IC 36-1-3-8.7 — Prohibition on utility usage data ordinances
Chapter 3. Home Rule
Bills adding this section
Section text
Sec. 8.7. (a) As used in this section, "unit" means a county or a municipality. (b) As used in this section, "utility" means a utility, however organized, that provides utility service to customers in Indiana. The term includes a utility that is owned, operated, or held in trust by a consolidated city. (c) As used in this section, "utility service" means: (1) electric; (2) natural gas; (3) water; or (4) wastewater; service that is provided at retail. (d) As used in this section, "utility usage data ordinance": (1) means an ordinance that is adopted by a unit and that requires: (A) the owner or tenant of a building; or (B) a utility providing utility service to a building; to report to the unit, or to any other party, whether directly or indirectly, data on the utility service used or consumed at a building during a specified reporting period; and (2) does not include an ordinance that authorizes or facilitates the voluntary reporting of data described in subdivision (1) by: (A) the owner or tenant of a building; or (B) a utility providing utility service to a building. (e) After March 15, 2026, a unit may not adopt or enforce a utility usage data ordinance.
As added by P.L.26-2026, SEC.6.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)