Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HB1402: Restrictions on location of tobacco and vaping shops.
Status: In committee, January 8, 2026
Amends a provision to prohibit the operation of a tobacco and vaping business within 3,520 feet of certain school buildings. (Current law requires 1,000 feet.)
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.
From the introduced text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure. SECTION 1. IC 35-46-1-11.4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.107-2024, SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 11.4. (a) Subsection (b) does not apply to a tobacco and vaping business: (1) operating as a tobacco and vaping business before July 1, 2020; 2026; or (2) that began operating as a tobacco and vaping business after June 30, 2020, and before July 1, 2024, 2026, if at the time the tobacco and vaping business began operating the tobacco and vaping business was not located in an area prohibited under this section. (b) A person may not operate a tobacco and vaping business within one thousand (1,000) three thousand five hundred twenty (3,520) feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school, as measured between the nearest point of the premises occupied by the tobacco and vaping business and the nearest point of a building used by the school for instructional purposes. 2026 IN 1402--LS 6509/DI (c) Subsection (d) does not apply to a tobacco and vaping business: (1) operating as a tobacco and vaping business before July 1, 2024; 2026; or (2) that began operating as a tobacco and vaping business after June 30, 2024, 2026, if at the time the …
Sponsors
- Wendy Dant Chesser (D, HD-071) · primary sponsor
- Edward Clere (R, HD-072)
- Kyle Miller (D, HD-082)
Latest actions
- : First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
- : Authored by Representative Dant Chesser
- : Coauthored by Representatives Clere, Miller K
Subjects: ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO; Tobacco and Nicotine Products, SCHOOLS; Buildings and Grounds
Common questions
- What is HB1402?
- HB1402 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Restrictions on location of tobacco and vaping shops.
- What does HB1402 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.
- What is the status of HB1402?
- In committee as of January 8, 2026. Latest action: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy (January 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1402?
- Wendy Dant Chesser (D, HD-071), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1402?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1402
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