# Indiana SB 40: Little Calumet River basin development commission.

Indiana SB 40, Little Calumet River basin development commission., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Dan Dernulc (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 40
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Little Calumet River basin development commission.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-03, First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
- Sponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: local government, tax and fiscal policy, the house, natural resources
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (49 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Little Calumet River basin development commission (commission) to submit an annual budget to the Lake County council (council) before September 1 of each year for a nonbinding review. Requires the commission to submit an annual expenditure and activity report to the council before November 1 of each year.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Andrade (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Cosponsor: Representative Andrade (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: House sponsor: Representative Olthoff (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 144: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senators Dernulc and Niemeyer (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0040/versions/SB0040.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0040/versions/SB0040.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0040/versions/SB0040.02.COMS?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/SB0040/versions/SB0040.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0040/versions/SB0040.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0040/versions/SB0040.02.COMS?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-SB40-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).