# Indiana HB 1577: Mobile retail food establishment licenses.

Indiana HB 1577, Mobile retail food establishment licenses., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Joanna King (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1577
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Mobile retail food establishment licenses.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Joanna King (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: public health, the senate, health and provider services, appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (280 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

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; and (3) license fees and inspection fees. 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.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Annual license fee for mobile food businesses: cost, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, local health departments may charge $450 per year for a mobile food license and inspections. Each department keeps $200 from each fee for local inspections and sends the remaining $250 to the state monthly. The state health department must develop fee and licensing standa…
- One statewide license for mobile food businesses: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Indiana mobile food businesses must have a statewide license issued by a local health department. It allows sales in every county without separate local licenses, permits, or related fees. Licenses last one year and renew annually while businesses meet state licensing and…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joanna King (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: La Keisha Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robin Shackleford (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy O'Brien (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House | pass | 88 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 94 | 2 |   |

## Actions (39)

- 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-05-06: Public Law 235 (House)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 518: yeas 50, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 542: yeas 88, nays 2 (House)
- 2025-04-23: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House)
- 2025-04-23: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: House advisors appointed: Olthoff, O'Brien and Bauer (House)
- 2025-04-15: House conferees appointed: King and Shackleford (House)
- 2025-04-10: Senate conferees appointed: Johnson T and Yoder (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Bohacek (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: House dissented from Senate amendments (House)
- 2025-04-08: Motion to dissent filed (House)
- 2025-04-07: Senator Rogers added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 349: yeas 48, nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Senator Bohacek added as second sponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Senator Yoder added as third sponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Senator Jackson L added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-18: Senate sponsor: Senator Johnson T (House)
- 2025-02-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 197: yeas 94, nays 2 (House)
- 2025-02-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-02-11: Representatives Shackleford and O'Brien added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-01-30: Representative Shackleford removed as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-30: Representative Olthoff added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-28: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-28: Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health (House)
- 2025-01-21: Coauthored by Representative Shackleford (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative King (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1577/versions/HB1577.06.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1577/versions/HB1577.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1577/versions/HB1577.05.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1577/versions/HB1577.03.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1577/versions/HB1577.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1577/versions/HB1577.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (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/HB1577/versions/HB1577.06.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1577/versions/HB1577.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1577/versions/HB1577.05.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1577/versions/HB1577.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1577/versions/HB1577.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1577/versions/HB1577.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [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-HB1577-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).