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2010 Indiana General Assembly Voting Records and Campaign Contributions
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2010 Indiana General Assembly Voting Records

Overview

The 2010 Indiana General Assembly was a short session, which yielded fewer pieces of legislation that CAC followed. This gave the legislators a slimmer margin to vote in the correct way, working to pass legislation that would begin to move Indiana toward a future of efficiency and renewables. For a more detailed discussion of the bills CAC dealt with in the 2010 Indiana General Assembly, click here.


Governor Mitch Daniels

From 2006 - 2008, Governor Daniels took $498,596 from Utility, Coal, Oil, and Railroad Corporations. Already in 2010, Governor Daniels has taken $30,500 from the same industries. For a more detailed discussion about the Daniels' Energy Plan for Indiana, click here.


The Indiana State General Assembly Report Card

  2009   2010
  Pro-Consumer
Votes*
2008 Campaign
Contributions**
Pro-Consumer
Votes*
2010 Campaign
Contributions**
Indiana Senate Democrats 62% $26,874 55% N/A
Indiana Senate Republicans 53% $186,700 57% N/A
Indiana Senate Total 56% $213,574 56% N/A
 
Indiana House Democrats 75% $145,525 98% N/A
Indiana House Republicans 50% $200,325 34% N/A
Indiana House Total 63% $345,850 66% N/A
*Pro-Consumer Votes: Percentage of votes on the bills that CAC worked on that were pro-consumer
**Campaign Contributions: Money accepted by legislators from Utility, Coal, Oil, and Railroad Corporations (www.followthemoney.org)


How Your Legislators Voted

To find out how your legislators voted, just click on the name of your State Senator below.

If you need to look up your State legislators, visit www.votesmart.org. You will need your zip +4. If you don't know the last 4 digits of your zip code, you can look them up at www.usps.com.

District Senator   District Representative   District Representative
1 Frank Mrvan 1 Linda Lawson 51 Dick Dodge
2 Lonnie Randolph 2 Earl Harris 52 David Yarde
3 Earline Rogers 3 Charlie Brown 53 Bob Cherry
4 Karen Tallian 4 Ed Soliday 54 Tom Saunders
5 Ed Charbonneau 5 Craig Fry 55 Tom Knollman
6 Sue Landske 6 Pat Bauer 56 Phil Pflum
7 Brandt Hershman 7 David Niezgodski 57 Sean Eberhart
8 Jim Arnold 8 Ryan Dvorak 58 Woody Burton
9 Ryan Mishler 9 Scott Pelath 59 Milo Smith
10 John Broden 10 Charles Moseley 60 Peggy Welch
11 Joe Zakas 11 Dan Stevenson 61 Matt Pierce
12 Carlin Yoder 12 Mara Candelaria-Reardon 62 Sandra Blanton
13 Marlin Stutzman 13 Chet Dobis 63 Mark Messmer
14 Dennis Kruse 14 Vernon Smith 64 Kreg Battles
15 Thomas Wyss 15 Don Lehe 65 Eric Koch
16 David Long 16 Douglas Gutwein 66 Terry Goodin
17 Gary Dillon 17 Nancy Dembowski 67 Cleo Duncan
18 Randy Head 18 David Wolkins 68 Bob Bischoff
19 Travis Holdman 19 Shelli Vandenburgh 69 Dave Cheatham
20 Luke Kenley 20 Tom Dermody 70 Paul Robertson
21 James Buck 21 Jackie Walorski 71 Steve Stemler
22 Ron Alting 22 Bill Ruppel 72 Ed Clere
23 Phil Boots 23 Bill Friend 73 Dennie Oxley, Sr.
24 Connie Lawson 24 Richard McClain 74 Russ Stilwell
25 Tim Lanane 25 Jeb Bardon 75 Dennis Avery
26 Sue Errington 26 Randy Truitt 76 Trent Van Haaften
27 Allen Paul 27 Sheila Klinker 77 Gail Riecken
28 Bev Gard 28 Jeff Thompson 78 Suzanne Crouch
29 Mike Delph 29 Kathy Richardson 79 Matthew Lehman
30 Scott Schneider 30 Ron Herrell 80 Phil GiaQuinta
31 Jim Merritt 31 Joseph Pearson 81 Win Moses
32 Patricia Miller 32 Eric Turner 82 Jeff Espich
33 Greg Taylor 33 Bill Davis 83 Matt Bell
34 Jean Breaux 34 Dennis Tyler 84 Randy Borror
35 Mike Young 35 Jack Lutz 85 Phyllis Pond
36 Brent Waltz 36 Terri Austin 86 Edward DeLaney
37 Richard Bray 37 Scott Reske 87 Cindy Noe
38 Tim Skinner 38 Jacque Clements 88 Brian Bosma
39 John Waterman 39 Jerry Torr 89 John Barnes
40 Vi Simpson 40 Greg Steuerwald 90 Mike Murphy
41 Greg Walker 41 Tim Brown 91 Bob Behning
42 Jean Leising 42 Dale Grubb 92 Phil Hinkle
43 Johnny Nugent 43 Clyde Kersey 93 David Frizzell
44 Brent Steele 44 Nancy Michael 94 Cherrish Pryor
45 James Lewis 45 Bruce Borders 95 John Bartlett
46 Connie Sipes 46 Vern Tincher 96 Greg Porter
47 Richard Young 47 Ralph Foley 97 Mary Ann Sullivan
48 Lindel Hume 48 Tim Neese 98 Bill Crawford
49 Bob Deig 49 Wes Culver 99 Vanessa Summers
50 Vaneta Becker 50 Dan Leonard 100 John Day


