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IN HB1345
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/6/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kendell Culp
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AI Summary
- Establishes the Indiana Food Protection Panel, a 3-member state body to hear appeals from food establishment owners who receive enforcement actions from local health inspectors, with appeals due within 7 days and decisions issued within 14 days
- Prohibits local health departments from imposing food safety requirements stricter than state minimum standards, and requires the Indiana Department of Health to provide interpretation guidelines and designate a point of contact for local departments
- Allows farmers' market and roadside stand vendors to sell frozen meat products from livestock raised on their farm and processed at official establishments, and creates a framework for "custom exempt" meat sales where consumers purchase livestock before slaughter
- Requires food products containing insect protein to be labeled with "THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS INSECT PROTEIN" and prohibits misbranding such products, with civil penalties up to $10,000 per day for violations
- Prohibits cities, counties, and towns from adopting ordinances that prevent residents from cultivating vegetable gardens on their own property or on others' property with permission
Legislative Description
Various food matters.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
1/6/2026
Committee Referrals
Public Health1/6/2026
Full Bill Text
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