# Indiana SB 230: Department of agriculture. Indiana SB 230, Department of agriculture., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Jean Leising (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-02-24 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB230-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 230 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Department of agriculture. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-08 - Last action: 2026-02-24, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Jean Leising (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: agriculture, appropriations, the house, agriculture and rural development - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (140 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary 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. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Required Appointments Fill Soil District Vacancies: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the board must fill soil district vacancies when three or more unexpired terms become vacant together. The board fills these seats by appointment. - Expanded State Support for Farm Businesses: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana’s Department of Agriculture administers livestock and agriculture marketing grants and leads agricultural development work. Its duties include international marketing and promoting farm resources processed into higher-value products. It also supports business partner… - Indiana Ends Its Land Resources Council: cost, low. Effective July 1, 2026, the law repeals the chapter establishing the Indiana Land Resources Council. The repeal provision names no replacement body or funding change. - Stricter Rules for Soil District Leaders: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, elected and appointed soil district supervisors must complete state training within one year of joining. District chairmen must appoint election committees by October 31 and send members’ names to the board by November 1. Each committee includes a supervisor as chair and two… - Soil District Matching Funds Require Reports: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana matches eligible soil district funding dollar for dollar, up to $10,000 per district yearly. Districts must certify prior-year funding in their annual financial statements and spend matched money on district purposes. Statements are due March 1; matching funds are wi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jean Leising (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Beau Baird (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kendell Culp (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-10 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 45 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-02-24: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Public Law 14 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-12: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House) - 2026-02-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 233: yeas 95, nays 0 (House) - 2026-02-09: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-02-05: Representative Baird added as cosponsor (House) - 2026-02-05: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-29: First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (House) - 2026-01-28: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 114: yeas 45, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Cosponsor: Representative Culp (Senate) - 2026-01-27: House sponsor: Representative Aylesworth (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senator Alexander added as coauthor (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Senator Byrne added as third author (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Senator Glick added as second author (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture (Senate) - 2026-01-08: Authored by Senator Leising (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0230/versions/SB0230.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0230/versions/SB0230.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0230/versions/SB0230.03.COMS?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0230/versions/SB0230.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0230/versions/SB0230.04.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related bills - SB 239: Various education matters. (signed) - SB 204: Various education matters. (signed) - SB 179: Indiana department of transportation. (signed) - SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters. (signed) - SB 80: Code publication. (signed) - HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0230/versions/SB0230.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0230/versions/SB0230.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0230/versions/SB0230.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0230/versions/SB0230.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0230/versions/SB0230.04.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related - [SB 239: Various education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB239-2026) - [SB 204: Various education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB204-2026) - [SB 179: Indiana department of transportation.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB179-2026) - [SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB185-2026) - [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2026) - [HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1424-2026) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB230-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).