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2009 Indiana General Assembly Voting Records and Campaign Contributions
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2009 Indiana General Assembly Voting Records and Campaign Contributions

Overview

There were many more pieces of positive legislation introduced in 2009 than in the previous year. This gave the legislators more of an opportunity to vote in the right way, working to pass legislation that would begin to move Indiana toward a future of efficiency and renewables. The voting records of Indiana State Senators and Representatives had a dramatic increase over 2008, although it is still not what we would consider a passing grade (80%). The State Representatives are still voting pro-consumer more often than the State Senators. Of the two bills that actually ended up passing into law, one was good and one was bad. The good one was HB 1669, which establishes a State fund to make loans to schools that install geothermal heating and cooling systems. However, that fund has no money in it at the moment. The bad one was SB 423 (the Leucadia Bill), which permits the Indiana Finance Authority to enter into contracts for the purchase and sale of substitute natural gas (SNG) from coal gasification facilities to regulated energy utilities for delivery to retail end use customers. For a more detailed discussion of the bills CAC dealt with in the 2009 Indiana General Assembly, click here.


Governor Mitch Daniels

From 2006 - 2008, Governor Daniels has taken $498,596 from Utility, Coal, Oil, and Railroad Corporations. For a more detailed discussion about the Daniels' Energy Plan for Indiana, click here.


The Indiana State General Assembly Report Card

  2008   2009
  Pro-Consumer
Votes*
2006 Campaign
Contributions**
Pro-Consumer
Votes*
2008 Campaign
Contributions**
Indiana Senate Democrats 42% $36,490 62% $26,874
Indiana Senate Republicans 4% $105,464 53% $186,700
Indiana Senate Total 17% $141,954 56% $213,574
 
Indiana House Democrats 64% $120,950 75% $145,525
Indiana House Republicans 8% $211,572 50% $200,325
Indiana House Total 37% $332,522 63% $345,850
*Pro-Consumer Votes: Percentage of votes on the bills that CAC worked on that were pro-consumer
**Campaign Contributions: Money accepted by legislators from Utility, Coal, Oil, and Railroad Corporations (www.followthemoney.org)


How Your Legislators Voted

To find out how your legislators voted, just click on the name of your State Senator and your State Representative below.

If you need to look up your State legislators, visit www.votesmart.org. You will need your zip +4. If you don't know the last 4 digits of your zip code, you can look them up at www.usps.com.

