# Indiana HB 1434: Alcohol misuse prevention and treatment fund.

Indiana HB 1434, Alcohol misuse prevention and treatment fund., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Ben Smaltz (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-06 (Representative Bartels added as coauthor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1434
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Alcohol misuse prevention and treatment fund.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-02-06, Representative Bartels added as coauthor
- Sponsor: Ben Smaltz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: public policy
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Changes the name of the addiction services fund to the alcohol misuse prevention and treatment fund (fund) and makes corresponding changes. Provides for the transfer of the first 6% of the excise taxes collected on alcoholic beverages to the fund before the allocation and distribution of that alcoholic beverage excise tax revenue to the state general fund and to cities and towns. Provides for the transfer of the first 6% of the excise taxes collected on certain alcoholic beverages to the fund before the transfer of that excise tax revenue to the state construction fund. Specifies that the division of mental health and addiction (division) shall set aside the transfers of alcoholic beverage tax revenue deposited into the fund for use in making grants to local coordinating councils for substance use prevention and treatment and mental health related purposes. Requires the division to adopt guidelines and standards for awarding grants, prescribe the form used to apply for a grant, establish a maximum grant amount, and establish annual reporting requirements.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ben Smaltz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cory Criswell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Earl Harris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-02-06: Representative Bartels added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-04: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-02-04: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-02-04: Representative Criswell added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-27: Representative Harris added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Smaltz (House)

## Bill text

- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1434/versions/HB1434.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1434/versions/HB1434.01.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
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1434/versions/HB1434.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1434/versions/HB1434.01.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1434-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).