1. (a) As used in this section, "unit" means a county or a municipality.
2. (b) As used in this section, "utility" means a utility, however organized, that provides utility service to customers in Indiana. The term includes a utility that is owned, operated, or held in trust by a consolidated city.

3. (c) As used in this section, "utility service" means:

   1. (1) electric;
   2. (2) natural gas;
   3. (3) water; or

   4. (4) wastewater;

      service that is provided at retail.

4. (d) As used in this section, "utility usage data ordinance":

   1. (1) means an ordinance that is adopted by a unit and that requires:

      1. (A) the owner or tenant of a building; or

      2. (B) a utility providing utility service to a building;

         to report to the unit, or to any other party, whether directly or indirectly, data on the utility service used or consumed at a building during a specified reporting period; and

   2. (2) does not include an ordinance that authorizes or facilitates the voluntary reporting of data described in subdivision (1) by:

      1. (A) the owner or tenant of a building; or
      2. (B) a utility providing utility service to a building.
5. (e) After March 15, 2026, a unit may not adopt or enforce a utility usage data ordinance.

As added by P.L.26-2026, SEC.6.