Indiana House Bill 1248 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Engrossed on February 19 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-24 - First Reading: Referred to committee on Agriculture
Pending: Senate Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Urban farming. Requires the state department of agriculture to develop and promote programs in support of urban farming, food cooperatives, and farmers' markets. Establishes the local farm and food council (council) to study certain topics concerning the growth of an Indiana based local farm and food product economy and make recommendations to the department of agriculture (department). Allows the department to implement the council's recommendations. Establishes the Indiana farm and food fund. Establishes a farm commodities and market news service, including a pilot program, within the department, to be funded from the livestock industry promotion and development fund.

Urban farming. Requires the state department of agriculture to develop and promote programs in support of urban farming, food cooperatives, and farmers' markets. Establishes the local farm and food council (council) to study certain topics concerning the growth of an Indiana based local farm and food product economy and make recommendations to the department of agriculture (department). Allows the department to implement the council's recommendations. Establishes the Indiana farm and food fund. Establishes a farm commodities and market news service, including a pilot program, within the department, to be funded from the livestock industry promotion and development fund.

Rep. Justin Moed [D]	Rep. Lloyd Arnold [R]	Rep. Robin Shackleford [D]	Rep. Christopher Judy [R]
Sen. James Merritt [R]	Sen. Randall Head [R]	Sen. Amanda Banks [R]	Sen. Greg Taylor [D]
Sen. Jean Leising [R]

2015-02-17 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 89 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2015-02-12 - House - House Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development - Committee Vote (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-24	Senate	First Reading: Referred to committee on Agriculture
2015-02-19	House	Referred to the Senate
2015-02-17	House	Senator Leising added as cosponsor
2015-02-17	House	Senator Taylor added as cosponsor
2015-02-17	House	Senator Banks A added as third sponsor
2015-02-17	House	Senator Head added as second sponsor
2015-02-17	House	Senator Merritt added as sponsor
2015-02-17	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 162: yeas 89, nays 5
2015-02-16	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2015-02-12	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2015-02-05	House	Representative Judy added as coauthor
2015-01-13	House	First Reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
2015-01-13	House	Coauthored by Representatives Arnold L and Shackleford
2015-01-13	House	Authored by Representative Moed

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/house/1248/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/d/b/6/8db660bf/HB1248.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/a/0/3/9a034372/HB1248.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/5/c/8/65c84164/HB1248.02.COMH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/9/6/e/f96ea2f9/HB1248.01.INTR.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/2/7/4/6274f236/HB1248.162.pdf