# Indiana SB 23: Alcoholic beverage permits for county fairs. Indiana SB 23, Alcoholic beverage permits for county fairs., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Brett Clark (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-02-24 (Public Law 6) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB23-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 23 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Alcoholic beverage permits for county fairs. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-12-08 - Last action: 2026-02-24, Public Law 6 - Sponsor: Brett Clark (Republican) - Cosponsors: 12 - Subjects: public policy, the house - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (102 yes, 31 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Allows the alcohol and tobacco commission to issue a permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages on the grounds of a county fair conducted by a local board, subject to certain limitations and requirements. Adds participation in an event sponsored by a local board to the activities permissible within the scope of a permit held by a farm winery, a small brewer, an artisan distiller, a beer retailer, a liquor retailer, and a wine retailer. Adds the state fair and a county fair that is issued a permit to the exceptions to the minor loitering statute. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Kids can enter fair alcohol sales areas: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, minors can attend county fairs that hold the new county-fair alcohol permit. This includes areas where alcohol is sold. The law exempts these fairs from state restrictions on minors' presence in alcohol sales locations. - Fair boards and vendors gain alcohol sales: benefit, low. Eligible agricultural fair boards can request a free state permit for alcohol sales by the glass on county fairgrounds. Permits last one year, are exempt from permit quotas, and allow boards to apply again each year. The grounds must belong to the board or a local government; government-owned groun… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ethan Lawson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Justin Busch (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Walker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Spencer (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ron Alting (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-16 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 66 | 22 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 36 | 9 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-02-24: Public Law 6 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-17: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House) - 2026-02-16: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 247: yeas 66, nays 22 (House) - 2026-02-12: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-02-10: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-29: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy (House) - 2026-01-28: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 89: yeas 36, nays 9 (Senate) - 2026-01-27: House sponsor: Representative Shonkwiler (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Cosponsor: Representative Lawson (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senators Busch, Dernulc, Becker, Spencer, Niezgodski added as coauthors (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senator Walker K added as third author (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-01-08: Senator Alting added as second author (Senate) - 2026-01-08: Senators Rogers, Doriot added as coauthors (Senate) - 2026-01-08: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-12-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy (Senate) - 2025-12-08: Authored by Senator Clark (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0023/versions/SB0023.04.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0023/versions/SB0023.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0023/versions/SB0023.02.COMS?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0023/versions/SB0023.03.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed) - HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters. (signed) - HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed) - HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed) - HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed) - HB 1249: Various criminal law matters. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0023/versions/SB0023.04.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0023/versions/SB0023.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0023/versions/SB0023.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0023/versions/SB0023.03.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related - [HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1424-2026) - [HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1406-2026) - [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026) - [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026) - [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026) - [HB 1249: Various criminal law matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1249-2026) - [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-SB23-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).