SB 249 Indiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

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Summary

Codifies animal food administrative rules. Defines or amends certain terms. Codifies certain requirements and processes for commercial feed and pet food with respect to: (1) label format; (2) label information; (3) express guarantees; (4) suitability; (5) ingredients; (6) directions for use and precautionary statements; (7) nonprotein nitrogen; (8) drug and feed additives; (9) adulterants; (10) good manufacturing practices; (11) payment of inspection fees; (12) interstate exclusion; and (13) commercial feed licenses.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Feb 2026

Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Signed Feb 24, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled Senate Bill (S) → Senate Bill (S) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from an enrolled act into a standard Senate Bill format, removing the final 'SEA' designation and associated printing code instructions while retaining the core legislative text. The substantive policy content, including definitions for animal feed terms and specific rules on commercial feed, remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Enrolled Senate Act' header and specific printing code instructions that were only relevant to the final enrolled version of the bill.

Replaced the enrolled act title with the standard 'Senate Bill No. 249' header and added a digest summarizing the bill's purpose.

Updated the legislative history dates to reflect the bill's progression through the committee in January 2026.

Reformatted the body of the bill to use standard Senate Bill line numbering instead of the enrolled act page numbering.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2026 · House Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

45–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 48

Jan 20, 2026

D Democratic9

9 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican39

36 Yea 3

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 24, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President of the Senate

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President Pro Tempore

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 231: yeas 96, nays 0

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: do pass, adopted

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 40: yeas 46, nays 0

upper

Jan 15, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amendment #1 (Leising) prevailed; voice vote

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: do pass, adopted

upper

4 primary · 1 co-sponsor