# Indiana SB 55: Agricultural programs. Indiana SB 55, Agricultural programs., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Jean Leising (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-02-24 (Public Law 8); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB55-2026 - 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 55 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Agricultural programs. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-12-08 - Last action: 2026-02-24, Public Law 8 - Sponsor: Jean Leising (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: agriculture, the house, agriculture and rural development - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (140 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary Creates the pork market development program (pork program) and the soybean market development program (soybean program). Specifies that the pork program and soybean program apply only if assessments are not levied and collected under federal law. Requires the Indiana Pork Producers Association, Inc., to administer the pork program and the Indiana Soybean Alliance to administer the soybean program. Establishes various procedures and requirements for operating the pork program and the soybean program. Makes technical corrections.~ ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Soybean and pork farmers can request refunds: benefit, low. Soybean and pork producers can request refunds of state program assessments from their program’s administering association. Producers must follow that association’s process and apply within 180 days after the deduction. They must provide a complete application and proof that the assessment was paid… - Pork funds reserved for industry programs: benefit, low. The Indiana Pork Producers Association must use 80% of assessment collections for specified National Pork Board functions no longer operating. Program funds can support only uses allowed by the law. Assessment money pays program expenses; remaining funds and investment income can support promotion… - Soybean funds face spending safeguards: benefit, low. The Indiana Soybean Alliance must use program money only for purposes allowed by the law. At least 50% of assessments must fund approved joint projects with universities, states, or organizations having regional, national, or international impact. The board must favor work that creates value for In… - Courts can enforce farm program duties: cost, low. Both administering associations can seek court orders when someone fails to perform program duties other than sending in assessments. Each association must first let that person explain why legal action should not proceed. Courts can order compliance and grant other appropriate remedies. The associ… - Pork buyers face deadlines and penalties: cost, low. First pork buyers must send collections to the Indiana Pork Producers Association within 30 days after each calendar quarter ends. They must keep detailed assessment records for at least three years and provide them on request. Late payments can trigger a 2% monthly charge starting the day after pa… - New pork fees with organic exemptions: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Indiana Pork Producers Association runs a state pork marketing program. It applies only when the association does not operate the specified federal assessment and checkoff programs; federally blocked activities remain barred. First buyers deduct 35 cents per $100 of mark… - New soybean fees with organic exemptions: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana has a soybean marketing program run by the Indiana Soybean Alliance. It applies only when the alliance is not collecting assessments under the specified federal soybean program. First buyers deduct 0.5% of the net market price from producers’ payments, only once per… - Soybean buyers get fees, face penalties: mixed, low. First soybean buyers must send quarterly assessment collections to the Indiana Soybean Alliance within 30 days after each quarter ends. Buyers meeting that deadline for all collections can keep 3% of the assessments as a handling fee. Buyers must keep detailed records for at least three years and p… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jean Leising (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Beau Baird (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ethan Manning (Republican), House - Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Justin Moed (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ron Alting (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 | 94 | 1 | | | 2026-01-20 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 46 | 1 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-02-24: Public Law 8 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Signed by the Governor (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 236: yeas 94, nays 1 (House) - 2026-02-10: Representatives Manning, Moed added as cosponsors (House) - 2026-02-09: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-02-05: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-28: First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (House) - 2026-01-23: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senator Alting added as coauthor (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 36: yeas 46, nays 1 (Senate) - 2026-01-20: House sponsor: Representative Baird (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Cosponsor: Representative Aylesworth (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Senator Glick added as second author (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Amendment #1 (Leising) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Senator Clark added as third author (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-01-08: Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-12-08: Authored by Senator Leising (Senate) - 2025-12-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0055/versions/SB0055.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0055/versions/SB0055.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0055/versions/SB0055.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0055/versions/SB0055.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0055/versions/SB0055.04.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed) - HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters. (signed) - HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed) - HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed) - HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed) - HB 1249: Various criminal law matters. (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0055/versions/SB0055.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0055/versions/SB0055.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0055/versions/SB0055.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0055/versions/SB0055.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0055/versions/SB0055.04.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related - [HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1424-2026) - [HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1406-2026) - [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026) - [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026) - [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026) - [HB 1249: Various criminal law matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1249-2026) - [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-SB55-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).