Indiana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Indiana HB1557: Prescribed burning.
Status: Signed into law, April 30, 2025
Defines "prescribed burn". Provides for the following: (1) Requirements to be met before a person conducts a prescribed burning. (2) That a certified prescribed burn manager and a completed prescribed burn plan must be present during a prescribed burning. (3) Certain civil liability immunities related to conducting a prescribed burn and the prescribed burn certification program. (4) Under certain conditions, exemption of prescribed burning from certain local regulations. (5) That a prescribed burning and the smoke produced by the prescribed burning do not constitute a nuisance. (6) That the division of forestry shall administer the training and certification program for prescribed burning. Limits damages for injuries or losses as result of a prescribed burn to actual damages.
Sponsors
- Beau Baird (R, HD-044) · primary sponsor
- Michael Karickhoff (R, HD-030)
- Maureen Bauer (D, HD-006)
- Aylesworth, Mike (R)
Latest actions
- : Public Law 124
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 488: yeas 80, nays 10
- : Motion to concur filed
- : Returned to the House with amendments
- : Third reading: passed; Roll Call 329: yeas 38, nays 9
- : Second reading: ordered engrossed