SB 14 Indiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Vegetable gardens and livestock.

Summary
Prohibits a county, city, or town (unit) from adopting or enforcing an ordinance that prevents a person from cultivating a vegetable garden on certain property. Allows a unit to adopt or enforce an ordinance or regulation that imposes the same standards and requirements as those imposed on certain property. Allows a unit to adopt ordinances and regulations regarding the keeping of livestock on property.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Senate Bill (H) Senate Bill (S) · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to narrow its scope by restricting protections for vegetable gardens and livestock to residential property only, and added new provisions protecting agricultural uses on agricultural property. The original version allowed vegetable gardens on any property, while the amended version limits this right to residential zoning districts.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from applying to all property to only residential property for vegetable gardens and livestock, and expanded to include new protections for agricultural uses on agricultural-zoned property.
SCOPE

Vegetable garden protections now only apply to residential property instead of all property types.

New chapter added to prohibit ordinances that ban agricultural uses on property zoned for agricultural use.

DEFINITION

Added definition of 'residential property' and removed definition of 'major subdivision' which was no longer needed.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed provisions allowing vegetable gardens on property of another person with permission, limiting this right to one's own residential property.

REQUIREMENT

Added provision allowing property rezoning from agricultural to other uses while permitting continued agricultural use as nonconforming.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2025

How they voted

490
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 3, 2025
D Democratic10
9 Yea 1
90% Yea
R Republican40
40 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 49: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Doriot) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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