vehicle inspections or redrawing regions to match local sources.
Board can act on out‑of‑state sources
Effective July 1, 2026, board rules can differ by source and area, and can reach sources outside Indiana that cause or could cause pollution here. Rules may include emergency abatement standards to address acute dangers.
Faster federal updates and clearer variances
Beginning July 1, 2026, when meeting a federal deadline, provisional rules must include variance procedures, and permits issued under them are reviewed after they expire. The board must adopt rules within 9 months to implement new RCRA or NESHAP amendments. The board may define “undue hardship or burden” and set variance application procedures.
Faster public alerts for fuel spills
Starting July 1, 2026, the department must tell the county health officer within 7 days after it gets a report of a release, spill, or overfill at a tank site. Within 7 more days, the county health officer must try to publish notice with the same reported facts and any other needed details. The department must also study ways to simplify spill notices and provide a toll‑free line; changes can be used only if practical, safe, and affordable.
More local air help, fewer car tests
Beginning July 1, 2026, the state helps towns, cities, and counties with air pollution work. The board cannot require regular vehicle emissions tests in counties that meet certain ozone air quality levels. A county may only keep a program if the budget agency approves one to avoid loss of federal highway funds.
More open environmental rules and files
Beginning July 1, 2026, IDEM must post proposed nonrule policies for at least 45 days and wait 30 days after board presentation. It must keep a monthly list, and any new policy expires on January 1 of the fifth year unless reauthorized. Before July 1 each year, IDEM posts proposed or adopted rules and changed policies. Hearings are open and recorded, and transcripts are public. People heard or who asked for notice get written notice of the board’s action. IDEM actions like permits and orders are reviewable, and the department must prove proper notice. If petitioners ask, IDEM tries to hold a hearing in the affected county.
More oversight of tank cleanup fund
The state treasurer invests unneeded ELTF money, and all interest goes back into the fund. Starting July 1, 2026, the board adds an airports representative, must meet within 14 days when requested, and must receive written reports on expenses and claims at each meeting (no more than once every 30 days).
New makeup and tools for rules board
Starting July 1, 2026, the environmental rules board grows to 18 members and updates who serves. Governor appointees must be qualified to represent their groups. The governor may pick the chair and vice chair each year. The board may hire an outside legal counsel to advise and review materials. The board may also set up unpaid advisory committees.
State sets 50% recycling goal
Beginning July 1, 2026, the state sets a goal to recycle or divert at least 50% of municipal waste. This is a planning target. It guides programs but does not create new funding by itself.
Nitrate limits not for septic systems
Beginning July 1, 2026, the Indiana Department of Health may not apply nitrate or nitrite numeric groundwater criteria to onsite sewage systems. Any rule that does so is void.
More small‑business voices in panels
Beginning July 1, 2026, the commissioner may set up ad hoc groups on key issues, including small business and farm voices. The compliance advisory panel’s membership rules change to include small business stationary source representation and consider location and viewpoint balance.
Clearer rules for waste-to-energy
The law defines anaerobic digestion facilities, gasification facilities, appropriate feedstock, and beneficial use facilities. Anaerobic digestion uses closed, oxygen‑free systems with methane recovery. Gasification uses heat with little or no oxygen to make synthesis gas. Beneficial use facilities process sludge or wastewater for land application. These definitions start July 1, 2026 and clarify which projects are covered by rules.
Easier reuse of some industrial waste
Starting July 1, 2026, IDEM must propose rules that support waste reduction and legitimate reuse of solid and hazardous waste, and help produce an annual state of the environment report. The board must adopt the rules before they take effect. No permit is required to use Type III foundry sand for listed uses, such as landfill daily cover, certain embankments under 10,000 cubic yards, some soil and product uses, and other covered activities when guidance is followed.
Recycling and composting reporting deadlines
Beginning July 1, 2026, recyclers must report either yearly by March 1 or quarterly within 30 days after each quarter. Each facility files its own report. Registered composting facilities must file an annual report on volumes processed.
Tighter rules for construction stormwater
Starting July 1, 2026, a construction plan must include a storm water pollution prevention plan and be submitted to the review authority to use the general permit. The “project site owner” includes developers and anyone with financial or operational control of the project. When a stormwater permit is violated, the department will decide who is responsible based on facts and public records.
