2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

HB1562: Farm and home based food sales.

Legislative Summary

Farm and home based food sales. Repeals current home based vendor regulations. Provides that the Indiana department of health, a local unit of government, the health and hospital corporation of Marion County, or a local health department may not impose any rules, regulations, certifications, or licensing requirements on a small farm or home based vendor that are not required under federal law. Exempts public buildings used by small farms and home based vendors from certain public building regulations.

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Bill History

1/21/2025
Coauthored by Representatives Greene, Culp, Lindauer
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Authored by Representative Smith H
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Reassigned to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Amendment #2 (Smith H) prevailed; voice vote
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 143: yeas 89, nays 1
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Senate sponsor: Senator Byrne
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Referred to the Senate
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Senate
3/6/2025
Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Agriculture
Senate
3/6/2025
Senator Charbonneau added as second sponsor
Senate
3/6/2025
Senator Johnson T added as third sponsor
Senate
3/17/2025
Senator Doriot added as cosponsor
Senate
3/18/2025
Senator Tomes added as cosponsor
Senate

Amendments

House Amendment #2

House Amendment #2

2/10/2025Not Adopted

House Amendment #1

House Amendment #1

2/6/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House - Third reading
2/11/2025
89
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/12/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Agriculture(Senate)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/10/2025252.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/30/2025156.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/15/2025139.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/11/202572.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/10/202572.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/30/202580.9 KB
Misc
Misc1/30/202575.0 KB
Misc
Misc1/30/202521.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/17/202580.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/15/202557.8 KB