# Indiana HB 1276: Various alcoholic beverage matters. Indiana HB 1276, Various alcoholic beverage matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Ethan Manning (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1276-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1276 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Various alcoholic beverage matters. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-05-01, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Ethan Manning (Republican) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: public policy, the senate - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (208 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary Allows a craft manufacturer to participate in a farmers' market, subject to certain conditions. Allows a liquor retailer and a liquor dealer to serve samples of mixed beverages. Increases, from 45 to 75 days, the number of days in a calendar year the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) may approve for a craft manufacturer to participate in a trade show or exposition. Repeals a provision prohibiting a beer dealer from selling and delivering beer for carry-out, or for delivery to a customer's residence or office, in a quantity that exceeds 864 ounces in a single transaction. Repeals a limitation on the maximum quantity of liquor that a liquor dealer may deliver to a customer's residence or office at any one time. Repeals a provision that allows the holder of a farm winery permit to sell the winery's wine to consumers by the bottle at a farmers' market that is operated on a nonprofit basis. Repeals a limitation on the maximum quantity of wine that a wine dealer may sell in a single transaction. Provides that the commission may issue a three way permit: (1) to a theater within the historic district of a city with a certain population; and (2) that is not subject to the quota. Requires a permittee to obtain written permission from the appropriate local or state agency to locate a restaurant or hotel patio or terrace in the public right-of-way. Allows the commission to issue a food hall master permit to a food hall that meets certain requirements. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alcohol producers gain farmers’ market sales: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, brewers, farm wineries, and artisan distillers can join farmers’ markets with commission approval. Brewers can offer three samples per person, up to 6 ounces each, and sell 6-, 12-, or 24-packs of 12- or 16-ounce cans. Farm wineries can offer three samples per person, up to… - Alcohol producers get more trade-show days: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana brewers, farm wineries, and artisan distillers get more days at trade shows and expositions. The annual limit rises from 45 to 75 days per calendar year. Participation requires Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission approval. These events let participating producers… - Beer and wine dealers lose transaction caps: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, beer dealers no longer face the 864-ounce cap per carryout or home-or-office delivery transaction. Wine dealers no longer face the three-standard-case limit per transaction. Wine must still be sold in permitted containers. Beer dealers licensed under IC 7.1-3-10-4 retain a s… - Historic theater owners gain alcohol permits: benefit, low. The commission can issue a three-way alcohol permit to owners of qualifying indoor theaters for on-site drinking. The theater must be in a city with more than 18,000 but fewer than 20,000 people. It must be listed in the National Register of Historic Places as part of a national historic district.… - Historic-area food halls gain alcohol permits: benefit, low. Food halls in a consolidated city gain a route to a three-way master permit for on-site alcohol sales. A hall must be within 500 feet of a National Register building or a historic building worthy of preservation under state law. It must have at least five separate, unaffiliated food and drink vendo… - Liquor stores can sample mixed beverages: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, package liquor stores can offer free mixed beverage samples. Sampling takes place on the licensed store premises during regular business hours. Each sample can be no larger than 6 ounces. - Restaurants and hotels gain patio service: benefit, low. Restaurant and hotel permit holders can serve alcohol from a licensed bar for drinking on an adjacent patio or terrace. The outdoor area must be within 100 feet of the main building, with barriers at least 18 inches high on all sides. Rules for minors still apply. Using a public right-of-way requir… - Towns can limit market alcohol sales: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, municipalities can pass ordinances banning certain alcohol sales at farmers’ markets within their borders. A ban can cover sales by small breweries, farm wineries, and artisan distillers. Municipalities can also ban beer and wine samples from small breweries and farm winerie… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ethan Manning (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Edward Clere (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Walker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: La Keisha Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Spencer (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ron Alting (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 85 | 5 | | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 40 | 9 | | | 2025-02-13 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 83 | 9 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Public Law 164 (House) - 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-17: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 484: yeas 85, nays 5 (House) - 2025-04-16: Motion to concur filed (House) - 2025-04-16: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 436: yeas 40, nays 9 (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Senator Pol added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Senator Walker K added as second sponsor (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Senators Jackson L and Spencer added as cosponsors (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Senator Niezgodski added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-20: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2025-02-13: Senate sponsor: Senator Alting (House) - 2025-02-13: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 156: yeas 83, nays 9 (House) - 2025-02-06: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-02-04: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-01-27: Representative Clere added as coauthor (House) - 2025-01-27: Representative Shonkwiler A added as coauthor (House) - 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Manning (House) - 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1276/versions/HB1276.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1276/versions/HB1276.03.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1276/versions/HB1276.02.COMH?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1276/versions/HB1276.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed) - SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed) - SB 80: Code publication. (signed) - SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed) - SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed) - SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1276/versions/HB1276.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1276/versions/HB1276.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1276/versions/HB1276.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1276/versions/HB1276.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025) - [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025) - [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025) - [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025) - [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025) - [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1276-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).