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Reprinted
March 1, 2024
ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL No. 1337
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DIGEST OF HB 1337 (Updated February 29, 2024 3:16 pm - DI 150)
Citations Affected: IC 32-25.5.
Synopsis: HOA regulation of beekeeping. Provides that a homeowners
association may regulate the number and location of beehives on
properties. Provides that a homeowners association may not: (1)
regulate the number and location of beehives that are located on a
property before the regulations are adopted; and (2) prohibit
beekeeping on property that complies with state law, if the beehives are
actively maintained for pollination or production of honey. Provides
when a homeowners association may prohibit beekeeping within 100
feet of a property.
Effective: July 1, 2024.
Engleman, Clere, Heine, Klinker
(SENATE SPONSOR — BALDWIN)
January 10, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural
Development.
January 22, 2024, reported — Do Pass.
January 25, 2024, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
January 29, 2024, read third time, passed. Yeas 78, nays 18.
SENATE ACTION
February 5, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government.
February 26, 2024, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
February 29, 2024, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
EH 1337—LS 7055/DI 150 Reprinted
March 1, 2024
Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL No. 1337
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
property.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 32-25.5-3.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2024]:
4 Chapter 3.7. Homeowners Association Regulation of Beekeeping
5 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "governing documents" has the
6 meaning set forth in IC 32-25.5-2-3.
7 Sec 1.5. As used in this chapter, "licensed physician" has the
8 meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-202.
9 Sec. 2. This chapter applies only to a homeowners association's
10 adoption or amendment of governing documents after June 30,
11 2024.
12 Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, and
13 subject to sections 6 and 7 of this chapter, a homeowners
14 association may adopt or amend governing documents to regulate
15 the:
16 (1) number; and
17 (2) location;
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1 of active beehives that a person may maintain on a property that
2 a person owns, rents, or leases.
Sec. 4. 3 This section applies only to a person who has active
4 beehives located on a property before the date the homeowners
5 association adopts or amends the governing documents. This
6 chapter does not allow a homeowners association to prevent a
7 person from maintaining the same:
8 (1) number; and
9 (2) location;
10 of active beehives that are on the property before the date the
11 governing documents are adopted or amended.
12 Sec. 5. Any regulation by a homeowners association must be
13 consistent with:
14 (1) IC 14-24-8; and
15 (2) any rules adopted under IC 14-24-3.
16 Sec. 6. A homeowners association may not prohibit a person
17 from beekeeping on a property that the person owns, rents, or
18 leases if both of the following apply:
19 (1) The beehives are actively maintained for pollination or the
20 production of honey.
21 (2) The person who is beekeeping complies with:
22 (A) IC 14-24-8; and
23 (B) any rules adopted under IC 14-24-3.
24 Sec. 7. A homeowners association may prohibit beekeeping
25 within one hundred (100) feet of a property only if the following
26 conditions are satisfied:
27 (1) A person provides documentation from a licensed
28 physician to the homeowners association verifying that the
29 person or a member of the person's household has a bee
30 allergy.
31 (2) The person described in subdivision (1) who has the bee
32 allergy resided at the property before another person began
33 beekeeping within one hundred (100) feet of the property.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Agriculture and Rural
Development, to which was referred House Bill 1337, has had the same
under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
House with the recommendation that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to HB 1337 as introduced.)
AYLESWORTH
Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Madam President: The Senate Committee on Local Government, to
which was referred House Bill No. 1337, has had the same under
consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
Page 1, delete lines 5 through 10, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "governing documents" has the
meaning set forth in IC 32-25.5-2-3.
Sec. 2. This chapter applies only to a homeowners association's
adoption or amendment of governing documents after June 30,
2024.
Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, and
subject to section 6 of this chapter, a homeowners association may
adopt or amend governing documents to regulate the:
(1) number; and
(2) location;
of active beehives that a person may maintain on a property that
a person owns, rents, or leases.
Sec. 4. This section applies only to a person who has active
beehives located on a property before the date the homeowners
association adopts or amends the governing documents. This
chapter does not allow a homeowners association to prevent a
person from maintaining the same:
(1) number; and
(2) location;
of active beehives that are on the property before the date the
governing documents are adopted or amended.".
Page 1, line 11, delete "Sec. 2. Regulations adopted" and insert
"Sec. 5. Any regulation".
Page 1, line 15, delete "3." and insert "6.".
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Page 1, line 16, delete "subject to covenants of the".
Page 1, line 17, delete "homeowners association".
Page 2, line 2, delete "for" and insert "for pollination or".
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to HB 1337 as printed January 22, 2024.)
BUCK, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 9, Nays 1.
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SENATE MOTION
Madam President: I move that Engrossed House Bill 1337 be
amended to read as follows:
Page 1, between lines 6 and 7, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"Sec 1.5. As used in this chapter, "licensed physician" has the
meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-202.".
Page 1, line 11, delete "section 6" and insert "sections 6 and 7".
Page 2, after line 20, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"Sec. 7. A homeowners association may prohibit beekeeping
within one hundred (100) feet of a property only if the following
conditions are satisfied:
(1) A person provides documentation from a licensed
physician to the homeowners association verifying that the
person or a member of the person's household has a bee
allergy.
(2) The person described in subdivision (1) who has the bee
allergy resided at the property before another person began
beekeeping within one hundred (100) feet of the property.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to EHB 1337 as printed February 27, 2024.)
POL JR.
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