Committee hears bill to codify Hoosier Homestead program and add remonstrance against eminent domain

Jan 14, 2025

House Bill 1265 would put the Hoosier Homestead Farm recognition into statute, create a registry and a local remonstrance process for fee‑simple takings affecting eligible multi‑generation farms; ISDA testified neutrally and the committee held the bill for technical amendment.

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Representative Green presented House Bill 1265, which would codify the Hoosier Homestead Farm program in statute, maintain an electronic registry of homestead farms, and give qualifying farms a limited process to remonstrate locally against fee‑simple condemnation actions.

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