# Indiana SB 109: Artisan distillers.

Indiana SB 109, Artisan distillers., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Ron Alting (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-25 (Representative Clere added as cosponsor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 109
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Artisan distillers.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-25, Representative Clere added as cosponsor
- Sponsor: Ron Alting (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: public policy, the house
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (42 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the permitting for craft manufacturers to participate in a trade show or exposition from a maximum of 45 days per year to a maximum of 60 events per year. Increases the number of gallons of liquor an artisan distiller may produce in a calendar year from 20,000 gallons to 30,000 gallons. Allows the holder of an artisan distiller's permit to manufacture liquor for another holder of an artisan distiller's permit if certain conditions are met.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ron Alting (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Edward Clere (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ethan Manning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justin Busch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kyle Walker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peggy Mayfield (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 42 | 7 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-03-25: Representative Clere added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy (House)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Cosponsor: Representative Mayfield (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: House sponsor: Representative Manning (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 173: yeas 42, nays 7 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senator Busch added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senators Alting and Walker K (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0109/versions/SB0109.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0109/versions/SB0109.02.COMS?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
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0109/versions/SB0109.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0109/versions/SB0109.02.COMS?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-SB109-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).