District Senator   District Representative   District Representative
1 Frank Mrvan 1 Linda Lawson 51 Dick Dodge
2 Lonnie Randolph 2 Earl Harris 52 David Yarde
3 Earline Rogers 3 Charlie Brown 53 Bob Cherry
4 Karen Tallian 4 Ed Soliday 54 Tom Saunders
5 Ed Charbonneau 5 Craig Fry 55 Tom Knollman
6 Sue Landske 6 Pat Bauer 56 Phil Pflum
7 Brandt Hershman 7 David Niezgodski 57 Sean Eberhart
8 Jim Arnold 8 Ryan Dvorak 58 Woody Burton
9 Ryan Mishler 9 Scott Pelath 59 Milo Smith
10 John Broden 10 Charles Moseley 60 Peggy Welch
11 Joe Zakas 11 Dan Stevenson 61 Matt Pierce
12 Carlin Yoder 12 Mara Candelaria-Reardon 62 Sandra Blanton
13 Marlin Stutzman 13 Chet Dobis 63 Mark Messmer
14 Dennis Kruse 14 Vernon Smith 64 Kreg Battles
15 Thomas Wyss 15 Don Lehe 65 Eric Koch
16 David Long 16 Douglas Gutwein 66 Terry Goodin
17 Gary Dillon 17 Nancy Dembowski 67 Cleo Duncan
18 Randy Head 18 David Wolkins 68 Bob Bischoff
19 Travis Holdman 19 Shelli Vandenburgh 69 Dave Cheatham
20 Luke Kenley 20 Tom Dermody 70 Paul Robertson
21 James Buck 21 Jackie Walorski 71 Steve Stemler
22 Ron Alting 22 Bill Ruppel 72 Ed Clere
23 Phil Boots 23 Bill Friend 73 Dennie Oxley, Sr.
24 Connie Lawson 24 Richard McClain 74 Russ Stilwell
25 Tim Lanane 25 Jeb Bardon 75 Dennis Avery
26 Sue Errington 26 Randy Truitt 76 Trent Van Haaften
27 Allen Paul 27 Sheila Klinker 77 Gail Riecken
28 Bev Gard 28 Jeff Thompson 78 Suzanne Crouch
29 Mike Delph 29 Kathy Richardson 79 Matthew Lehman
30 Teresa Lubbers 30 Ron Herrell 80 Phil GiaQuinta
31 Jim Merritt 31 Joseph Pearson 81 Win Moses
32 Patricia Miller 32 Eric Turner 82 Jeff Espich
33 Greg Taylor 33 Bill Davis 83 Matt Bell
34 Jean Breaux 34 Dennis Tyler 84 Randy Borror
35 Mike Young 35 Jack Lutz 85 Phyllis Pond
36 Brent Waltz 36 Terri Austin 86 Edward DeLaney
37 Richard Bray 37 Scott Reske 87 Cindy Noe
38 Tim Skinner 38 Jacque Clements 88 Brian Bosma
39 John Waterman 39 Jerry Torr 89 John Barnes
40 Vi Simpson 40 Greg Steuerwald 90 Mike Murphy
41 Greg Walker 41 Tim Brown 91 Bob Behning
42 Jean Leising 42 Dale Grubb 92 Phil Hinkle
43 Johnny Nugent 43 Clyde Kersey 93 David Frizzell
44 Brent Steele 44 Nancy Michael 94 Cherrish Pryor
45 James Lewis 45 Bruce Borders 95 John Bartlett
46 Connie Sipes 46 Vern Tincher 96 Greg Porter
47 Richard Young 47 Ralph Foley 97 Mary Ann Sullivan
48 Lindel Hume 48 Tim Neese 98 Bill Crawford
49 Bob Deig 49 Wes Culver 99 Vanessa Summers
50 Vaneta Becker 50 Dan Leonard 100 John Day


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2008 Indiana General Assembly Voting Records
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2008 Indiana General Assembly Voting Records

Overview

From a consumer/ratepayer viewpoint and looking strictly at the voting tendencies in 2008, the Indiana General Assembly, with the exception of a few individuals, is not a consumer friendly body with respect to energy/utility issues. Current voting tendencies appear to reflect:
  • A lack of understanding with respect to the economic, job creation, affordability and public health implications of the votes;
  • A preference for the status quo; or,
  • A preference to support the immediate interests of utility companies and/or organized labor.


The Overall Pro-Consumer Voting Percentage for the Senate was 17%.

This means that with regard to the bills that we followed this year, the Senate voted for consumer interests 17% of the time, and against consumer interests 83% of the time.

