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Committee hears bill to put Hoosier Homestead program into statute and add remonstrance option against eminent domain
Summary
House Bill 1265 would codify the Hoosier Homestead Farm program, create an electronic registry of homestead farms, and allow eligible homestead farms a limited local appeal (remonstrance) before a fee‑simple condemnation. The committee heard testimony supporting the measure and agreed to hold the bill for technical changes before further action.
Representative Greene presented House Bill 1265, which would place the Hoosier Homestead Farm program into statute and create a limited local remonstrance process for family farms that qualify as Hoosier Homestead Farms.
Representative Greene said the bill “first puts the Hoosier Homestead Farm Program into statute” and would require the Indiana State Department of Agriculture to maintain an electronic registry of homestead farms; it would also provide a process for a homestead farm to remonstrate to the local legislative body when a…
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