# Indiana SC 26: Urging the U.S. Congress and the President of the U.S. to repeal the EPA's ban on vented gas cans.

Indiana SC 26, Urging the U.S. Congress and the President of the U.S. to repeal the EPA's ban on vented gas cans., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by James Tomes (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-07 (First reading: referred to the Committee on Environmental Affairs) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SC 26
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Urging the U.S. Congress and the President of the U.S. to repeal the EPA's ban on vented gas cans.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Last action: 2025-04-07, First reading: referred to the Committee on Environmental Affairs
- Sponsor: James Tomes (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Subjects: environmental affairs, the house, the committee on environmental affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (46 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ban on vented gas cans.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Ireland (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Beau Baird (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Smaltz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bruce Borders (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carolyn Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Craig Haggard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dale DeVon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dave Heine (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Abbott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Doug Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Goode (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hunter Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jim Lucas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justin Busch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lindsay Patterson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lorissa Sweet (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Commons (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Hostettler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mitch Gore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | Second reading: adopted | pass | 46 | 1 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-04-07: First reading: referred to the Committee on Environmental Affairs (House)
- 2025-03-26: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Senators Doriot and Busch added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: House sponsor: Representative Hostettler (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Second reading: adopted Roll Call 279: yeas 46, nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Cosponsors: Representatives Lucas, Borders, Haggard, Ireland, Commons, Miller D, Abbott, Zimmerman, Patterson, Olthoff, Heine, Smaltz, Gore, Jackson C, Smith H, DeVon, Baird, Sweet (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Senator Dernulc added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Senator Schmitt added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Senators Goode, Raatz, Gaskill added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Senators Johnson T, Rogers, Alexander, Baldwin added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Senator Byrne added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Senator Buck added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Authored by Senator Tomes (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Resolution (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SC0026/versions/SC0026.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Resolution (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SC0026/versions/SC0026.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SC0026/versions/SC0026.03.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 Resolution (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SC0026/versions/SC0026.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SC0026/versions/SC0026.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SC0026/versions/SC0026.03.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-SC26-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).