# Indiana SB 422: Advanced transmission technologies. Indiana SB 422, Advanced transmission technologies., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Eric Koch (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-31 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB422-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 422 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Advanced transmission technologies. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-03-31, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Eric Koch (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: utilities, the house - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (145 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Defines "advanced transmission technologies" as software or hardware technologies that increase the capacity, efficiency, reliability, or safety of an existing or new electric transmission facility. Provides that in any integrated resource plan (IRP) filed with the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) after December 31, 2025, an electric utility that owns or operates a transmission or distribution system must include a description of the potential use of, or investment in, one or more advanced transmission technologies to enable the electric utility to safely, reliably, efficiently, and cost effectively meet electric system demand. Provides that in any IRP filed with the IURC after December 31, 2029, an electric utility that owns or operates a transmission or distribution system must include a description of the electric utility's transmission and distribution systems, as specified by the IURC. Requires the IURC to conduct a study to evaluate the potential use or deployment of advanced transmission technologies by public utilities. Sets forth specific topics that the IURC must evaluate as part of the study. Requires the IURC to include in its 2026 annual report the commission's findings with respect to the topics evaluated in the study. Provides that advanced transmission technologies qualify as eligible transmission, distribution, and storage system improvements for purposes of the statute that authorizes a public utility to recover eligible costs incurred in connection with investments made in such improvements. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Edmond Soliday (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jean Leising (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Pierce (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-17 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-03-31: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Public Law 10 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-03-18: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 270: yeas 96, nays 0 (House) - 2025-03-17: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House) - 2025-03-13: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-03-13: Representative Pressel added as cosponsor (House) - 2025-03-13: Representative Pierce M added as cosponsor (House) - 2025-03-10: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications (House) - 2025-02-05: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2025-02-04: House sponsor: Representative Soliday (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senator Leising added as third author (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 74: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senator Byrne added as second author (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Senator Schmitt added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Koch (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0422/versions/SB0422.04.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0422/versions/SB0422.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0422/versions/SB0422.02.COMS?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0422/versions/SB0422.03.COMH?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 - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0422/versions/SB0422.04.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0422/versions/SB0422.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0422/versions/SB0422.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0422/versions/SB0422.03.COMH?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) - [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-SB422-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).