Agricultural online portal.
Summary
Requires the Indiana state department of agriculture (department) to establish and maintain an online portal on its website for the purposes of: (1) assisting users in the successful navigation of agricultural or related topics among various federal and state agencies; (2) providing a single source for users to access agricultural or related funding opportunities; (3) providing a searchable data base of available federal and state grants with information on eligibility and deadline criteria; and (4) providing regular updates to reflect changes in federal and state funding opportunities. Provides that the online portal shall include links to various federal and state websites. Requires that the online portal provide a series of regulatory checklists to assist users that are considering diversifying into new markets in the navigation of agricultural and related regulations and the avoidance of punitive enforcement actions before they arise. Requires that the online portal provide a one stop venue that will help connect users with responsive data visualization tools and technical assistance programming. Requires that the online portal include a link to provide users with ongoing updates on the status of certain lost farmland. Requires an updated report on certain lost farmland to be uploaded to the online portal every five years. Requires that the online portal include formal venues: (1) to collect comments from the public regarding federal regulations impacting Indiana's rural economy with the goal of assisting the state in providing vigorous advocacy on behalf of the public; and (2) where users may provide to the department reviews and feedback regarding the usefulness of the online portal.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed Mar 25, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill was amended from House Bill (HB) to Engrossed House Bill (EH), updating the bill number, date, and sponsor information. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with only formatting and procedural updates reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process.
TECHNICAL
Bill designation changed from HB 1149 to EH 1149, indicating it has been engrossed and is in its final form before becoming law.
Added Senate sponsor information (Leising) and additional committee members (Heine, Moed) to reflect the bill's Senate passage.
Removed original House sponsor-only information and earlier committee referral dates, as the bill has now passed both chambers.
TIMELINE
Date updated from January 27, 2025 to March 4, 2025, reflecting the bill's progression through committee and legislative sessions.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025 · House Feb 3, 2025
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 10, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 25, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 219: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 66: yeas 84, nays 5
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Amended
Amendment #1 (Prescott) motion withdrawn
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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