HB1577: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: House Bill (H)
• Current Chamber: house
• Origin Chamber: house
• Description: Mobile retail food establishment licenses.

Legislators

Actions (30 total)

• Apr 15, 2025, 4:22 AM: House advisors appointed: Olthoff, O'Brien and Bauer
• Apr 15, 2025, 4:22 AM: House conferees appointed: King and Shackleford
• Apr 10, 2025, 2:08 PM: Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Bohacek
• Apr 10, 2025, 2:08 PM: Senate conferees appointed: Johnson T and Yoder
• Apr 8, 2025, 12:51 PM: House dissented from Senate amendments
• Apr 8, 2025, 9:03 AM: Motion to dissent filed
• Apr 8, 2025, 5:01 AM: Returned to the House with amendments
• Apr 7, 2025, 12:39 PM: Senator Rogers added as cosponsor
• Apr 7, 2025, 11:27 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 349: yeas 48, nays 1
• Apr 3, 2025, 10:15 AM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
• Apr 1, 2025, 12:04 PM: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
• Mar 27, 2025, 10:41 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
• Mar 24, 2025, 12:16 PM: Senator Yoder added as third sponsor
• Mar 24, 2025, 12:16 PM: Senator Bohacek added as second sponsor
• Mar 13, 2025, 6:43 AM: Senator Jackson added as cosponsor
• Mar 13, 2025, 6:11 AM: Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
• Mar 3, 2025, 5:36 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
• Feb 19, 2025, 6:27 AM: Referred to the Senate
• Feb 18, 2025, 8:39 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 197: yeas 94, nays 2
• Feb 18, 2025, 8:38 AM: Senate sponsor: Senator Johnson T
• Feb 17, 2025, 10:09 AM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
• Feb 13, 2025, 6:02 AM: Committee report: do pass, adopted
• Feb 11, 2025, 9:03 AM: Representatives Shackleford and O'Brien added as coauthors
• Jan 30, 2025, 7:02 AM: Representative Olthoff added as coauthor
• Jan 30, 2025, 7:02 AM: Representative Shackleford removed as coauthor
• Jan 28, 2025, 9:04 AM: Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
• Jan 28, 2025, 9:04 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
• Jan 21, 2025, 11:31 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
• Jan 21, 2025, 11:31 AM: Authored by Representative King
• Jan 21, 2025, 11:31 AM: Coauthored by Representative Shackleford

Digest

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; (3) license fees and inspection fees; and (4) a statewide mobile retail food establishment data base. 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.