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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1557: Prescribed burning.

Enacted 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 1557 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prescribed burning. Primary sponsor: Sue Glick (Republican), Beau Baird (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Public Law 124.

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Official summary

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

Defines "prescribed burn". Provides for the following: (1) Requirements to be met before a person conducts a prescribed burning. (2) That a certified prescribed burn manager and a completed prescribed burn plan must be present during a prescribed burning. (3) Certain civil liability immunities related to conducting a prescribed burn and the prescribed burn certification program. (4) Under certain conditions, exemption of prescribed burning from certain local regulations. (5) That a prescribed burning and the smoke produced by the prescribed burning do not constitute a nuisance. (6) That the division of forestry shall administer the training and certification program for prescribed burning. Limits damages for injuries or losses as result of a prescribed burn to actual damages.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sue GlickPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Beau BairdPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Mike AylesworthCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Maureen BauerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Mike KarickhoffCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30

“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. Public Law 124
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  5. Signed by the Speaker
  6. House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 488: yeas 80, nays 10
  7. Motion to concur filed
  8. Returned to the House with amendments
  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 329: yeas 38, nays 9
  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  11. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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