Koch
State District 44 Sen. Eric Koch, R-Bedford, will serve as chair of the interim study committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunication in preparation for the 2026 legislative session.
This year, the committee will study the annual reports for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
“The interim study committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunication allows us to take an early look at topics that we hope to address next session,” Koch said. “Our focus will be ensuring that Hoosiers have affordable and reliable utility service across electricity, gas, water, wastewater and telecommunications.”
Legislators will meet over the summer and fall months to discuss topics approved by the bipartisan Legislative Council, which is comprised of 16 voting members — eight from the Senate and eight from the House of Representatives.
To view study committee agendas and stream hearings online, visit iga.in.gov. To view a list of topics that will be examined by the committees, clickhttps://iga.in.gov/2025/committees/interim/legislative-council.
Koch is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Utilities, ranking member of the Senate committees on Commerce and Technology and Judiciary, and a member of the Senate committee on Corrections and Criminal Law. He represents Senate District 44, which includes Brown, Jackson, Lawrence and Orange counties and portions of Monroe County.
