republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/hb-1424.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Farm and homestead food sales."
description: "Allows the executive board of the Indiana department of health to adopt rules concerning time temperature control for food safety, but provides that the rules may not be applied to a homestead vendor or small farm vendor. Provides that homestead vendors and small farm vendors are exempt from specified health regulations applicable to food establishments. Provides that the Indiana department of health, a local unit of government, the health and hospital corporation of Marion County, or a local health department may not impose any rules, regulations, certifications, or licensing requirements on a homestead vendor or small farm vendor that are not required under federal law, but may investigate complaints against a homestead vendor or small farm vendor regarding a foodborne illness derived from the homestead vendor's or small farm vendor's food products. Permits homestead vendors and small farm vendors to sell specified meat products and other foods from: (1) the property of the homestead vendor or small farm vendor; or (2) a farmers market. Requires a homestead vendor or small farm vendor to provide consumers with specified information regarding the homestead vendor's or small farm vendor's food products through signage or labeling. Provides for conditions under which a homestead vendor or small farm vendor may ship or deliver a food product directly to a consumer. Imposes handling, refrigeration, transportation, and storage requirements for homestead vendor and small farm vendor food products. Provides that public buildings used by homestead vendors and small farm vendors are exempt from certain public building and safety regulations. Provides that buildings, structures, or stands used for sale of homestead vendor or small farm vendor food products are subject to specified fire safety, building, and equipment laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1424"
citation: "Indiana HB 1424 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGENCIES; Department of Health (IDOH)", "AGRICULTURE; Food and Food Processing", "AGRICULTURE; Generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Buchanan", "Gary Byrne", "Hunter Smith"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-08"
last_action: "2026-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f352baf0-a00b-43c5-a605-7529b6548dfa"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1424"
source_hash: "c65b3ac6b73f2642c4d77f16bfac0822fd66b4c4ea4de0df73bef3ff7db85ff7"
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 1424 (2026) — Farm and homestead food sales.

Allows the executive board of the Indiana department of health to adopt rules concerning time temperature control for food safety, but provides that the rules may not be applied to a homestead vendor or small farm vendor. Provides that homestead vendors and small farm vendors are exempt from specified health regulations applicable to food establishments. Provides that the Indiana department of health, a local unit of government, the health and hospital corporation of Marion County, or a local health department may not impose any rules, regulations, certifications, or licensing requirements on a homestead vendor or small farm vendor that are not required under federal law, but may investigate complaints against a homestead vendor or small farm vendor regarding a foodborne illness derived from the homestead vendor's or small farm vendor's food products. Permits homestead vendors and small farm vendors to sell specified meat products and other foods from: (1) the property of the homestead vendor or small farm vendor; or (2) a farmers market. Requires a homestead vendor or small farm vendor to provide consumers with specified information regarding the homestead vendor's or small farm vendor's food products through signage or labeling. Provides for conditions under which a homestead vendor or small farm vendor may ship or deliver a food product directly to a consumer. Imposes handling, refrigeration, transportation, and storage requirements for homestead vendor and small farm vendor food products. Provides that public buildings used by homestead vendors and small farm vendors are exempt from certain public building and safety regulations. Provides that buildings, structures, or stands used for sale of homestead vendor or small farm vendor food products are subject to specified fire safety, building, and equipment laws.

## Version chain

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

1. **Engrossed House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1424/HB1424.03.ENGH.pdf)
2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1424/HB1424.05.ENRS.pdf)
3. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1424/HB1424.04.COMS.pdf)
4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1424/HB1424.01.INTR.pdf)

## Votes

- HB 1424 - Smith H - 3rd Reading — **76–20** (pass) · lower
- HB 1424 - Buchanan - 3rd Reading — **38–10** (pass) · upper
- HB 1424 - Smith H — **74–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brian Buchanan — primary (person)
- Gary Byrne — primary (person)
- Hunter Smith — primary (person)
- Blake Doriot — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Koch — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Lehman — coauthor (person)
- Robb Greene — coauthor (person)
- Robert Morris — coauthor (person)
- Stacey Donato — cosponsor (person)
- Tyler Johnson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-08** Authored by Representative Smith H
- **2026-01-08** First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-08** Coauthored by Representatives Morris, Lehman, Greene
- **2026-01-13** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-20** Amendment #3 (Garcia Wilburn) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2026-01-20** Amendment #1 (Smith H) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2026-01-20** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-01-22** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 84: yeas 76, nays 20 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-01-22** Senate sponsor: Senator Buchanan
- **2026-01-23** Referred to the Senate `referral`
- **2026-01-27** First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Senator Johnson T added as cosponsor
- **2026-02-12** Senator Byrne added as second sponsor
- **2026-02-19** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-19** Senators Koch, Doriot, Donato added as cosponsors
- **2026-02-23** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 263: yeas 38, nays 10 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
- **2026-02-25** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2026-02-26** House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 397: yeas 74, nays 12
- **2026-02-26** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Public Law 163 `became-law`
- **2026-03-05** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f352baf0-a00b-43c5-a605-7529b6548dfa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).