Indiana lawmakers took their first steps this week in exploring whether changes are needed in the ways homeowners associations operate.

HOAs would still get to decide how many hives residents can keep - and where - under the bill. Indiana already has a law that prevents cities and towns from banning beehives on private property.

A city or town in Indiana can't prevent residents from beekeeping but homeowner associations still can. A state House bill, HB 1337, aims to change that.