# Indiana HB 1602: Various food matters.

Indiana HB 1602, Various food matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Kendell Culp (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1602
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Various food matters.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-03-03, First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture
- Sponsor: Kendell Culp (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: agriculture and rural development, the senate, agriculture
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (94 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that a recipient may appeal to the legislative body an enforcement action issued or taken by a local health officer under IC 16-20-1 in response to a food establishment inspection. Adds provisions concerning limited meat product sales. Prohibits a grocery store from selling, offering for sale, or distributing an alternative meat product misbranded as a meat product. Requires a food manufacturer to label alternative meat products as "THIS IS AN IMITATION MEAT PRODUCT".

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kendell Culp (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hunter Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 94 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-18: Cosponsor: Senator Doriot (House)
- 2025-02-18: Senate sponsors: Senators Glick, Schmitt, Byrne (House)
- 2025-02-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 194: yeas 94, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-17: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-17: Amendment #1 (Culp) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-02-13: Representative Bartels added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-02-06: Recommitted to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-01-27: Representative Smith H added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Culp (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1602/versions/HB1602.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1602/versions/HB1602.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1602/versions/HB1602.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1602/versions/HB1602.01.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
- [Engrossed House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1602/versions/HB1602.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1602/versions/HB1602.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1602/versions/HB1602.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1602/versions/HB1602.01.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-HB1602-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).