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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1185: Department of agriculture.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1185 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Department of agriculture. Primary sponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 8, 2026): Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Adds a purpose for which money in the clean water Indiana fund may be used. Renames the value added research fund to the agricultural market development fund and makes various changes to the purposes for which money in the agricultural market development fund may be used. Allows the agricultural market development fund to accept grants, donations, and money received from any other source. Requires the division of soil conservation to work in collaboration with state and federal agencies and research institutions in the installation and maintenance of mesonet sites. Allows money in the grain buyers and warehouse licensing agency license fee fund to be used to augment and supplement funding for the implementation of the Indiana grain buyers and warehouse licensing and bonding law subject to approval by the budget agency. Makes conforming changes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike AylesworthPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
  2. Committee report: do pass, adopted
  3. First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
  4. Authored by Representative Aylesworth

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source