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Committee hears Hoosier Homestead bill to add remonstrance process for century farms; ISDA neutral
Summary
House Bill 1265 would place the Hoosier Homestead Farm program into statute and allow qualifying multi‑generational farms a local remonstrance step before fee‑simple condemnation; the committee heard testimony and the author said technical amendments are forthcoming.
Representative Greene (presenting HB 1265) said the bill would codify the Hoosier Homestead Farm program and give qualifying farms a local opportunity to remonstrate when a fee‑simple taking by eminent domain is proposed. Greene said the state lost 345,682 acres of farmland between 2010 and 2022 and described HB 1265 as a complementary measure to Representative Culp’s easement bill.
“1265 simply gives a…
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