# Indiana HB 1663: Collaborative distilling.

Indiana HB 1663, Collaborative distilling., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Peggy Mayfield (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1663
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Collaborative distilling.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-03-03, First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
- Sponsor: Peggy Mayfield (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: public policy, the senate
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (88 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Allows the holder of an artisan distiller's permit (artisan distiller) to: (1) manufacture liquor, including blending liquor sourced from another licensed manufacturer with liquor the artisan distiller manufactures; and (2) redistill, age, or bottle liquor, including liquor sourced from another licensed manufacturer; in accordance with certain provisions. Allows an artisan distiller to manufacture liquor for another artisan distiller if certain conditions are met. Allows an artisan distiller to blend or sell liquor from another licensed manufacturer as liquor that the artisan distiller manufactures if the artisan distiller's aggregate annual sales, in gallons, is made up of not less than 70% of liquor that was fermented and distilled from raw materials by the artisan distiller at the licensed premises of the artisan distiller. Specifies that brandy or liquor transferred in bond counts, for the calendar year in which the transfer occurs, toward the gallonage limit for the permit holder that receives the liquor or brandy transferred in bond. Provides that a transfer in bond of liquor or brandy that occurred before July 1, 2025, between the holder of an artisan distiller's permit, a farm winery brandy distiller's permit, or a distiller's permit: (1) is not subject to a provision that restricts the amount of sourced liquor that an artisan distiller may sell; and (2) does not, for purposes of that provision, count toward the amount of sourced liquor that an artisan distiller may sell.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Peggy Mayfield (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Edward Clere (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justin Busch (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 88 | 4 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-10: Senate sponsor: Senator Busch (House)
- 2025-02-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 118: yeas 88, nays 4 (House)
- 2025-02-06: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-04: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Mayfield (House)
- 2025-01-21: Coauthored by Representative Clere (House)

## Bill text

- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1663/versions/HB1663.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1663/versions/HB1663.01.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 (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1663/versions/HB1663.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1663/versions/HB1663.01.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-HB1663-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).