HB1468: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning alcohol and tobacco.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: Enrolled House Bill (H)
• Current Chamber: house
• Origin Chamber: house
• Description: Alcoholic beverages and tobacco.

Legislators

Actions (21 total)

• Apr 16, 2025, 8:00 PM: Signed by the Speaker
• Apr 16, 2025, 7:11 AM: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 476: yeas 71, nays 8
• Apr 14, 2025, 9:05 AM: Motion to concur filed
• Apr 9, 2025, 5:25 AM: Returned to the House with amendments
• Apr 8, 2025, 12:37 PM: Senator Walker K added as second sponsor
• Apr 8, 2025, 11:48 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 364: yeas 41, nays 8
• Apr 7, 2025, 12:38 PM: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
• Apr 7, 2025, 10:49 AM: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
• Apr 7, 2025, 10:49 AM: Amendment #2 (Walker K) prevailed; voice vote
• Apr 1, 2025, 10:14 AM: Committee report: do pass, adopted
• Mar 20, 2025, 9:45 AM: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
• Feb 20, 2025, 4:14 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
• Feb 11, 2025, 5:21 AM: Referred to the Senate
• Feb 10, 2025, 10:11 AM: Senate sponsor: Senator Busch
• Feb 10, 2025, 10:10 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 114: yeas 87, nays 2
• Feb 6, 2025, 6:21 AM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
• Feb 4, 2025, 8:37 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
• Jan 27, 2025, 5:48 AM: Representative Pressel added as coauthor
• Jan 21, 2025, 8:37 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
• Jan 21, 2025, 8:37 AM: Authored by Representative Miller K
• Jan 21, 2025, 8:37 AM: Coauthored by Representatives Judy and Manning

Digest

Allows the holder of a tobacco sales certificate (holder) to obtain a supplemental cigar sales certificate (cigar certificate) that allows the holder to sell cigars on a temporary basis at a function or event. Provides the fee for a cigar certificate is $1,000 and has a term of three years. Requires the holder to give written notice to the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) of the date and location of the function or event where the holder proposes to sell cigars. Provides that the commission's approval of the location does not authorize smoking in violation of: (1) state laws prohibiting smoking in public places; or (2) any county, city, or town smoking ordinance. Allows a restaurant proprietor who holds an alcoholic beverage retailer's permit to establish a segregated room where cigar consumption may occur, if the proprietor has the permission of the local government entity that enforces local smoking ordinances.