# Indiana HB 1149: Agricultural online portal.

Indiana HB 1149, Agricultural online portal., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Kendell Culp (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1149
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Agricultural online portal.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-25, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Kendell Culp (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: agriculture and rural development, the senate, agriculture
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (133 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Indiana state department of agriculture (department) to establish and maintain an online portal on its website for the purposes of: (1) assisting users in the successful navigation of agricultural or related topics among various federal and state agencies; (2) providing a single source for users to access agricultural or related funding opportunities; (3) providing a searchable data base of available federal and state grants with information on eligibility and deadline criteria; and (4) providing regular updates to reflect changes in federal and state funding opportunities. Provides that the online portal shall include links to various federal and state websites. Requires that the online portal provide a series of regulatory checklists to assist users that are considering diversifying into new markets in the navigation of agricultural and related regulations and the avoidance of punitive enforcement actions before they arise. Requires that the online portal provide a one stop venue that will help connect users with responsive data visualization tools and technical assistance programming. Requires that the online portal include a link to provide users with ongoing updates on the status of certain lost farmland. Requires an updated report on certain lost farmland to be uploaded to the online portal every five years. Requires that the online portal include formal venues: (1) to collect comments from the public regarding federal regulations impacting Indiana's rural economy with the goal of assisting the state in providing vigorous advocacy on behalf of the public; and (2) where users may provide to the department reviews and feedback regarding the usefulness of the online portal.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kendell Culp (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dave Heine (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jean Leising (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Moed (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 84 | 5 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-03-25: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-03-25: Public Law 5 (House)
- 2025-03-18: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Returned to the House without amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-10: Senator Glick added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Senator Yoder added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 219: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Senators Schmitt and Byrne added as cosponsors (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-03: Senate sponsor: Senator Leising (House)
- 2025-02-03: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 66: yeas 84, nays 5 (House)
- 2025-01-30: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Amendment #1 (Prescott) motion withdrawn (House)
- 2025-01-28: Representatives Heine and Moed added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-01-27: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-21: Representative Aylesworth added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Culp (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1149/versions/HB1149.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1149/versions/HB1149.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1149/versions/HB1149.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1149/versions/HB1149.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1149/versions/HB1149.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1149/versions/HB1149.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1149/versions/HB1149.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1149/versions/HB1149.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1149-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).