Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1234 — Conservation of agricultural land.

Last action — Representative Bauer added as coauthor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Establishes an agricultural land protection program (program) to allow the state or a county fiscal body to purchase agricultural conservation easements throughout the state and also acquire agricultural conservation easements by gift, bequest, or devise. Provides that the Indiana state department of agriculture (department) may receive and hold agricultural conservation easements acquired under the program or by gift, bequest, or devise. Establishes the Indiana land protection board to administer the program in coordination with the department. Establishes the agricultural conservation easement fund to provide funding for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements throughout the state. Makes an appropriation.

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Action History

  1. Representative Bauer added as coauthor

  2. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  3. Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3

  4. Representative Aylesworth added as coauthor

  5. First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

  6. Authored by Representative Culp

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (147)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1234 do?
Establishes an agricultural land protection program (program) to allow the state or a county fiscal body to purchase agricultural conservation easements throughout the state and also acquire agricultural conservation easements by gift, bequest, or devise. Provides that the Indiana state department of agriculture (department) may receive and hold agricultural conservation easements acquired under the program or by gift, bequest, or devise. Establishes the Indiana land protection board to administer the program in coordination with the department. Establishes the agricultural conservation easement fund to provide funding for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements throughout the state. Makes an appropriation.
Who sponsors HB 1234?
HB 1234 is sponsored by Maureen Bauer (Democrat), Mike Aylesworth (Republican), and Kendell Culp (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1234?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 1234?
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