Bill Sponsor
Indiana Senate Bill 461
Session 2025
Grain indemnity.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 30, 2025
Sponsors
First Action
Jan 13, 2025
Latest Action
Apr 30, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
461
State
Indiana
Session
2025
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Sponsor
Republican
Author
Republican
Author
Republican
Cosponsor
Summary
Defines "revocation of a license". Creates a process in which the director of the Indiana grain buyers and warehouse licensing agency (agency) determines whether a building or other protected enclosure constitutes a single warehouse that requires one or more licenses. Specifies the documents a person who desires to conduct business as a grain buyer, warehouse operator, or buyer-warehouse (licensee) must submit to the agency to renew a license to operate. Specifies how a business as a licensee may renew its license. Specifies the types of licenses the agency shall issue and how a license may be relinquished. Establishes what information must be included in a financial statement submitted by a licensee to the agency. Removes the ability of the agency to temporarily suspend a licensee's license. Specifies various matters related to on-premises inspections. Permits the director of the agency (director) to call an informal meeting with a licensee. Provides when the director may revoke, and when the director shall revoke, a licensee's license and what information the director must share with the licensee. Establishes various notice requirements. Permits the agency to adopt rules. Requires the director to inspect and test all equipment used to test the moisture content of grain purchased from producers once per year. Requires the Indiana grain indemnity corporation board to elect a chairperson and vice chairperson and take on various new responsibilities. Addresses various issues with producer premiums. Provides that a grain buyer shall keep accurate and correct records of grain purchased from producers documenting the producer premiums paid by producers. Establishes storage fees to determine storage loss. Requires the office of the attorney general to provide legal assistance if requested by the director. Requires the director to take possession of the bond or other security and all proceeds from a grain sale in the event a licensee has failed to meet its obligations under the grain indemnity chapter. Provides that the director shall provide informal conferences between agency representatives and persons who have or who appear to have grain deposited with the licensee in revocation. Makes technical and conforming changes.
04/30/2025
Office of the Governor
Signed by the Governor
04/30/2025
Senate
Public Law 114
04/23/2025
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
04/22/2025
House
Signed by the Speaker
04/17/2025
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
04/16/2025
Senate
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 464: yeas 41, nays 0
04/10/2025
Senate
Motion to concur filed
04/10/2025
House
Returned to the Senate with amendments
04/09/2025
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 413: yeas 95, nays 0
04/07/2025
House
Second reading: ordered engrossed
04/03/2025
House
Committee report: do pass, adopted
04/01/2025
House
Representative Culp added as cosponsor
03/20/2025
House
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
03/20/2025
House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
03/03/2025
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
02/12/2025
Senate
Referred to the House
02/11/2025
Senate
House sponsor: Representative Baird
02/11/2025
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 112: yeas 44, nays 4
02/11/2025
Senate
Cosponsor: Representative Aylesworth
02/10/2025
Senate
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
02/10/2025
Senate
Amendment #2 (Leising) prevailed; voice vote
02/06/2025
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
01/30/2025
Senate
Senator Glick added as second author
01/28/2025
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
01/13/2025
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture
01/13/2025
Senate
Authored by Senator Leising
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Record Created
Jan 13, 2025 8:52:01 PM
Record Updated
Oct 8, 2025 6:43:36 AM