Higher bar for citizen rule petitions
Beginning July 1, 2026, a proposal for a board rule change must include reasons, suggested text, and at least 200 Indiana resident signatures. If a majority finds it meritorious and not recently heard, the board may hold a hearing.
New $0.50-per-ton trash fee
Beginning July 1, 2026, final disposal or incineration of solid waste in Indiana pays a $0.50 per‑ton fee. Out‑of‑state waste also pays $0.50 per ton and may pay extra if the board sets a rule. Waste already charged the fee gets a credit, and permitted alternate daily cover is exempt.
Notice required before suing over pollution
Starting July 1, 2026, before bringing an environmental citizen action, you must send written notice by registered or certified mail to the natural resources department, the environmental management department, and the attorney general. The attorney general must then promptly notify all state agencies with jurisdiction.
Inspection reports and owner responses
Beginning July 1, 2026, if a representative is present, the inspector must give an oral report before leaving and send a written summary within 45 calendar days. You may submit written information, and IDEM must attach it to the report and public file. The old rule that required a 45‑day written summary when no owner was present is repealed.
Voluntary cleanups: more time, deed note
Beginning July 1, 2026, you have one year to submit a voluntary cleanup work plan instead of 180 days. If you finish the plan, the commissioner issues a certificate of completion, and you must attach it to the recorded deed. You may ask to modify a restrictive covenant if new science or conditions allow it without raising hazards; the state may recover review costs.
Faster permit timelines and appeal rules
Starting July 1, 2026, the commissioner must decide permit applications within set deadlines by permit type. Deadlines range up to 365 days for major waste projects and down to 60 days for some smaller items. If a hearing is required, the deadline extends by 30 days. If you choose the draft‑permit route, a consultant must be jointly picked and authorized within 15 working days. Hazardous waste modification rules stay in place; statutory deadlines only fill gaps with no set timeframe. Appeals are due 15 days after notice, or 30 days for certain federal operating permits.
More monitoring, audits, and privacy rules
Beginning July 1, 2026, the department sets needed monitoring and reporting rules and may require an affidavit with reports. It can sign enforceable confidentiality agreements with staff and contractors. Programs must promote prevention and not block allowed recycling or treatment. The department tracks data on voluntary audit disclosures each year and proposes a policy to give penalty relief for voluntary self‑reports.
New permit options for air, water, waste
From July 1, 2026, the board sets permit rules for air emissions, water discharges, and solid and hazardous waste, including construction and operation and coal ash disposal. It may allow flexible multimedia permits with trading, combined reports, or third‑party certification, if they give greater overall environmental protection and include public notice. The board cannot require a construction permit for facilities built as part of a permitted surface coal mining operation.
Septage service permits and invoices
From July 1, 2026, the board can set rules for septage permits and for transporting, storing, treating, and land‑applying septage. Local health agencies may be allowed to approve land application sites. For chemical toilets and portable units, invoices no longer need the service date or the amount removed.
Streamlined water discharge permit process
Beginning July 1, 2026, the department can issue general water discharge permits without putting every term in rule. If covered, you must file a notice of intent within 90 days after the form is posted, or seek an individual permit. The department must publish site‑specific limit guidance and make a preliminary decision within 180 days, excluding your response time. If you already hold an effective NPDES industrial or non‑department pretreatment permit, you do not need a separate state construction permit. If the change treats a new or higher pollutant, file a notice and design summary within 30 days after operations start.
Stronger safety rules for waste facilities
Beginning July 1, 2026, the board can require secondary containment where hazardous materials are stored or moved, and spill response plans. It can set training and certification for operators of incinerators, waste‑to‑energy plants, landfills, and similar facilities, including testing, retraining, and interim periods. C&D landfills with permits issued before January 1, 2005 must meet school setback rules. A transfer station with a hazardous waste permit may manage solid waste without a separate solid‑waste permit if there is no direct contact with hazardous waste. The board must start related rulemaking by December 1, 2027.
Changes to compliance advisory panel
Beginning July 1, 2026, panel term rules change, with a two‑term limit and continuity until a successor is named. One specified seat is nonvoting. The legislative council chair appoints the panel chair, who serves at that chair’s pleasure and calls meetings. The department may provide support but is not required to. Panel expenses are paid from IDEM appropriations unless another law says otherwise.
