# Indiana SB 504: Carbon dioxide.

Indiana SB 504, Carbon dioxide., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Spencer Deery (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-21 (Senator Niemeyer added as second author) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 504
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Carbon dioxide.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-01-21, Senator Niemeyer added as second author
- Sponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: utilities
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Specifies that an application for a carbon dioxide transmission pipeline certificate of authority must include: (1) a risk assessment; and (2) a carbon dioxide injection estimate. Provides that when determining compensation in certain eminent domain proceedings, the perceived risk of certain hazardous conditions must be taken into account. Establishes a carbon sequestration pilot project fee program, and specifies certain conditions in relation to the fee money. Provides that a transfer of ownership in regard to a carbon sequestration pilot project does not relieve a prior operator from liability for any negligence or willful misconduct that occurred before the transfer. Requires the department of natural resources to inspect a carbon sequestration pilot project. Alters the threshold of consent one must obtain in order to use eminent domain or integration in relation to carbon sequestration.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-21: Senator Niemeyer added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Authored by Senator Deery (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0504/versions/SB0504.01.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/SB0504/versions/SB0504.01.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-SB504-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).