Indiana Senate Bill 261 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-10 - First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture
Pending: Senate Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Right to food. Provides that an individual has the right to: (1) save and exchange seeds to grow food; and (2) grow, raise, produce, harvest, and consume the food that the individual chooses for the individual's own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health, and well-being. Specifies certain acts that are prohibited. Provides that a zoning ordinance may restrict but may not prohibit the growing or raising of food. Specifies that the board of animal health and the United States Department of Agriculture may enforce a state or federal law, rule, or regulation concerning animals. Specifies that the right to grow and raise food does not impair the terms of a lease or contract.

Right to food.

Sen. Blake Doriot [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-10	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture
2022-01-10	Senate	Authored by Senator Doriot

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/senate/261/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/d/9/8/3d980528/SB0261.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/2/6/8/a268f485/SB0261.01.INTR.FN001.pdf