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Committee hears bill to codify Hoosier Homestead program and allow homestead farms a remonstrance against condemnation
Summary
House Bill 1265 would codify the Hoosier Homestead Farm program in statute and create a limited remonstrance process that lets qualifying century-plus family farms request local review before a fee-simple condemnation. The committee heard testimony and agreed to hold the bill for technical amendments.
The House Agriculture Committee heard testimony on House Bill 1265, which would place the Hoosier Homestead Farm program into statute and create a narrow local remonstrance process for family farms that have held title for at least 100 years.
Representative Kyle Greene (sponsor) described the bill as recognizing multi‑generational farms and giving them a final local forum to object to a fee‑simple condemnation. Greene said the program, which began as an administrative award in 1976, recognizes farms that have been in…
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