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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1562: Farm and home based food sales.

Passed one chamber 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 1562 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Farm and home based food sales. Primary sponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Gary Byrne (Republican), Hunter Smith (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2025): Senator Tomes added as cosponsor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Repeals current home based vendor regulations. Provides that the Indiana department of health, a local unit of government, the health and hospital corporation of Marion County, or a local health department may not impose any rules, regulations, certifications, or licensing requirements on a small farm or home based vendor that are not required under federal law. Exempts public buildings used by small farms and home based vendors from certain public building regulations.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tyler JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Ed CharbonneauPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Gary ByrnePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Hunter SmithPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Kendell CulpCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Blake DoriotCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Robb GreeneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Shane LindauerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Jim TomesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate49

“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. Senator Tomes added as cosponsor
  2. Senator Doriot added as cosponsor
  3. Senator Johnson T added as third sponsor
  4. Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Agriculture
  5. Senator Charbonneau added as second sponsor
  6. First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
  7. Referred to the Senate
  8. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 143: yeas 89, nays 1
  9. Senate sponsor: Senator Byrne
  10. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
  11. Amendment #2 (Smith H) prevailed; voice vote
  12. Committee report: do pass, adopted

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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