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House committee advances bill to boost protections and higher condemnation payouts for Hoosier Homestead farms

House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee · January 15, 2026
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Summary

Representative Rob Green’s HB1105 would create a statutory Hoosier Homestead registry and require payment equal to the greater of 200% of fair market value or 200% of replacement cost plus relocation and business-loss costs when a qualifying multi‑generational family farm is taken by eminent domain; the committee approved the bill 11‑0.

Representative Rob Green urged the House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee to pass House Bill 1105, saying the measure would give century‑plus family farms — recognized by the Hoosier Homestead program — stronger protections and a chance to speak before a condemning authority.

"This bill seeks to give these families a voice to push back against potential condemnation of their homestead farm," Green said, outlining provisions that would create an electronic Hoosier Homestead registry and restrict the measure to…

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