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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 170: Local public work project bidding.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 170 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Local public work project bidding. Primary sponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 5, 2026): First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides additional considerations that a local public works board may consider in determining the lowest responsible and responsive bidder for a public work project costing at least $300,000.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dan DernulcPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
  2. Authored by Senator Dernulc

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source