Cleaner waters, stricter timelines and notices
Starting July 1, 2026, the department must post the impaired waters list online and take at least 45 days of public comment before sending it to EPA. The board must set rules to prevent harmful water pollution. NPDES permits must include a schedule that brings dischargers into compliance as soon as possible and no later than five years, and schedules can carry across permit terms. The commissioner can order a violator to stop and fix pollution within a reasonable time. If a manufacturer uses phosphates for cleaning with approval, removal from the used water is required by board criteria.
IDEM offices, staffing, and budget rules
Beginning July 1, 2026, the IDEM commissioner has more freedom to appoint staff and organize offices. The department may include listed offices instead of being required to. The commissioner prepares IDEM’s proposed budget and the board’s budget if needed. If asked, the state comptroller must issue a public report on a fund within 10 business days, showing balances, receipts, and disbursements.
More input and oversight for cleanups
Starting July 1, 2026, before approving or rejecting a voluntary cleanup plan, the state must notify local governments, place the plan in a public library, post it online, and take at least 30 days of public comments. The commissioner may hold a local hearing if anyone asks. The department oversees cleanup work and can require changes; if no agreement is reached in 180 days, either side can leave the voluntary program and move the site to the state cleanup program. A past rule that required notice when a plan was not successful is repealed.
Old recycling report form rule removed
Effective July 1, 2026, the law repeals IC 13-20-25-12. It ends the older requirement for the commissioner to post a uniform recycling activity report form and its set content.
Permit hearings and short appeal window
Starting July 1, 2026, the commissioner has 10 days after a comment period to decide to hold a hearing before granting or denying a permit, and must quickly notify the applicant and interested people. If you are affected by a commissioner’s decision, you have 15 days after notice to appeal. A granted variance does not take effect until all administrative appeals finish.
Pollution prevention offices and data reshaped
Effective July 1, 2026, the law repeals the groundwater quality clearinghouse and the statutes that created the pollution prevention division and its duties. The commissioner may choose to run a pollution‑prevention information clearinghouse, but it is no longer required. Any clearinghouse data must be free to use, and businesses cannot be forced to submit proprietary information.
Some old notice rules repealed
Effective July 1, 2026, the law repeals the requirement to notify the Department of Plans and Programs about environmental plans. It also repeals a section that required a board rulemaking duty under certain code sections.
Special waters: protect rules and fee option
Beginning July 1, 2026, the board can name outstanding state resource waters after preparing a written summary and must set antidegradation rules to prevent lowering water quality. A permittee may do an approved water‑quality project or pay a watershed improvement fee up to $500,000 instead. The law creates the outstanding state resource water improvement fund, and the state can invest it and use it for water‑quality projects. Only the legislature can name outstanding national resource waters.
State environmental agency leads federal programs
Beginning July 1, 2026, the state environmental department is named the lead for the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water, RCRA, Superfund, and related federal programs. The law updates which Indiana statutes count as pollution control laws. It also removes outdated office and position definitions and an old cross‑reference to “byproduct material.” These steps align state and federal roles and clean up the rulebook.
Stricter rules face delay, more input
Beginning July 1, 2026, the department must share early rule ideas, list all options, and show known costs if an option is tougher than federal law. If any part of a proposed rule is stricter than federal law, it cannot take effect until after the next regular legislative session ends, unless it is an emergency or provisional rule. The notice must include the data and analysis used. The law also repeals IC 13-14-9-0.1 on July 1, 2026.
Stronger cleanup powers and process changes
Beginning July 1, 2026, the commissioner can start cleanup actions when needed to protect health and the environment, including when no responsible party is found in 90 days, quick action is needed, costs exceed required financial responsibility, or an owner failed or refused to comply. The board may set criteria for choosing hazardous response sites; until then, priority goes to sites posing significant threats. The department runs the PCB program and the board may adopt rules. The commissioner may weigh required financial responsibility when seeking cost recovery. The law repeals certain administrative‑procedure and lien‑process sections, changing how notices, hearings, and lien filings work under those chapters.
Stronger waste tire rules and cleanups
Beginning July 1, 2026, up to 35% of the waste tire fund can pay for tire removals and education; the rest supports grants, loans, and program costs. The board must set rules for registrations, storage and processing, transport, recordkeeping, financial assurance options, and fees to run the program. Whole tires are generally banned from landfills, but the department can approve shredded tires as daily cover and the board can allow small incidental disposals or alternative procedures.
