HB 1276 Indiana House · 2025 Regular Session

Various alcoholic beverage matters.

Summary
Allows a craft manufacturer to participate in a farmers' market, subject to certain conditions. Allows a liquor retailer and a liquor dealer to serve samples of mixed beverages. Increases, from 45 to 75 days, the number of days in a calendar year the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) may approve for a craft manufacturer to participate in a trade show or exposition. Repeals a provision prohibiting a beer dealer from selling and delivering beer for carry-out, or for delivery to a customer's residence or office, in a quantity that exceeds 864 ounces in a single transaction. Repeals a limitation on the maximum quantity of liquor that a liquor dealer may deliver to a customer's residence or office at any one time. Repeals a provision that allows the holder of a farm winery permit to sell the winery's wine to consumers by the bottle at a farmers' market that is operated on a nonprofit basis. Repeals a limitation on the maximum quantity of wine that a wine dealer may sell in a single transaction. Provides that the commission may issue a three way permit: (1) to a theater within the historic district of a city with a certain population; and (2) that is not subject to the quota. Requires a permittee to obtain written permission from the appropriate local or state agency to locate a restaurant or hotel patio or terrace in the public right-of-way. Allows the commission to issue a food hall master permit to a food hall that meets certain requirements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed May 1, 2025
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What changed between versions

House Bill (S) House Bill (H) · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to update its digest and timeline while significantly narrowing the scope of insurance requirements and expanding certain operational privileges for brewers and craft manufacturers. The changes remove references to tobacco and restaurant-specific provisions, focusing the legislation more narrowly on alcoholic beverage operations.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from covering alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and restaurant operations to primarily focusing on alcoholic beverage manufacturing and retail operations. Specific provisions related to tobacco sales and restaurant permit holders were removed.
REQUIREMENT

Insurance coverage requirements were removed entirely from the bill text, replacing them with new operational privileges for brewers.

ELIGIBILITY

New provisions allow brewers to sell beer directly to retailers and dealers, and to operate restaurants without meeting minimum food sales requirements.

TIMELINE

Effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to an unspecified date, and the digest update date was moved from February 4, 2025 to April 11, 2025.

The number of days a craft manufacturer can participate in trade shows was increased from 60 to 75 days per calendar year.

SCOPE

Tobacco-related provisions and restaurant-specific provisions were removed from the bill's scope.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025 · House Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

409
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Apr 15, 2025
D Democratic10
9 Yea 1 Nay
90% Yea
R Republican40
31 Yea 8 Nay 1
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
2
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 484: yeas 85, nays 5
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 436: yeas 40, nays 9
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 156: yeas 83, nays 9
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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