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HB1361 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning agriculture and animals.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning agriculture and animals.

Agriculture
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Beau Baird
Last action
2026-03-04
Official status
Enrolled House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on enforcement or penalties, leaving these aspects unclear.

Indiana Fertilizer Rules Act

This act codifies rules for commercial fertilizer labels, registration, testing, and safe storage in Indiana.

What This Bill Does

  • Codifies rules for the format of commercial fertilizer labels.
  • Establishes requirements for registering commercial fertilizers with the state.
  • Sets guidelines for sampling and analyzing commercial fertilizers.
  • Creates standards for primary containment of fluid bulk fertilizers at storage facilities.
  • Outlines operational area containment measures for fluid fertilizers.
  • Specifies diked secondary containment requirements for fluid bulk fertilizers.
  • Establishes rules for storing and handling dry bulk fertilizers properly.
  • Requires a registry for the location of fertilizer storage facilities.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Fertilizer companies that sell products in Indiana
  • Storage facility owners who keep large amounts of fertilizer

Terms To Know

commercial fertilizer
A type of fertilizer sold to farmers and gardeners for growing plants.
registration
The process where companies tell the government about their products before selling them.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how much money will be spent on enforcing these rules.
  • Does not explain what happens if someone breaks these new fertilizer laws.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB1361.02.COMH.AMS04

Committee House Bill (S) • Senator Jean Leising

Filed

Plain English: This amendment changes the Indiana Code to add new requirements for fertilizer use.

  • Adds a new section to the Indiana Code that requires farmers and other users of fertilizers to follow specific guidelines when applying fertilizers to prevent water pollution.
  • The exact details of the new guidelines are not provided in the amendment text, so it's unclear what specific actions will be required.
  • It is unknown how this amendment would be enforced or what penalties might apply for non-compliance.
HB1361.03.COMS.AMS05

Committee House Bill (S) • Senator Ryan Mishler

Filed

Plain English: This amendment changes the Indiana Code to add new requirements for fertilizer application.

  • Adds a requirement that farmers must follow best management practices when applying fertilizer to prevent water pollution.
  • The specific details of what constitutes 'best management practices' are not defined in this amendment text, so it's unclear exactly how farmers will know what is expected of them.
HB1361.01.INTR.AMH03

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Beau Baird

Filed

Plain English: This amendment adds new definitions to the Indiana Code related to agriculture and animals.

  • Adds new terms and their meanings to the Indiana Code concerning agriculture and animals.
  • The specific details of what these new definitions are and how they will affect existing laws are not provided in the amendment text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-04 House

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-04 House

    Public Law 98

  3. 2026-02-27 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  4. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  6. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Returned to the House with amendments

  7. 2026-02-25 House

    House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 382: yeas 96, nays 0

  8. 2026-02-25 House

    Motion to concur filed

  9. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 258: yeas 46, nays 1

  10. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  12. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  13. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  14. 2026-02-05 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture

  15. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to the Senate

  16. 2026-02-02 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 185: yeas 90, nays 0

  17. 2026-02-02 House

    Senate sponsors: Senators Glick, Leising, Clark

  18. 2026-01-27 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. 2026-01-22 House

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  20. 2026-01-08 House

    Authored by Representative Baird

  21. 2026-01-08 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning agriculture and animals.
Fertilizer.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning agriculture and animals.

Fertilizer.

Codifies commercial fertilizer administrative rules. Defines or amends certain terms. Codifies certain requirements and processes for commercial fertilizer with respect to: (1) label format; (2) registration; (3) sampling and analysis; (4) primary containment of fluid bulk fertilizer at storage facilities; (5) operational area containment for fluid fertilizers; (6) diked secondary containment of fluid bulk fertilizers; (7) storage and handling of dry bulk fertilizers; and (8) storage facility location registry.