Updated definitions for permits and vehicles
On July 1, 2026, the state stops using the defined terms “stormwater permit” and “Title V operating permit” in statute. Federal and state rules still govern those programs. The law also updates what counts as a “vehicle” for environmental rules. It ties to BMV‑registered vehicles with brakes, excludes mobile homes and small trailers, and in some contexts exempts vehicles 25 years or older.
Recycling reports and help center
Beginning July 1, 2026, IDEM must post a standard recycling report form with a signed certification, tons by material, and where each load went. People who are not required to report may send a voluntary annual report that IDEM can include in its reports. The department may keep an information clearinghouse and help communities and businesses with recycling, composting, and waste reduction education.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Rick Niemeyer
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Beau Baird
Republican • House
Doug Miller
Republican • House
Justin Busch
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/25/2026
Roll Call 296 on SB0277.06.ENGH.CON01
Yes: 26 • No: 21 • Other: 2
House vote • 2/24/2026
Roll Call 356 on SB0277.05.COMH
Yes: 53 • No: 45 • Other: 2
House vote • 2/23/2026
Roll Call 326 on SB0277.05.COMH.AMH003
Yes: 48 • No: 49
House vote • 2/23/2026
Roll Call 328 on SB0277.05.COMH.AMH005
Yes: 50 • No: 44 • Other: 2
House vote • 2/23/2026
Roll Call 324 on SB0277.05.COMH.AMH014
Yes: 35 • No: 58 • Other: 3
House vote • 2/23/2026
Roll Call 323 on SB0277.05.COMH.AMH006
Yes: 39 • No: 55 • Other: 1
House vote • 2/23/2026
Roll Call 325 on SB0277.05.COMH.AMH008
Yes: 34 • No: 60 • Other: 2
House vote • 2/23/2026
Roll Call 327 on SB0277.05.COMH.AMH017
Yes: 30 • No: 63 • Other: 3
House vote • 2/23/2026
Roll Call 330 on SB0277.05.COMH.AMH010
Yes: 34 • No: 56 • Other: 6
House vote • 2/23/2026
Roll Call 331 on SB0277.05.COMH.AMH015
Yes: 29 • No: 67
House vote • 2/23/2026
Roll Call 332 on SB0277.05.COMH.AMH009
Yes: 29 • No: 66 • Other: 1
House vote • 2/23/2026
Roll Call 329 on SB0277.05.COMH.AMH002
Yes: 29 • No: 62 • Other: 6
Senate vote • 1/29/2026
Roll Call 141 on SB0277.03.COMS
Yes: 29 • No: 19
Actions Timeline
Public Law 135
3/5/2026SenateSigned by the Governor
3/5/2026SenateSigned by the President Pro Tempore
2/27/2026SenateSigned by the President of the Senate
2/27/2026SenateSigned by the Speaker
2/27/2026HouseMotion to concur filed
2/25/2026SenateSenate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 296: yeas 26, nays 21
2/25/2026SenateReturned to the Senate with amendments
2/25/2026HouseThird reading: passed; Roll Call 356: yeas 53, nays 45
2/24/2026HouseSecond reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2/23/2026HouseAmendment #27 (Baird) prevailed; voice vote
2/23/2026HouseAmendment #9 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 332: yeas 29, nays 66
2/23/2026HouseAmendment #15 (Jackson C) failed; Roll Call 331: yeas 29, nays 67
2/23/2026HouseAmendment #10 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 330: yeas 34, nays 56
2/23/2026HouseAmendment #2 (Bauer) failed; Roll Call 329: yeas 29, nays 62
2/23/2026HouseAmendment #5 (Bauer) prevailed; Roll Call 328: yeas 50, nays 44
2/23/2026HouseAmendment #17 (Jackson C) failed; Roll Call 327: yeas 30, nays 63
2/23/2026HouseAmendment #3 (Bauer) failed; Roll Call 326: yeas 48, nays 49
2/23/2026HouseAmendment #6 (Novak) failed; Roll Call 323: yeas 39, nays 55
2/23/2026HouseAmendment #14 (Jackson C) failed; Roll Call 324: yeas 35, nays 58
2/23/2026HouseAmendment #12 (Errington) failed; Division of the House: yeas 37, nays 54
2/23/2026HouseAmendment #22 (Cash) prevailed; voice vote
2/23/2026HouseAmendment #8 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 325: yeas 34, nays 60
2/23/2026HouseCommittee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/16/2026HouseFirst reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
2/2/2026House
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