INDIANAPOLIS — A strong coalition of renewable energy developers, major businesses and manufacturers could not muster enough support in the Indiana Senate Tuesday to pass a bill that would have shifted some local control over the siting of wind and solar farms to the state.
The Senate’s less comprehensive version of House Bill 1381 technically died after it wasn’t even called for a vote by Sen. Mark Messmer, R-Jasper, following a Republican caucus meeting.
“There wasn’t enough support to pass the bill,” Messmer said. “There’s no sense talking about a bill that’s not going anywhere.”
Still, some elements of the bill could potentially re-emerge in the waning days of this year’s regular legislative session, set to adjourn as early as next Wednesday.
