# Indiana SB 305: Rural communities.

Indiana SB 305, Rural communities., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Andy Zay; status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (Authored by Senator Zay) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 305
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Rural communities.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-13, Authored by Senator Zay
- Sponsor: Andy Zay
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: agriculture
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes the saving rural Indiana program (program) for the purpose of building additional local capacity allowing innovative communities to create solutions for challenges facing rural Indiana. Establishes the saving rural Indiana matching grant fund to carry out the purpose of the program.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andy Zay

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Zay (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0305/versions/SB0305.01.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
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0305/versions/SB0305.01.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-SB305-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).