republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/hb-1355.md

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Bill	Confined feeding operations.	Creates a preapplication process for the approval of confined feeding operations. Provides that the department of environmental management (department) must refund a confined feeding operation application fee under certain circumstances. Provides that certain confined feeding operations do not need to use certain equipment for solid manure produced by livestock. Prohibits the department from requiring an existing confined feeding operation permit holder, who is applying to expand an operation, to update a previously approved facility or structure. Establishes certain requirements for earthen berms at manure storage facilities. Requires the department to: (1) designate an employee as the point of contact for information on confined feeding operation applications; and (2) distribute the contact information of the designated employee to all operating confined feeding operations.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2026	HB 1355	Indiana HB 1355 (2026)	bill	AGENCIES; Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) AGRICULTURE; Livestock ANIMALS; Generally	enacted	Daryl Schmitt Kendell Culp Rick Niemeyer	4	22	3	2026-01-08	2026-02-26	openstates	ocd-bill/dd84b8e2-f6ec-4f29-a565-29ffaec4f403	https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1355	bbe47fd701b3d6b44fa91223158928eedf11579ad415fc19e7ecbbc73b8c3f02	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1355 (2026) — Confined feeding operations.

Creates a preapplication process for the approval of confined feeding operations. Provides that the department of environmental management (department) must refund a confined feeding operation application fee under certain circumstances. Provides that certain confined feeding operations do not need to use certain equipment for solid manure produced by livestock. Prohibits the department from requiring an existing confined feeding operation permit holder, who is applying to expand an operation, to update a previously approved facility or structure. Establishes certain requirements for earthen berms at manure storage facilities. Requires the department to: (1) designate an employee as the point of contact for information on confined feeding operation applications; and (2) distribute the contact information of the designated employee to all operating confined feeding operations.

Version chain

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

1. Engrossed House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
2. Enrolled House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
3. House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
4. Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HB 1355 - Niemeyer - 3rd Reading — 44–0 (pass) · upper
• HB 1355 - Culp - 3rd Reading — 69–26 (pass) · lower
• HB 1355 - Culp — 73–22 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Daryl Schmitt — primary (person)
• Kendell Culp — primary (person)
• Rick Niemeyer — primary (person)
• Beau Baird — coauthor (person)
• Mike Aylesworth — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-08 Authored by Representative Culp
• 2026-01-08 First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-01-12 Representative Aylesworth added as coauthor
• 2026-01-22 Representative Baird added as coauthor
• 2026-01-22 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-01-27 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-01-28 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 117: yeas 69, nays 26 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-01-28 Senate sponsors: Senators Niemeyer, Schmitt
• 2026-01-29 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2026-02-02 First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-02-09 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-02-12 Amendment #1 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2026-02-12 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-02-18 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
• 2026-02-17 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 191: yeas 44, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-02-19 Motion to concur filed filing
• 2026-02-19 House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 299: yeas 73, nays 22
• 2026-02-23 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2026-02-24 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2026-02-25 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-02-26 Public Law 42 became-law
• 2026-02-26 Signed by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dd84b8e2-f6ec-4f29-a565-29ffaec4f403. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).