The Overall Pro-Consumer Voting Percentage for the House was 37%.

This means that with regard to the bills that we followed this year, the House voted for consumer interests 37% of the time, and against consumer interests 63% of the time.


General Voting Trends

Although the House was slightly more positive than the Senate in terms of the issues heard in committee and overall votes, both chambers, with few individual exceptions, voted consistently against consumers when it came to immediate pocketbook issues. The issues voted on concerned the ability of utility companies to recover costs more readily and/or to expand their access to consumer pocketbooks coupled with weaker regulatory oversight.

The House was somewhat more willing to move the energy efficiency agenda with respect to green building design, with most support from the Democrat side. The Senate gutted the green building legislation by converting it to a study committee, which is surprising given the overwhelming evidence of savings derived from reducing energy use in buildings with proper design.

Neither chamber was particularly supportive of jumpstarting a renewable energy market in Indiana. The House demonstrated clear bipartisan opposition. However, in the Senate Democrats were much more willing to support a statewide RES.


Governor Mitch Daniels' Energy Plan

To find out about how much money Governor Daniels took from the utilities and coal lobbies, and about the energy plan that he is working to implement in Indiana, click here.


How Your Legislators Voted

To find out how your legislators voted, just click on the name of your State Senator and your State Representative below.

If you need to look up your State legislators, visit www.votesmart.org. You will need your zip +4. If you don't know the last 4 digits of your zip code, you can look them up at www.usps.com.

District Senator   District Representative   District Representative
1 Frank Mrvan   1 Linda Lawson   51 Dick Dodge
2 Sam Smith   2 Earl Harris   52 Marlin Stutzman
3 Earline Rogers   3 Charlie Brown   53 Bob Cherry
4 Karen Tallian   4 Ed Soliday   54 Tom Saunders
5 Ed Charbonneau   5 Craig Fry   55 Tom Knollman
6 Sue Landske   6 Pat Bauer   56 Phil Pflum
7 Brandt Hershman   7 David Niezgodski   57 Sean Eberhart
8 Jim Arnold   8 Ryan Dvorak   58 Woody Burton
9 Ryan Mishler   9 Scott Pelath   59 Milo Smith
10 John Broden   10 Greg Simms   60 Peggy Welch
11 Joe Zakas   11 Dan Stevenson   61 Matt Pierce
12 Marvin Riegsecker   12 Mara Candelaria-Reardon   62 Sandra Blanton
13 Robert Meeks   13 Chet Dobis   63 Dave Crooks
14 Dennis Kruse   14 Vernon Smith   64 Kreg Battles
15 Thomas Wyss   15 Don Lehe   65 Eric Koch
16 David Long   16 Eric Gutwein   66 Terry Goodin
17 Gary Dillon   17 Nancy Dembowski   67 Cleo Duncan
18 Thomas Weatherwax   18 David Wolkins   68 Bob Bischoff
19 David Ford   19 Shelli Vandenburgh   69 Dave Cheatham
20 Luke Kenley   20 Tom Dermody   70 Paul Robertson
21 Jeff Drozda   21 Jackie Walorski   71 Steve Stemler
22 Ron Alting   22 Bill Ruppel   72 Bill Cochran
23 Phil Boots   23 Bill Friend   73 Dennie Oxley, Jr.
24 Connie Lawson   24 Richard McClain   74 Russ Stilwell
25 Tim Lanane   25 Jeb Bardon   75 Dennis Avery
26 Sue Errington   26 Joe Micon   76 Trent Van Haaften
27 Allen Paul   27 Sheila Klinker   77 Phil Hoy
28 Bev Gard   28 Jeff Thompson   78 Suzanne Crouch
29 Mike Delph   29 Kathy Richardson   79 Michael Ripley
30 Teresa Lubbers   30 Ron Herrell   80 Phil GiaQuinta
31 Jim Merritt   31 Tim Harris   81 Win Moses
32 Patricia Miller   32 Eric Turner   82 Jeff Espich
33 Glenn Howard   33 Bill Davis   83 Matt Bell
34 Jean Breaux   34 Dennis Tyler   84 Randy Borror
35 Mike Young   35 Jack Lutz   85 Phyllis Pond
36 Brent Waltz   36 Terri Austin   86 David Orentlicher
37 Richard Bray   37 Scott Reske   87 Cindy Noe
38 Tim Skinner   38 Jim Buck   88 Brian Bosma
39 John Waterman   39 Jerry Torr   89 Larry Buell
40 Vi Simpson   40 Greg Steuerwald   90 Mike Murphy
41 Greg Walker   41 Tim Brown   91 Bob Behning
42 Bob Jackman   42 Dale Grubb   92 Phil Hinkle
43 Johnny Nugent   43 Clyde Kersey   93 David Frizzell
44 Brent Steele   44 Andy Thomas   94 Carolene Mays
45 James Lewis   45 Bruce Borders   95 John Bartlett
46 Connie Sipes   46 Vern Tincher   96 Greg Porter
47 Richard Young   47 Ralph Foley   97 Jon Elrod
48 Lindel Hume   48 Tim Neese   98 Bill Crawford
49 Bob Deig   49 John Ulmer   99 Vanessa Summers
50 Vaneta Becker   50 Dan Leonard   100 John Day


