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Committee adopts amendment, passes bill to codify state chemist fertilizer rules

Environmental Affairs Committee · January 21, 2026
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Summary

The Environmental Affairs Committee voted to pass House Bill 13‑61 as amended to move the Office of the State Chemist’s fertilizer administrative rules into Indiana Code and grant clarified authority over certain on‑site manure storage; testimony from industry and the state chemist’s office supported the change.

Chairman Baird opened the committee’s first bill and offered Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 13‑61 to align fertilizer administrative rules with the Indiana Code and to clarify the state chemist office’s authority over certain on‑site manure storage.

The bill’s supporters told the committee the amendment was largely technical and necessary for the underlying measure to function. Josh Trenary, representing the Indiana Pork Producers and the Indiana…

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