SB0135 — A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning agriculture and animals.
Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
Low chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Mixed recorded votes
4 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Authorizes alkaline hydrolysis as a lawful method of animal remains disposal in Indiana. Requires the state board of animal health to adopt standards for construction, operation, and biosecurity of alkaline hydrolysis. Requires the Indiana department of environmental management to adopt various regulations on alkaline hydrolysis. Defines zoning powers of a local unit regulating the disposal plant performing alkaline hydrolysis.
Bill Text
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Read SB0135 on the official Indiana source →Action History
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First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
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Authored by Senator Busch
Sponsors
- Justin Busch · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 95 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Justin Busch Republican Voted No
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 56 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 90 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Fleming | — | Yea |
| Goodrich | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Schaibley | — | Yea |
| Boy | — | Yea |
| Hatfield | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Torr | — | Yea |
| Zent | — | Yea |
| Speedy | — | Not Voting |
| Morrison | — | Not Voting |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kyle Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Andrade | Democrat | Yea |
| Mitch Gore | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Yea |
| Renee Pack | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Vernon Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Garcia Wilburn | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alex Zimmerman | Republican | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Becky Cash | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Barrett | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Jeter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Ledbetter | Republican | Yea |
| Cory Criswell | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Haggard | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Snow | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| David Abbott | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Elizabeth Rowray | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ethan Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| J.D. Prescott | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jake Teshka | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Meltzer | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Joanna King | Republican | Yea |
| Julie McGuire | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Kendell Culp | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Pierce | Republican | Yea |
| Lindsay Patterson | Republican | Yea |
| Lori Goss-Reaves | Republican | Yea |
| Lorissa Sweet | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Genda | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hostettler | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michelle Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robb Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Lauer | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
| Zach Payne | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 59 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 28 | 68 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 28% | 68% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hatfield | — | Yea |
| Fleming | — | Yea |
| Boy | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Nay |
| Schaibley | — | Nay |
| Speedy | — | Nay |
| Morrison | — | Nay |
| Cherry | — | Nay |
| Negele | — | Nay |
| Torr | — | Nay |
| Zent | — | Nay |
| Goodrich | — | Nay |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kyle Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Andrade | Democrat | Yea |
| Mitch Gore | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Yea |
| Renee Pack | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Vernon Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Garcia Wilburn | Democrat | Yea |
| Alex Zimmerman | Republican | Nay |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Nay |
| Becky Cash | Republican | Nay |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Nay |
| Brad Barrett | Republican | Nay |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Jeter | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Nay |
| Chris May | Republican | Nay |
| Cindy Ledbetter | Republican | Nay |
| Cory Criswell | Republican | Nay |
| Craig Haggard | Republican | Nay |
| Craig Snow | Republican | Nay |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Nay |
| Dave Hall | Republican | Nay |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Nay |
| David Abbott | Republican | Nay |
| Doug Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Nay |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Not Voting |
| Elizabeth Rowray | Republican | Nay |
| Ethan Manning | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Nay |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Nay |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Nay |
| J.D. Prescott | Republican | Nay |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Nay |
| Jake Teshka | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer Meltzer | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Nay |
| Joanna King | Republican | Nay |
| Julie McGuire | Republican | Nay |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Nay |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Nay |
| Kendell Culp | Republican | Nay |
| Kyle Pierce | Republican | Nay |
| Lindsay Patterson | Republican | Nay |
| Lori Goss-Reaves | Republican | Nay |
| Lorissa Sweet | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Genda | Republican | Nay |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Nay |
| Matt Hostettler | Republican | Nay |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Nay |
| Michelle Davis | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Nay |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Nay |
| Robb Greene | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Lauer | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Nay |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Nay |
| Timothy O'Brien | Republican | Nay |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Nay |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Nay |
| Zach Payne | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Crane | — | Yea |
| Vinzant | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Not Voting |
| Andrea Hunley | Democrat | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Cyndi Carrasco | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dernulc | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Byrne | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Goode | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Maxwell | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Deery | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 18% | 80% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Messmer | — | Nay |
| Vinzant | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Nay |
| Zay | — | Nay |
| Breaux | — | Not Voting |
| Andrea Hunley | Democrat | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Nay |
| Cyndi Carrasco | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Dernulc | Republican | Nay |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Nay |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Nay |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Nay |
| Gary Byrne | Republican | Nay |
| Greg Goode | Republican | Nay |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Nay |
| James Buck | Republican | Nay |
| James Tomes | Republican | Nay |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Nay |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Nay |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Nay |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Nay |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Young | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Nay |
| Randy Maxwell | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Nay |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Nay |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Alexander | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Nay |
| Spencer Deery | Republican | Nay |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Nay |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Nay |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Nay |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Kersey | — | Yea |
| Kirchhofer | — | Yea |
| Hamm | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Mahan | — | Yea |
| Morrison | — | Yea |
| Pelath | — | Yea |
| Saunders | — | Not Voting |
| Schaibley | — | Yea |
| Torr | — | Yea |
| Washburne | — | Yea |
| Wolkins | — | Yea |
| Smith, M | — | Yea |
| Smith, V | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Candelaria Reardon | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Culver | — | Yea |
| Davisson | — | Yea |
| Forestal | — | Yea |
| Friend | — | Yea |
| Frizzell | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Gutwein | — | Yea |
| Hatfield | — | Yea |
| Macer | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Nisly | — | Yea |
| Ober | — | Yea |
| Siegrist | — | Yea |
| Speedy | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Eberhart | — | Yea |
| Ellington | — | Yea |
| Lehe | — | Yea |
| Leonard | — | Yea |
| Richardson | — | Yea |
| Stemler | — | Not Voting |
| Zent | — | Yea |
| Ziemke | — | Yea |
| Austin | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Beumer | — | Yea |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Lawson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Houchin | — | Yea |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Not Voting |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Delph | — | Yea |
| Eckerty | — | Yea |
| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Head | — | Yea |
| Long | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Spartz | — | Yea |
| Stoops | — | Yea |
| Tallian | — | Yea |
| Zakas | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0135 do?
- Authorizes alkaline hydrolysis as a lawful method of animal remains disposal in Indiana. Requires the state board of animal health to adopt standards for construction, operation, and biosecurity of alkaline hydrolysis. Requires the Indiana department of environmental management to adopt various regulations on alkaline hydrolysis. Defines zoning powers of a local unit regulating the disposal plant performing alkaline hydrolysis.
- Who sponsors SB0135?
- SB0135 is sponsored by Justin Busch (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB0135?
- This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track SB0135?
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