State Government / Indiana / Legislation / HB 1355
Creates a preapplication process for the approval of confined feeding operations. Provides that the department of environmental management (department) must refund a confined feeding operation application fee under certain circumstances. Provides that certain confined feeding operations do not need to use certain equipment for solid manure produced by livestock. Prohibits the department from requiring an existing confined feeding operation permit holder, who is applying to expand an operation, to update a previously approved facility or structure. Establishes certain requirements for earthen berms at manure storage facilities. Requires the department to: (1) designate an employee as the point of contact for information on confined feeding operation applications; and (2) distribute the contact information of the designated employee to all operating confined feeding operations.
Latest development · Feb 26, 2026
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Signed by the Governor
Public Law 42
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the Speaker
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 299: yeas 73, nays 22
Motion to concur filed
Returned to the House with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 191: yeas 44, nays 0
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #1 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
Referred to the Senate
Senate sponsors: Senators Niemeyer, Schmitt
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 117: yeas 69, nays 26
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Representative Baird added as coauthor
Representative Aylesworth added as coauthor
First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
Authored by Representative Culp
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