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2007 Indiana State Senate Voting Records
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House Bill 1722
Anti-Consumer Legislation
Locks ratepayers into an unalterable 30 year contract for gas manufactured by a coal gasification plant in southern Indiana with:
•  An out-of-state owner, so our heating dollars will continue to flow out-of-state.
•  Sight-unseen contracts currently before the IURC.
•  Unknown ultimate costs for the plant, which will be much higher than the $1.7 billion projection.
•  Commercially unproven technology.

Senate Bill 206
Anti-Consumer Legislation in the Senate
1) Would allow electric utility companies to upgrade aging plants to reduce air emissions even though other, cheaper alternatives, like energy efficiency, would allow them to be phased out.
2) Would allow for automatic rate increases in the form of incentives beyond the actual cost of mitigating or offsetting air pollution problems.

Pro-consumer Legislation in the House
Dave Crooks (D-Washington), chair of the House utilities committee amended SB 206 to remove the anti-consumer language and inserted the public power authority study language for NIPSCO electric from HB 1824.

Senate Bill 410
Anti-consumer legislation
Would allow for utilities to raise profits by installing advanced metering equipment that would allow utilities to charge ratepayers according to the time of day electricity is used. The sole purpose is to boost utility revenue. The bill:
1) Circumvents an on-going investigation by state regulators to determine if advanced metering makes sense.
2) Allows for virtual automatic recovery of installing advanced meters and recovering costs from old meters not yet paid for.
3) Forces ratepayers to pay for new technology that may be unnecessary and too expensive.

Senate Bill 525
Anti-Consumer Legislation
Pro-consumer legislation that became anti-consumer legislation
CAC initially supported the SB 525 because it provided incentives for the purchase of EnergyStar appliances (highly efficient appliances) and funded an industrial energy efficiency program at Purdue University . However, those provisions were stripped in the Senate Taxation Committee chaired by Robert Meeks (R-Lagrange).

House Bill 1824
Anti-Consumer Legislation
We supported this legislation until Sen. Brandt Hershman (R-Monticello) added SB 206 and SB 410 to it in his committee. The original bill was a public power study for NIPSCO electric.

2007 Voting Records of the Indiana General Assembly and 2005 Contributions from Utilities
Vote: P= Pro-consumer A=Anti-consumer X=No-vote % = Pro-consumer percentage
Votes consist of committee and floor votes. Some Representatives have more votes than others because they voted in a committee, or two depending on the bill, and on the floor.
In general, votes in a particular column mean:
The first = committee vote
The second = vote out of chamber of origin
The third= vote on conference committee (final vote), if applicable
Campaign contributions: A dash (-) = Rep was not in office in 2005

VOTES AS OF MARCH 30, 2007 (Session ended last week in April)

Senator

Town

1722

206

410

525

1824

%

2005 Utility/Coal Contributions

Alting

R-Lafayette

AA

AA

A

AA

A

0

$1750

Becker

R-Evansville

AP

PP

A

A

P

57

$500

Bowser/Arnold

D-Michigan City

AA

PA

P

-

 

