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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 14: Vegetable gardens and livestock.

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

SB 14 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Vegetable gardens and livestock. Primary sponsor: Kendell Culp (Republican), Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Gary Byrne (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2025): First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government.

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.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kendell CulpPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Shelli YoderPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate40
Gary ByrnePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Blake DoriotPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12
David AbbottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Mike BohacekCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
La Keisha JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Joanna KingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Doug MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Lonnie RandolphCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Linda RogersCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Daryl SchmittCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate48
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. First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
  2. Referred to the House
  3. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 49: yeas 49, nays 0
  4. Cosponsors: Representatives Miller D, Abbott, King
  5. House sponsor: Representative Culp
  6. Amendment #2 (Doriot) prevailed; voice vote
  7. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
  8. Senators Schmitt and Jackson L added as coauthors
  9. Senator Yoder added as third author
  10. Senator Randolph added as coauthor
  11. Senator Rogers added as coauthor
  12. Committee report: amend 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