---
type: "Bill"
title: "HOA regulation of beekeeping."
description: "Provides that a homeowners association may regulate the number and location of beehives on properties. Provides that a homeowners association may not: (1) regulate the number and location of beehives that are located on a property before the regulations are adopted; and (2) prohibit beekeeping on property that complies with state law, if the beehives are actively maintained for pollination or production of honey. Provides when a homeowners association may prohibit beekeeping within 100 feet of a property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1337"
citation: "Indiana HB 1337 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE; Generally", "PROPERTY; Homeowners Associations (HOAs)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karen Engleman", "Linda Rogers", "Mike Bohacek", "Scott Baldwin"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60b092b8-808f-4ab0-8597-ca8c7e66a0f6"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2024/bills/hb1337"
source_hash: "a7d34ade3ea388d9404624283b8361a5d6f8a75a3c93ba91d86d934967900d0c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana HB 1337 (2024) — HOA regulation of beekeeping.

Provides that a homeowners association may regulate the number and location of beehives on properties. Provides that a homeowners association may not: (1) regulate the number and location of beehives that are located on a property before the regulations are adopted; and (2) prohibit beekeeping on property that complies with state law, if the beehives are actively maintained for pollination or production of honey. Provides when a homeowners association may prohibit beekeeping within 100 feet of a property.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Engrossed House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1337/HB1337.04.ENGS.pdf)
2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1337/HB1337.05.ENRS.pdf)
3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1337/HB1337.03.COMS.pdf)
4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1337/HB1337.01.INTR.pdf)

## Votes

- HB 1337 - Engleman - 3rd Reading — **78–18** (pass) · lower
- HB 1337 - Engleman — **69–24** (pass) · lower
- HB 1337 - Baldwin - 3rd Reading — **42–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Karen Engleman — primary (person)
- Linda Rogers — primary (person)
- Mike Bohacek — primary (person)
- Scott Baldwin — primary (person)
- Dave Heine — coauthor (person)
- Edward Clere — coauthor (person)
- Sheila Klinker — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-10** Coauthored by Representative Clere
- **2024-01-10** Authored by Representative Engleman
- **2024-01-10** First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-25** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2024-01-29** Representatives Heine and Klinker added as coauthors
- **2024-01-29** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 69: yeas 78, nays 18 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2024-01-29** Senate sponsor: Senator Baldwin
- **2024-01-30** Referred to the Senate `referral`
- **2024-02-05** First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-29** Amendment #1 (Pol) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-29** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2024-03-04** Senator Rogers added as third sponsor
- **2024-03-04** Senator Bohacek added as second sponsor
- **2024-03-04** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 261: yeas 42, nays 6 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2024-03-05** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
- **2024-03-06** House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 292: yeas 69, nays 24
- **2024-03-11** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2024-03-13** Public Law 159 `became-law`
- **2024-03-11** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-13** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-12** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60b092b8-808f-4ab0-8597-ca8c7e66a0f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).