40

-

Boots

R-Crawfordsville

AA

AA

A

A

A

0

-

Bray

R-Martinsville

AA

AA

A

A

A

0

0

Breaux

D-Indpls

APP

PPP

PP

PA

AP

75

$300

Broden

D- South Bend

AA

PP

P

A

P

57

$110-

Deig

D-Mount Vernon

PP

PP

P

AA

P

75

-

Delph

R-Carmel

AX

AA

A

A

A

0

0

Dillon

R-Pireceton

AA

AA

A

A

A

0

$2500

Drozda

R-Westfield

AA

AA

A

AA

A

0

$5375

Ford

R-Hartford City

AA

AP

A

AA

P

25

$250

Gard

R-Greenfield

AAA

AAA

AA

PA

AA

8

$2400

Errington

D-Muncie

AAA

PPP

PP

PA

AP

58

-

Heinold

R-Kouts

AAA

AAA

AA

PA

AA

8

$1550

Hershman

R-Monticello

AAA

AAA

AA

PAA

AA

7

$500

Hume

D-Princeton

PA

AA

A

A

A

14

$5100

Howard

D-Indpls

AA

PP

P

A

P

57

$1600

Jackman

R-Milroy

AA

AA

A

A

A

0

$600

Kenley

R-Noblesville

AA

AA

A

A

A

0

$6593

Lanane

D-Anderson

PP

PP

P

A

P

86

$300

Landske

R-Cedar Lake

XAA

AP

A

PAA

AA

20

$2300

Lawson

R-Danville

AA

AA

A

A

A

0

$1200

Lewis

D-Charlestown

PA

AA

P

A

PP

50

$1850

Long

R-Indpls

AA

AA

A

A

A

0

$6200

Lubbers

R-Indpls

XX

AA

A

A

A

0

0

Kruse

R-Auburn

AAA

AXA

AA

PA

AA

9

0

R. Meeks

R-LaGrange

AA

AA

A

AA

A

0

$5150

Merritt

R-Indpls

AAA

AXA

AA

PA

AA

9

$6000

Miller

R-Indpls

AA

AA

A

A

A

0

$1250

Mishler

R-Bremen

AA

AAA

AA

PA

A

10

$1500

Mrvan

D-Hammond

AA

AP

P

AA

A

25

$1550

Nugent

R-Lawrenceburg

AA

PP

A

A

A

29

$800

Riegsecker

R-Goshen

XX

AA

A

A

X

0

$800

Simpson

D-Bloomington

PA

PP

P

A

P

71

$2000

Sipes

D-New Albany

AA

PP

P

AA

P

50

$600

Skinner

D-Terre Haute

PA

AA

A

AA

P

25

$1450

Smith

D-East Chicago

PA

PP

X

A

P

66

0

Steele

R-Bedford

AA

PP

A

A

A

29

-

Rogers

D-Gary

AAA

PA

PP

PA

P

50

$300

Tallian

D-Portage

AAA

AAA

PP

PA

AP

33

0

Walker

R-Columbus

AA

PA

A

A

A

14

-

Waltz

R-Greenwood

AA

PP

A

A

A

29

0

Weatherwax

R-Logansport

AA

AA

A

XA

A

0

$500

Waterman

R-Shelburn

XAA

PP

A

A

P

43

0

Wyss

R-Ft. Wayne

AX

XA

A

A

A

0

$7600

M. Young

R-Indpls

AA

AP

A

A

A

14

$1750

R. Young

D-Milltown

PX

PP

P

A

P

83

$3696

Zakas

R-Granger

AA

AA

A

A

A

0

$1900

Paul

R-Richmond

AA

AP

A

A

A

14

$2100



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on Thursday, May 03, 2007

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2007 Indiana State House Voting Records
1110 Reads
 
 
House Bill 1722
Anti-Consumer Legislation
Locks ratepayers into an unalterable 30 year contract for gas manufactured by a coal gasification plant in southern Indiana with:
•  An out-of-state owner, so our heating dollars will continue to flow out-of-state.
•  Sight-unseen contracts currently before the IURC.
•  Unknown ultimate costs for the plant, which will be much higher than the $1.7 billion projection.
•  Commercially unproven technology.

