IndianaIndiana House recognizes farmers and farmworkers with an awareness week
The Indiana House honors farmers and farmworkers through an awareness week in March 2026 and recognizes Proteus, Inc.’s efforts to support fair pay and safe workplaces.
What it does
The Indiana House recognizes March 23–27, 2026, as Farmworker and Farmer Awareness Week. It also honors Indiana’s farmers and farmworkers and Proteus, Inc.’s work toward fair pay and safe workplaces.
Argument forThe awareness week could draw attention to Indiana’s agricultural workers and Proteus’s efforts to support fair pay and safe workplaces.
Argument againstHonorary recognition might have little effect on farmworkers’ pay or safety because it sets no workplace requirements.
More detail
The Indiana House recognizes Farmworker and Farmer Awareness Week and honors Indiana’s farmers, farmworkers, and Proteus, Inc. The recognition covers Indiana’s farmers and farmworkers and Proteus, Inc., a nonprofit serving migrant and seasonal farmworkers, immigrants, and others. The recognition is honorary; it does not set pay or workplace safety requirements. The recognized week runs from March 23 through March 27, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 23First reading: adoptedAdopted
- Feb 23Coauthored by Representatives Garcia Wilburn, King, Andrade, Harris
- Feb 23Authored by Representative BauerIntroduced
Agriculture