SB 94 Indiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Alcohol and gaming matters.

Summary

Provides that the state lottery commission shall not operate or authorize the operation of a lottery courier service. Requires the state lottery commission to adopt rules regarding the bulk purchase of lottery products. Allows a wine dealer that is not a package liquor store to deliver wine to a customer's residence or office. Provides three-way permits, subject to certain conditions, to the city of Warsaw and the town of Syracuse. Increases the number of gallons of liquor an artisan distiller may produce in a calendar year from 20,000 gallons to 30,000 gallons. Allows the holder of an artisan distiller's permit to manufacture liquor for another holder of an artisan distiller's permit if certain conditions are met. Provides that a municipality may not require a designated permittee or vendor within a designated refreshment area to purchase containers for alcoholic beverages from a certain vendor.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Apr 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed Senate Bill (S) → Senate Bill (H) · 8 edits

MODERATE

This bill was significantly amended to remove most of its original content, which covered lottery courier services, bulk purchase rules, artisan distiller production limits, and wine delivery provisions. The remaining version focuses solely on designated refreshment areas, prohibiting municipalities from requiring permittees or vendors to purchase alcohol containers from specific vendors. This represents a major narrowing of the bill's scope from multiple alcohol and gaming topics to a single container purchase restriction.

Scope change

The bill's scope was dramatically reduced from covering lottery operations, artisan distilling, and wine delivery to exclusively addressing designated refreshment area container purchase rules.

SCOPE

Removed all provisions related to lottery courier services, including definitions and penalties for unauthorized operations.

Removed requirements for the state lottery commission to adopt rules on bulk purchase of lottery products.

Removed provisions allowing wine dealers to deliver wine to customer residences or offices.

Removed artisan distiller production limits, increasing from 20,000 to 30,000 gallons annually.

Removed provisions allowing artisan distillers to manufacture liquor for other permit holders.

Removed provisions granting three-way permits to Warsaw and Syracuse municipalities.

REQUIREMENT

Retained and modified the designated refreshment area provision, now explicitly allowing permittees to permit customers to exit with up to two open containers of alcohol with specific volume limits.

Modified the container purchase restriction to apply specifically to designated permittees or vendors within designated refreshment areas.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

44–5

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 50

Feb 11, 2025

D Democratic10

9 Yea 1 Nay

90% Yea

R Republican40

35 Yea 4 Nay 1

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 10, 2025

Committee

Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 391: yeas 82, nays 10

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amendment #1 (Manning) prevailed; voice vote

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 97: yeas 44, nays 5

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report: do pass, adopted

upper

4 primary · 3 co-sponsors