Senate Bill 206
Anti-Consumer Legislation in the Senate
1) Would allow electric utility companies to upgrade aging plants to reduce air emissions even though other, cheaper alternatives, like energy efficiency, would allow them to be phased out.
2) Would allow for automatic rate increases in the form of incentives beyond the actual cost of mitigating or offsetting air pollution problems.

Pro-consumer Legislation in the House
Dave Crooks (D-Washington), chair of the House utilities committee amended SB 206 to remove the anti-consumer language and inserted the public power authority study language for NIPSCO electric from HB 1824.

Senate Bill 410
Anti-consumer legislation
Would allow for utilities to raise profits by installing advanced metering equipment that would allow utilities to charge ratepayers according to the time of day electricity is used. The sole purpose is to boost utility revenue. The bill:
1) Circumvents an on-going investigation by state regulators to determine if advanced metering makes sense.
2) Allows for virtual automatic recovery of installing advanced meters and recovering costs from old meters not yet paid for.
3) Forces ratepayers to pay for new technology that may be unnecessary and too expensive.

Senate Bill 525
Anti-Consumer Legislation
Pro-consumer legislation that became anti-consumer legislation
CAC initially supported the SB 525 because it provided incentives for the purchase of EnergyStar appliances (highly efficient appliances) and funded an industrial energy efficiency program at Purdue University . However, those provisions were stripped in the Senate Taxation Committee chaired by Robert Meeks (R-Lagrange).

House Bill 1824
Anti-Consumer Legislation
We supported this legislation until Sen. Brandt Hershman (R-Monticello) added SB 206 and SB 410 to it in his committee. The original bill was a public power study for NIPSCO electric.

2007 Voting Records of the Indiana General Assembly and 2005 Contributions from Utilities
Vote: P= Pro-consumer A=Anti-consumer X=No-vote % = Pro-consumer percentage
Votes consist of committee and floor votes. Some Representatives have more votes than others because they voted in a committee, or two depending on the bill, and on the floor.
In general, votes in a particular column mean:
The first = committee vote
The second = vote out of chamber of origin
The third= vote on conference committee (final vote), if applicable
Campaign contributions: A dash (-) = Rep was not in office in 2005

VOTES AS OF MARCH 30, 2007 (Session ended last week in April)

Representative

Town

1722

206*

410

525

1824

%

2005 Utility/Coal Contributions

Austin

D-Anderson

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

$2500

Avery

D-Evansville

PA

P*

 

 

P

75

$200

Bardon

D-Indpls

PP

P*

 

 

P

100

0

Battles

D-Vincennes

AAA

P*

 

 

P

40

-

Bell

R-Avilla

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$750

Bischoff

D-Lawrenceburg

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

$2150

Borders

R-Jasonville

AA

P*

 

 

A

25

$550

Borror

R-Ft. Wayne

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$3850

Bosma

R-Indpls

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$17,700

C. Brown

D-Gary

PA

P*

 

 

P

75

$1500

T. Brown

R-Crawfordsville

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$200

Buck

R-Kokomo

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$2400

Buell

R-Indpls

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$1450

Burton

R-Whiteland

AA

A

 

 

P

25

$5976

CandelariaReardon

D-Munster

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

-

Cheatham

D-North Vernon

AP

P*

 

 

P

75

-

Cheney

D-Portage

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

0

Cherry

R-Greenfield

AA

X

 

 

A

0

0

Cochran

D-New Albany

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

0

Crawford

D-Indpls

AX

P*

 

 

P

66

$2500

Crooks

D-Washington

AAA

P*

 

 

P

40

$1550

Crouch

R-Evansville

AA

P*

 

 

A

25

$1600

Davis

R-Portland

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$2050

Day

D-Indpls

PP

P*

 

 

P

100

0

Dembowski

D-Knox

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

-

Denbo

D-French Lick

AAA

P*

 

 

P

40

$1350

Dermody

R-LaPorte

AA

A

 

 

P

25

-

Dickinson

D-Indpls

AP

P*

 

 

P

75

-

Dobis

D-Merrillville

AAA

P*

 

 

P

40

$250

Dodge

R-Pleasant Lake

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$1500

Duncan

R-Greensburg

AA

A

 

 

P

25

$1200

Dvorak

D- South Bend

XPP

P*

 

 

