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Committee amends and advances bill to update statewide on-site sewage rules
Summary
The committee amended House Bill 1052 to require the Indiana Department of Health to complete updates to the state's septic code (Rule 4-10) on a schedule and to limit Technical Review Panel (TRP) meetings; the amended bill drew support from IDOH and the Indiana Builders Association and passed the committee unanimously.
The Environmental Rules Committee amended and moved forward House Bill 1052, which requires updates to Indiana’s on-site sewage (septic) rules and adjusts how local ordinances are reviewed by the Technical Review Panel (TRP).
Representative Pressell presented the amendment, which the committee described as largely technical and the product of collaboration with the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH). The amendment directs IDOH to update residential on-site sewage rules by July 1, 2026, and commercial rules by July 1, 2027. It also limits TRP meetings to once per quarter (four times per year) and removes IDOH as a voting member of the TRP to…
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