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SB0230Introduced in the Senate

Department of agriculture.

Passed

Introduced by Jean Leising, District 42

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Department of agriculture. Makes various amendments to the role of supervisors on soil and conservation boards. Removes a requirement that an individual who conducted an inspection of a landfill in a soil and conservation district (district) submit a copy of the report to the division of soil conservation. Provides that a district that fails to provide a copy of each annual financial statement of the district to the soil conservation board by March 31 shall have its funding withheld until the requirements are satisfied. Repeals the Indiana land resource council.

Where it stands

Public Law 14

February 24, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House - Third reading · February 10, 2026

95

Yes

0

No

5

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Carolyn Jackson1Yes
Earl Harris2Yes
Ragen Hatcher3Yes
Edmond Soliday4Yes
Dale DeVon5Yes
Maureen Bauer6Absent
Jake Teshka7Yes
Ryan Dvorak8Yes
Randy Novak9Yes
Charles Moseley10Yes

Bill history

  1. Authored by Senator Leising

  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture

  3. Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  4. Senator Glick added as second author

  5. Senator Byrne added as third author

  6. Senator Alexander added as coauthor

  7. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  8. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 114: yeas 45, nays 0

  10. House sponsor: Representative Aylesworth

  11. Cosponsor: Representative Culp

  12. Referred to the House

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

  14. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  15. Representative Baird added as cosponsor

  16. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  17. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 233: yeas 95, nays 0

  18. Returned to the Senate without amendments

  19. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  20. Signed by the Speaker

  21. Signed by the President of the Senate

  22. Signed by the Governor

  23. Public Law 14

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