# Indiana HB 1234: Conservation of agricultural land.

Indiana HB 1234, Conservation of agricultural land., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Kendell Culp (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-27 (Representative Bauer added as coauthor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1234
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Conservation of agricultural land.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-01-27, Representative Bauer added as coauthor
- Sponsor: Kendell Culp (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: agriculture and rural development
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kendell Culp (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Maureen Bauer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican), House

## Actions (6)

- 2025-01-27: Representative Bauer added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-21: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-21: Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Representative Aylesworth added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-09: First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (House)
- 2025-01-09: Authored by Representative Culp (House)

## Bill text

- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1234/versions/HB1234.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1234/versions/HB1234.01.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
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1234/versions/HB1234.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1234/versions/HB1234.01.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-HB1234-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).