Mobile retail food establishment licenses.
Summary
Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to establish: (1) a statewide mobile retail food establishment license (license); (2) standards for the licensure, inspection, and operation of a mobile retail food establishment; and (3) license fees and inspection fees. Requires the state department to establish a workgroup to collaborate with in implementing specified provisions. Beginning January 1, 2027, requires a local health department to: (1) receive applications for licenses; (2) collect annual license and inspection fees; (3) issue licenses; and (4) conduct semiannual inspections of a mobile retail food establishment that is issued a license. Provides that an owner or operator of a mobile retail food establishment issued a license is not required to obtain a county or local license or permit, nor required to pay a county or local inspection fee or a license or permit fee. Provides that beginning January 1, 2027, a person may not operate a mobile retail food establishment in Indiana unless the person obtains a license. Requires the state department to adopt rules to implement these provisions. Repeals provisions of law governing mobile retail food establishment permits effective January 1, 2027.
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 21, 2025
Signed May 6, 2025
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MINOR
The bill number was updated from HB 1577.1 to HB 1577.2, and all associated dates were revised to reflect the February 13, 2025 amendment. Sponsorship was expanded to include Olthoff and O'Brien alongside King and Shackleford, indicating additional legislative support. These are primarily administrative and procedural updates rather than substantive policy changes.
TECHNICAL
Bill number updated from HB 1577.1 to HB 1577.2 to reflect the amended version
Additional sponsors Olthoff and O'Brien added to the list of bill sponsors
TIMELINE
All dates updated from January 28, 2025 to February 13, 2025 to reflect the amendment date
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2025 · House Feb 18, 2025
How they voted
48–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Apr 7, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 6, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 518: yeas 50, nays 0
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 542: yeas 88, nays 2
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
House dissented from Senate amendments
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 349: yeas 48, nays 1
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 197: yeas 94, nays 2
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
lower
4 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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