SB 411 Indiana Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Commercial solar and wind energy.

Summary
Establishes default standards concerning the following with respect to wind power projects in local units that voluntarily adopt the standards: (1) Setback requirements. (2) Height restrictions. (3) Shadow flicker limitations. (4) Signal interference. (5) Sound level limitations. (6) Wind turbine light mitigation technology. (7) Required repairs to drainage related infrastructure. (8) Project decommissioning. Defines a unit that voluntarily adopts all of the default standards, or standards less restrictive than the default standards, as a "wind energy ready community". Establishes default standards concerning the following with respect to commercial solar projects in units that voluntarily adopt the standards: (1) Setback requirements. (2) Height restrictions. (3) Ground cover. (4) Fencing. (5) Cables. (6) Glare. (7) Signal interference. (8) Sound level limitations. (9) Required repairs to drainage related infrastructure. (10) Project decommissioning. Defines a unit that voluntarily adopts all of the default standards, or standards less restrictive than the default standards, as a "solar energy ready community".
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Mar 1, 2022 Signed Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 28, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Mar 11, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 2, 2022
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 328: yeas 34, nays 14
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 297: yeas 84, nays 9
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Amended
Amendment #2 (Negele) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 134: yeas 41, nays 7
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Amended
Amendment #1 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors