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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 4

Indiana House of Representatives. 2-year term.

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What this office does

Members of the Indiana House of Representatives write and vote on state laws as part of the Indiana General Assembly. The House has 100 members, each representing one district for a two-year term [1].

The job in full — the duties the Indiana Code puts in it, the term, what it pays and who sets that, and what to ask a candidate.

Term
2 years [1]
Term limit
None [1]
Seats
100 [1]
On the 2026 ballot
All 100 [2]
What the law puts in this job (2)
  • Introduces and votes on state legislation as one of the two chambers of the Indiana General Assembly [1].
  • Must be at least 21 years old when taking office and have lived in the district for at least a year [1].

About this race

  • House District 4 covers part of Porter County, including Valparaiso, according to the House Republican caucus [3].
  • Soliday was re-elected in 2024 with 57.6% of the vote, according to Wikipedia [13].
  • Soliday and Kominakis were unopposed in their May 5, 2026 primaries [13]. Kominakis's campaign reported unofficial primary totals of 4,042 votes for him and 3,388 for Soliday [14]. Gearhart was nominated by the Libertarian Party at its convention [15].
  • No debate or forum among the three candidates was found as of October 10, 2026.
  • Utility costs are a common theme: Soliday chairs the House utilities committee and authored the 2025 energy law, Kominakis calls for more transparency and public representation at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, and Gearhart calls for an open-book audit of NiSource [4, 16, 17].

Candidates on the ballot

Travis Gearhart

Libertarian

Travis Gearhart is the Libertarian nominee, a former Hebron Town Council member and former local Republican Party officer [17].

Gearhart's background

  • Raised in Hebron; won a Hebron Town Council seat at age 25, served on a planning commission in Belgium, Wisconsin, and lost a general-election race for Porter County Council at-large, according to his campaign site [17].
  • Previously held Republican roles including South Porter County chairman and 1st Congressional District vice chair of the Young Republicans; says he later joined the Libertarian Party [17].
  • Co-hosts a podcast called Disenfranchised [17].

Gearhart's positions

Government & elections

  • Supports term limits and says, "I am pledging here, right now, to only serve 2 terms if elected" [17].

Energy & utilities

  • Calls for a full, open-book audit of NiSource, citing rising costs and a lockout of Steelworkers union members [17].

Economy & jobs

  • Supports ending Indiana's right-to-work law and phasing out the state income tax [17].

Public safety

  • Supports legalizing cannabis, citing tax revenue in Illinois and Michigan and police and court resources [17].

Transportation

  • Opposes new toll roads, favors maintaining existing infrastructure, and would end vehicle emissions testing [17].

Health care

  • Pledges to back legislation supported by the Coalition of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses [17].

How Gearhart would run the office

  • Says he will publish campaign finance reports and serve no more than two terms [17].

Gearhart on the current officeholder

  • His campaign site does not mention Soliday [17].

How Gearhart got on the ballot

  • Nominated at the Libertarian Party convention, according to The Ballot Brief [15].

What we could not find about Gearhart

  • Little news coverage of his campaign was found.
  • Date and details of the Libertarian convention nomination were not found.
  • No fundraising totals found.
  • No endorsements were listed on his campaign site [17].

Gearhart's campaign website

Sources for Gearhart

Ryan Kominakis

Democratic

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Crane operator and crew leader at U.S. Steel Gary Works; union representative [18]

Ryan Kominakis, the Democratic nominee from Valparaiso, is a Marine Corps veteran and U.S. Steel Gary Works crane operator and union representative [18].

Kominakis's background

  • Enlisted in the Marine Corps after high school and served four deployments, including in Afghanistan, according to his campaign [18].
  • Has worked more than a decade at U.S. Steel Gary Works as a crane operator and crew leader and serves as a union representative, according to his campaign [18].
  • Helps lead ceremonies at VFW Post 988; grew up in Union Township and lives in Valparaiso [18].

Kominakis's positions

Labor & workers

  • Supports repealing Indiana's right-to-work law, improving unemployment benefits, letting injured workers choose their own doctor under workers' compensation, and requiring project labor agreements on public projects [16].

Property taxes

  • Wants to fix or repeal SEA 1 (2025), which his campaign says cut funding for local governments, schools and first responders [16].

Economy & jobs

  • Supports raising the state minimum wage, addressing corporate price gouging, and expanding access to child care, affordable housing and prescription drugs [16].

Energy & utilities

  • Calls for more transparency and public representation on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, hearings in areas affected by rate changes, and strict conflict-of-interest rules [16].

Data centers

  • Would require energy-intensive companies such as data centers to be transparent and give local residents and governments a voice in major projects [16].

Veterans

  • Supports expanded mental health and substance-use treatment, full funding for the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs, and better training and pay for county veteran service officers [16].

How Kominakis would run the office

  • Lists labor protections, affordability, responsible growth, utility accountability and veterans as campaign priorities [16].

Kominakis on the current officeholder

  • After the primary, said his campaign "outworked and outperformed a twenty-year incumbent" [14].

How Kominakis got on the ballot

  • Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary without opposition; his campaign reported 4,042 unofficial votes [14, 13].

What we could not find about Kominakis

  • Local news coverage of his October 2025 campaign announcement (Post-Tribune) could not be reviewed for this profile.
  • No fundraising totals found; the state campaign finance portal was not read.
  • No endorsements are listed on his campaign website [18]. No fundraising totals were found.

Kominakis's campaign website

Sources for Kominakis

Ed Soliday

RepublicanIncumbent

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Aviation consultant; retired from United Airlines after 35 years as a pilot and vice president of safety [3]

The Republican incumbent, in the House since 2006 and chair of its utilities committee [3].

Soliday's background

  • Retired from United Airlines after more than 35 years as a pilot, flight manager and vice president of safety, quality assurance and security; now an aviation consultant [3].
  • Served as a U.S. Army attack helicopter pilot and received the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart, according to the caucus [3].
  • Received the Sagamore of the Wabash in January 2025; lives in Porter County [3].

Soliday's positions

Energy & utilities

  • Said in 2025 that "SMRs are the future of efficient, clean and affordable energy" [4].
  • Called for an outside review of utility preparedness after the August 2026 storms [11].

How Soliday would run the office

  • As chair of the 2026 Interim Study Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, held a Sept. 29 hearing on severe-weather preparedness and the committee's final report [12].

Soliday on the current officeholder

  • Is the current officeholder. No statements by Soliday about his challengers were found [3].

How Soliday got on the ballot

  • Unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary [13].

What we could not find about Soliday

  • No campaign website was found; The Ballot Brief reported none as of Sept. 8, 2026 [15].
  • The Indiana Capital Chronicle voter guide entry could not be reviewed for this profile.
  • No campaign finance totals found; the state campaign finance portal was not read.
  • No public statements on his December 2025 redistricting vote were found.
  • No endorsements or fundraising totals were found in the sources reviewed.

Soliday's record in office

Indiana House record, District 4 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
21
13 became law
Co-authored
19
11 became law
Sponsored
25
23 became law
Co-sponsored
4
4 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications (Chair)
  • Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications, Interim Study Committee on (House Chair)
  • Roads and Transportation
  • Legislative Council (House Majority Member)

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 392, No 38, Excused 55, Not voting 6
  • 2024: Yes 283, No 25, Excused 1, Not voting 1
  • 2025: Yes 390, No 68, Excused 45, Not voting 7
  • 2026: Yes 257, No 80, Excused 23, Not voting 17
How Soliday voted on 37 selected bills
The 69 bills Soliday carried

  • HB 1007: Electric utility service.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that it is the continuing policy of the state that decisions concerning Indiana's electric generation resource mix, energy infrastructure, and electric service ratemaking constructs must take into account the following attributes of electric utility service: (1) Reliability.

  • HB 1417: Utility deferred costs and accounting practices.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the Indiana Code provision concerning a system of accounting for public utilities to provide the following: (1) That a public utility, municipally owned utility, or not-for-profit utility may defer for consideration by the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) and for future recovery costs incurred or to be incurred in a regulatory asset, to the extent that the specific costs are inc

  • HB 1418: Annexation of residential developments.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Permits a third class city to annex an area that is a proposed residential development in which not all lots have been platted or dwellings have been constructed.

  • HB 1419: Historic district restaurant permits.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Increases, within a certain historic district, the number of alcoholic beverage restaurant permits from 10 to 15, and changes certain other requirements.

  • HB 1420: Electric transmission facilities.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the chapter in the Indiana Code concerning electric transmission facilities as follows: (1) Specifies that the term "electric transmission facility" does not include a line installed solely for the purpose of connecting an electric generation facility to facilities owned by a public utility.

  • HB 1421: Energy production and resources.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) to issue an order granting or denying an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (certificate) not later than 240 days after the filing of the application and the submission of the applicant's case in chief.

  • HB 1539: Tax credit for aviation fuel.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Beginning in 2026, provides a tax credit equal to $3 per bushel of qualified feedstock: (1) sold to a qualified fuel production facility; or (2) used directly by a qualified feedstock producer for production of sustainable aviation fuel.

  • HB 1540: Transit development districts.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a transit development district may be established in a municipality that is located in a county that is a member of the development authority and has operated regularly scheduled commuter bus services to Chicago, Illinois, with prior financial assistance from the development authority, and shuttle bus services that transport riders to a train station or a regular train stop along the

  • HB 1541: Utility service to rental premises.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Amends the statute concerning a landlord's obligations under a residential rental agreement to include within those obligations the duty to remain current on all bills for utility service to the rental premises (other than for utility service for which a tenant is responsible for paying under the rental agreement or state law).

  • HB 1626: Administrative rules concerning carbon dioxide.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Authorizes the department of natural resources (department) to adopt emergency rules to carry out the duties of the department under the article of the Indiana Code concerning carbon dioxide.

  • HB 1008: Pension investments.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies certain entities, actions taken, or factors considered to which the ESG commitment provisions do not apply.

  • HB 1034: Income tax exemption for military pay.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Exempts military pay for members of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard from the individual income tax.

  • HB 1173: Utility scale battery energy storage systems.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a person may not: (1) construct a new utility scale battery energy storage system (BESS); or (2) expand the capacity of an existing BESS by more than 10% of the system's original capacity; without the prior approval of the department of homeland security (department).

  • HB 1544: Mixed beverages.

    2023 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate (not reported from Senate committee)

    Adds a definition of "mixed beverage".

  • HB 1647: Athletic trainers.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the definition of "athletic trainer" to include an individual employed by an occupational facility to practice athletic training.

  • SB 114: Receivership for past due utility bills.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the Indiana Code provision that sets forth the cases in which a receiver may be appointed by a court to include the appointment of a receiver upon the request of a utility if the owner of a multifamily residential property with more than four units has incurred utility bills that are at least: (1) 90 days past due; or (2) 60 days past due if a payment plan has been entered into.

  • SB 15: Housing authority commissioner compensation.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Increases the per diem paid to a commissioner of a housing authority from $25 to an amount up to $100.

  • SB 176: Small modular nuclear reactors.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Changes the rated electric generating capacity from 350 megawatts to 470 megawatts for purposes of the definition of "small modular nuclear reactor" as used in the statutes concerning: (1) certificates of public convenience and necessity issued by the Indiana utility regulatory commission for the construction, lease, or purchase of electric generation facilities; and (2) financial incentives for e

  • SB 180: Allocation of wastewater utility costs.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows a utility company that: (1) provides both water and wastewater service; and (2) has acquired wastewater utility property; to request, in the context of a petition by the utility company to the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for preapproval of a plan for proposed service enhancement improvements to the utility company's wastewater utility property, authorization from the IURC t

  • SB 221: Energy audit of state government campus.

    2023 · Sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House

    Provides that the Indiana department of administration may issue a request for proposals and award a contract for the conduct of an energy audit on the: (1) Indiana state capitol building; and (2) Indiana government center north and south buildings; not later than December 31, 2023.

  • SB 241: Reporting requirements for electric vehicles.

    2023 · Sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Requires the bureau of motor vehicles to submit a report annually to the Indiana utility regulatory commission that includes information regarding the number of electric vehicles registered by county.

  • SB 298: Utility infrastructure improvement charges.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the statute governing infrastructure improvement charges for water or wastewater utilities as follows: (1) Provides that in the case of a municipally owned utility or a not-for-profit utility, the adjustment amount to an eligible utility's basic rates and charges for the recovery of infrastructure improvement costs shall be recovered over a 12 month period, regardless of the amount of time

  • SB 33: Solar panel and wind power equipment disposal study.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Directs the Indiana department of environmental management (IDEM) to conduct a study concerning the decommissioning and disposal of solar panels and wind power equipment.

  • SB 374: Regional water, sewage, or solid waste districts.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Increases the maximum amount that may be paid to a member of the board of trustees of a regional water, sewage, or solid waste district from $50 to $150 per day.

  • SB 390: Commercial solar and wind energy ready communities.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the commercial solar and wind energy ready communities development center (center) may be established within the Indiana office of energy development (office).

  • SB 9: Energy utilities.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the Indiana Code chapter concerning federally mandated requirements for energy utilities as follows: (1) Specifies that for purposes of the statute, "federally mandated costs" include the following: (A) Costs that an energy utility has incurred, or estimates that it will incur, in connection with a compliance project.

  • SB 4: Public health commission.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines "core public health services" for purposes of public health laws.

  • SB 434: Economic development in Lake County.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes the blighted property demolition fund (demolition fund).

  • HB 1276: Notice of a public hearing or meeting.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the commissioner of the department of environmental management (department) may, not later than 10 days after the last day of a public comment period, decide to hold a public hearing or meeting before the issuance or denial of a permit.

  • HB 1277: State administration of federal BEAD program.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies that the existing Indiana statute concerning the awarding of grants by the office of community and rural affairs for certain eligible broadband projects does not apply to subgrants awarded by the Indiana broadband office (office) under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program (program).

  • HB 1278: IURC and office of energy development matters.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Repeals the Indiana Code provisions concerning the following obsolete programs and funds administered by the Indiana office of energy development (office): (1) The alternative fuel fueling station grant program.

  • HB 1360: School corporation governing body.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides for the election and appointment of members of certain school corporations in which members of the governing body are appointed.

  • HB 1002: Enforcement of equal educational opportunity.

    2024 · Co-authored · passed both chambers; vetoed by the Governor

    Defines "antisemitism", specifies that the public policy of the state is to provide educational opportunities free of religious discrimination, and provides that antisemitism is discrimination on the basis of race, creed, religion, or national origin.

  • HB 1004: Pension matters.

    2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a state employee may affirmatively elect to enroll in the deferred compensation plan prior to the auto enroll date on day 31 of the state employee's employment.

  • HB 1025: Mixed beverages.

    2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Adds a definition of "mixed beverage".

  • HB 1103: Licensed professional music therapists.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides for the licensure of professional music therapists by the medical licensing board.

  • HB 1116: Hammond food and beverage tax.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Authorizes the city of Hammond to impose a food and beverage tax.

  • HB 1163: Certificates of public convenience and necessity.

    2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that: (1) a rural electric membership corporation (REMC); (2) a nonprofit corporation that is an electric cooperative and that has at least one member that is an REMC; and (3) certain corporations resulting from a merger or consolidation of an REMC and a telephone cooperative corporation; are exempt from the requirement that a public utility obtain a certificate of public convenience and

  • HB 1237: Annexation.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows a town to annex: (1) a noncontiguous residential development; and (2) the right-of-way of a public highway connecting the development to the city.

  • SB 247: Water and wastewater utility infrastructure.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the statute concerning the acquisition by a utility company of a water or wastewater utility to provide that if: (1) the appraised value of the utility property to be acquired does not exceed $3,000,000; and (2) the purchase price for the utility property is less than the appraised value of the utility property; the acquiring utility company may submit to the Indiana utility regulatory agen

  • SB 5: Lead water line replacement and lead remediation.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies that, for purposes of the statute concerning the replacement of customer owned lead service lines by water utilities, a municipally owned utility includes a utility company owned, operated, or held in trust by a consolidated city.

  • HB 1007: Energy generation resources.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides a credit against state tax liability for expenses incurred in the manufacture of a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) in Indiana.

  • HB 1579: Carbon sequestration.

    2025 · Authored · reported from House committee; no House third-reading vote

    Amends the Indiana Code chapter governing eminent domain for the pipeline transportation or underground storage of carbon dioxide as follows: (1) Defines a "carbon dioxide transmission pipeline company" (company) for purposes of the chapter.

  • HB 1600: Overseas voters.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires an absentee ballot application from an overseas voter to include: (1) photo identification; and (2) a utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document; that includes the name of the voter and the address where the voter resided before leaving the United States.

  • HB 1601: Quantum research tax incentives.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the state sales and use tax exemption for data centers to include projects for investments in a quantum computing research, advanced computing, and defense infrastructure network that result in a minimum qualified investment within five years of at least $50,000,000.

  • HB 1459: Water and wastewater utility asset management.

    2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, a water or wastewater utility (utility) that is not under the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for the approval of rates and charges shall submit a report on the utility's asset management program (program) to the IURC on a quadrennial basis according to a schedule prescribed by the IURC.

  • HB 1460: Drainage systems.

    2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires a unit to use data from the most recent: (1) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps; and (2) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atlas; to calculate and regulate storm water runoff from a developed or undeveloped plat.

  • HB 1551: Collective bargaining for construction trades.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that nothing in provisions concerning the right to work is intended or should be construed to change or affect certain laws in the building and construction industry, construction material production industry, building and construction suppliers industry, or construction related vendors industry.

  • SB 4: Water matters.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Prohibits a water utility from constructing a long haul water pipeline unless the water utility first obtains a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) from the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC).

  • SB 421: IURC matters.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends within the Indiana Code chapter governing publication procedures for political subdivisions the provision governing the publication of a notice of a hearing by the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) to reference the publication procedures for hearings set forth in the Indiana Code chapter governing the IURC.

  • SB 422: Advanced transmission technologies.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines "advanced transmission technologies" as software or hardware technologies that increase the capacity, efficiency, reliability, or safety of an existing or new electric transmission facility.

  • SB 423: Small modular nuclear reactor pilot program.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes the small modular nuclear reactor partnership pilot program (program).

  • SB 424: Small modular nuclear reactor development costs.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends as follows the Indiana Code section concerning certificates of public convenience and necessity (certificates) for small modular nuclear reactors: (1) Authorizes a public utility to petition the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for approval to incur, before obtaining a certificate, project development costs for the development of one or more small modular nuclear reactors.

  • SB 425: Energy production zones.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a project owner is not required to apply for or receive a zoning permit (permit), or any other land use or zoning approval, from a local authority for the construction of a facility, other than a wind power device or commercial solar energy system, for the generation of electricity (electric generation facility) if: (1) the Indiana utility regulatory commission (commission): (A) gran

  • SB 426: Water utilities.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Includes water utilities within the scope of the statute that subjects wastewater utilities that: (1) are not under the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for the approval of rates and charges; and (2) have been issued one or more enforcement orders by the department of environmental management; to a series of oversight actions by the IURC for each additional enforcem

  • SB 431: Construction of data center by foreign adversary.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that after June 30, 2025, a foreign company may not construct or cause to be constructed a data center in Indiana unless the Indiana utility regulatory commission and the Indiana economic development corporation conduct a joint study of the anticipated electricity use of the prospective data center and certify to the governor and the general assembly that the electricity estimated to be u

  • SB 457: Carbon dioxide sequestration.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires an applicant for a carbon dioxide transmission pipeline certificate to comply with certain guidelines adopted by the Indiana utility regulatory commission.

  • HB 1155: Traffic enforcement.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes a traffic enforcement on private roads pilot project.

  • HB 1367: Involuntary treatment of substance use disorder.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows an individual's spouse, legal guardian, friend, relative, or medical service provider to petition a court for involuntary substance use disorder treatment.

  • HB 1368: Carbon.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires a utility to accept certain methods of payment from the department of natural resources (department) for utility service provided to a property owned by the department.

  • HB 1002: Electric utility affordability.

    2026 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires an electricity supplier, other than a municipally owned utility, that is under the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) to do the following: (1) Beginning with the first monthly billing cycle that begins after June 30, 2026, apply a levelized billing plan (plan) to all active residential customer accounts: (A) for service provided under the electricity supplier

  • HB 1122: License plates for former state legislators.

    2026 · Co-authored · passed the House; defeated on third reading in the Senate

    Provides that a special license plate may be issued to former members of the general assembly who served: (1) for a former member of the house of representatives, not less than five terms; (2) for a former member of the senate, not less than three terms; and (3) for an individual who served in both the house of representatives and the senate, for a total of not less than 12 years.

  • HB 1150: Local regulation.

    2026 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a homeowners association's governing documents may not include a covenant, policy, or similar measure that: (1) prohibits or restricts the use of; (2) distinguishes between types of; or (3) results in differing standards for different types of; motor vehicles or outdoor equipment based on the fuel source that powers the motor vehicle or outdoor equipment.

  • HB 1247: Underground utility facilities.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Amends Indiana's 811 law, which requires the location and marking of underground utility facilities (facilities) before planned excavation or demolition projects, to provide that if the operator of a facility (operator) fails to: (1) provide to the person responsible for an excavation or demolition (excavator) required information as to the location of the operator's facilities; or (2) provide to

  • SB 240: Surplus interconnection service.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines "surplus interconnection service" (SIS), with respect to established interconnection service connecting an electric generating facility with an electric transmission system, as any portion of that service that: (1) has not been used; and (2) is not reasonably expected to be needed; the use of which would result in the total amount of interconnection service at the point of interconnection

  • SB 241: Utility service enhancement improvement costs.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the statute that authorizes a conservancy district providing water service to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) if the conservancy district serves less than 2,000 customers, so as to authorize a withdrawal from the IURC's jurisdiction if the conservancy district serves less than 3,000 customers.

  • SB 258: Nuclear facility permits.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Makes the following changes to the Indiana Code chapter concerning the issuance of permits for nuclear powered generating facilities and nuclear fuel reprocessing plants (facilities) by the department of environmental management (department): (1) Repeals a provision that prohibits a person from constructing or operating, or increasing the capacity of, a facility without a permit from the departmen

  • SB 27: Stadium authority.

    2026 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes the northwest Indiana stadium authority (stadium authority) for the purpose of acquiring and financing certain facilities.

  • SB 271: Telecommunications wire and valuable metal dealers.

    2026 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Adds telecommunications network wire to the definition of "valuable metal" for purposes of Indiana law governing valuable metal dealers.

How this record was put together, and what it does not show

What we list: 28 bills chosen by a rule that does not look at topic: both state budgets, four bills named in advance, the 2025-26 redistricting bill, and in each session and chamber the 3 bills whose final-passage vote drew the most “nay” votes.

  • Votes reflect party caucus dynamics. Indiana has Republican supermajorities in both chambers, and many floor votes split along party lines; a single vote says little without the bill and its context.
  • Bills often die for procedural reasons, such as no committee hearing or a deadline, and a bill marked “not reported from committee” may have become law inside another bill.
  • A third-reading vote is on the version in front of the chamber at that time; the final version can be very different.
  • Authoring and co-authoring are different: co-authors sign on, often in large numbers, and usually did not write the bill.
  • Attendance counts roll calls on bills and joint resolutions (about 89% of numbered roll calls). “Excused” is an absence the chamber approved; “not voting” means no vote was recorded.

Where Soliday's record came from

Sources for Soliday

Key points

  • House District 4 covers part of Porter County, including Valparaiso, according to the House Republican caucus. (Indiana House Republicans)
  • Soliday and Kominakis were unopposed in their May 5, 2026 primaries. Kominakis's campaign reported unofficial primary totals of 4,042 votes for him and 3,388 for Soliday. Gearhart was nominated by the Libertarian Party at its convention. (Wikipedia)
  • Utility costs are a common theme: Soliday chairs the House utilities committee and authored the 2025 energy law, Kominakis calls for more transparency and public representation at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, and Gearhart calls for an open-book audit of NiSource. (Indiana House Republicans)

Sources

Researched Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. Ed Soliday — member page (Indiana House Republicans)
  4. Rep. Soliday's bill to reduce energy costs, promote economic growth heads to governor (Indiana House Republicans)
  5. Soliday calls for comprehensive review and hearing on storm response (Indiana House Republicans)
  6. Rep. Soliday issues statement on Interim Study Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications final report (Indiana House Republicans)
  7. 2026 Indiana House of Representatives election (Wikipedia)
  8. Ryan Kominakis Wins Democratic Nomination for Indiana House District 4 (press release) (Ryan Kominakis campaign)
  9. Indiana House District 4 (The Ballot Brief)
  10. Priorities (Ryan Kominakis campaign)
  11. Travis Gearhart for State Representative, District 4 (Travis Gearhart campaign)
  12. Ryan's Story (Ryan Kominakis campaign)
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