Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 4 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 260 — Alcohol and tobacco commission permits.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Allows the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) to refuse to grant or renew or to suspend or revoke a permit if a licensed premises becomes a public nuisance or engages in certain criminal conduct. Allows the commission to temporarily suspend an alcoholic beverage retail permit if certain crimes are committed on the licensed premises and one or more of the following apply: (1) The permit holder failed to take reasonable action to prevent the occurrence of a crime. (2) Multiple crimes have occurred on the licensed premises in the last 12 months. (3) The continued operation of the licensed premises would pose a clear and immediate danger to the safety of the community or the general public. Requires the commission to: (1) provide immediate notice to the permit holder of the time and place of a hearing on the suspension; and (2) hold the hearing not later than five business days after the permit is suspended.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Cosponsor: Representative Moed

  4. House sponsor: Representative Manning

  5. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 181: yeas 47, nays 2

  6. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  7. Amendment #1 (Walker K) prevailed; voice vote

  8. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  9. Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor

  10. Senator Busch added as coauthor

  11. Senator Qaddoura added as third author

  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy

  13. Authored by Senators Alting and Walker K

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (143)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 260 do?
Allows the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) to refuse to grant or renew or to suspend or revoke a permit if a licensed premises becomes a public nuisance or engages in certain criminal conduct. Allows the commission to temporarily suspend an alcoholic beverage retail permit if certain crimes are committed on the licensed premises and one or more of the following apply: (1) The permit holder failed to take reasonable action to prevent the occurrence of a crime. (2) Multiple crimes have occurred on the licensed premises in the last 12 months. (3) The continued operation of the licensed premises would pose a clear and immediate danger to the safety of the community or the general public. Requires the commission to: (1) provide immediate notice to the permit holder of the time and place of a hearing on the suspension; and (2) hold the hearing not later than five business days after the permit is suspended.
Who sponsors SB 260?
SB 260 is sponsored by Justin Moed (Democrat), Ethan Manning (Republican), David Niezgodski (Democrat), Justin Busch (Republican), Fady Qaddoura (Democrat), Kyle Walker (Republican), and Ron Alting (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 260?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 260?
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