Rulemakings - Pending & Effective

Before the Commission may add or make changes to its existing rules, it must follow the formal rulemaking process. By doing so, it ensures the opportunity for public comment and allows the issues at hand to be fully vetted. To find out more about the rulemaking process, click here.

Below are pending rulemakings currently in process, rulemakings that have become final within six months, and any emergency rules. Click the “Details” link next to the rulemakings to access that rulemaking’s status, documents and public comments, next steps, and contact information for questions or to be added to the listserv regarding the rulemaking.

If you have questions about rulemakings by the Commission, please contact the Commission’s General Counsel’s office at 317-233-6140.

Pending Rules

Amending 170 IAC 1-6 (30 Day Filing Procedure)
IURC Rulemaking #22-04 | Status: Rule Development | Rulemaking Docket | Details

LSA #22-359 - Amending 170 IAC 5-5 (Indiana 811 law)
IURC Rulemaking #22-03 | Status: State Review | Rulemaking Docket | Details

Amending 170 IAC 1-5 (Minimum Standard Filing Requirements)
IURC Rulemaking #21-04 | Status: Rule Development | Rulemaking Docket | Details

Amending 170 IAC 15 (Sub-billing)
IURC Rulemaking #20-02 | Status: Proposed Rule | Rulemaking Docket | Details

Readoption of Rules

LSA #23-296 - Readoption of 170 IAC 1-7; 170 IAC 5-5
IURC Rulemaking #23-01 | Status: Final Rule | Rulemaking Docket | Details

Effective Rules

All effective rules can be found in Indiana Administrative Code. The rules that have become effective within six months can be found below.

LSA #22-116, Readoption of 170 IAC 7; 170 IAC 15; 170 IAC 16
IURC Rulemaking #22-01 | Status: Effective Rule | Rulemaking Docket | Details

LSA #22-324 - Amending 170 IAC 5-3 (Minimum Pipeline Safety Standards)
IURC Rulemaking #22-02 | Status: Effective Rule | Rulemaking Docket | Details

Emergency Rules

Emergency rules are sometimes needed either to address an emergency under Ind. Code § 8-1-2-113 (emergency alteration, amendment, or suspension of rates or services) or as required by a new statute. The emergency rule process is greatly truncated, and the rule normally expires within 90 to 180 days, unless the Indiana General Assembly granted that the rule doesn't expire until superseded. Emergency rules generally function as place holders until a formal rulemaking process can occur.

LSA #23-500 - Adding 170 IAC 4-11 (Small Modular Reactors)
IURC Rulemaking #22-05 | Status: Effective Rule on June 30, 2023. Expires: Oct. 1, 2024 | Details

LSA #21-538 - Creating 170 IAC 4-10 (Securitization of retired utility assets)
IURC Rulemaking #21-02 | Status: Effective Rule on Jan. 1, 2022. Expires: Oct. 1, 2024 | Details