P

100

$1750

Eberhart

R-Shelbyville

AA

A

 

 

A

0

-

Elrod

R-Indpls

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

-

Espich

R-Uniondale

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$6550

Foley

R-Martinsville

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$2250

Friend

R-Macy

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$3950

Frizzell

R-Indpls

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$4200

Fry

D-Mishawaka

PP

P*

 

 

P

100

$800

GiaQuinta

D-Ft. Wayne

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

-

Goodin

D-Crothersville

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

$1050

Grubb

D-Covington

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

$2000

Gutwein

R-Rennselaer

AA

P*

 

 

A

25

$1900

E. Harris

D-East Chicago

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

$450

T. Harris

R-Marion

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$2100

Herrell

D-Kokomo

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

-

Hinkle

R-Indpls

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$900

Hoy

D-Evansville

AP

P*

 

 

P

75

$500

Kersey

D-Terre Haute

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

$750

Klinker

D-Lafayette

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

$750

Knollman

R- North Liberty

AA

P*

 

 

A

25

-

Koch

R-Bedford

AA

P*

 

 

A

25

$2650

Kuzman

D-Crown Point

AX

P*

 

 

P

66

0

Lawson

D- Hammond

PA

P*

 

 

P

75

$750

Lehe

R-Brookston

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$900

Leonard

R-Huntington

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$2550

Lutz

R-Anderson

AAA

A

 

 

A

0

$6000

Mays

D-Indpls

AX

P*

 

 

P

66

$1500

McClain

R-Logansport

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$750

Micon

D-West Lafayette

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

$250

Moses

D-Ft. Wayne

AP

P*

 

 

P

75

$850

Murphy

R-Indpls

AA

X

 

 

P

33

$5150

Neese

R-Elkhart

AXA

A

 

 

A

0

$2300

Niezgodski

D- South Bend

AP

P*

 

 

P

75

-

Noe

R-Inpls

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$1200

Orentlicher

D-Indpls

PP

P*

 

 

P

100

$500

Oxley

D-English

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

$2650

Pelath

D-Michigan City

PP

P*

 

 

P

100

$1500

Pflum

D-Milton

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

$500

Pierce

D-Bloominton

PP

P*

 

 

P

100

$1450

Pond

R-Ft. Wayne

AA

P*

 

 

A

25

$250

Porter

D-Indpls

XP

P*

 

 

P

100

$1300

Reske

D-Pendleton

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

$1250

Richardson

R-Noblesville

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$1850

Ripley

R-Monroe

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$850

Robertson

D-Depauw

AAA

P*

 

 

P

40

$1000

Ruppel

R-N. Manchester

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$2225

Saunders

R-Lewisville

AA

P*

 

 

A

25

$1750

M. Smith

R-Columbus

AA

A

 

 

A

0

-

V. Smith

D-Gary

AP

P*

 

 

P

75

0

Soliday

R-Valparaiso

AAA

A

 

 

P

20

-

Stemler

D-Jeffersonville

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

-

Stevenson

D-Highland

AAA

P*

 

 

P

40

$3550

Stilwell

D-Boonville

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

$6950

Stutzman

R-Howe

AA

P*

 

 

A

25

$2950

Summers

D-Indpls

XP

P*

 

 

P

100

0

Thomas

R-Brazil

AA

P*

 

 

A

33

-

Thompson

R-Lizton

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$2000

Tincher

D-Terre Haute

XA

P*

 

 

P

66

0

Torr

R-Carmel

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$2050

Turner

R-Marion

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$5550

Tyler

D-Muncie

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

0

Ulmer

R-Goshen

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

0

Van Haaften

D-Mount Vernon

AA

P*

 

 

P

50

$750

Walorski

R-Lakeville

PA

A

 

 

A

25

$1000

Welch

D-Bloomington

AX

P*

 

 

X

50

$1400

Whetstone

R-Brownsburg

AA

P*

 

 

A

25

$3600

Wolkins

R-Winona Lake

AA

A

 

 

A

0

$2950

Bauer (Speaker)

D- South Bend

XX

P*

 

 

P

100

$7500

R. Behning

R-Indpls

AAA

A

 

 

A

0

$2400

* Supported SB206 as a vehicle for an RES, however significant improvement is needed





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