Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana SB23: Alcoholic beverage permits for county fairs.
Status: Signed into law, February 24, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning alcohol and tobacco.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning alcohol and tobacco. SECTION 1. IC 7.1-3-2-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.186-2025, SECTION 276, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 7. The holder of a brewer's permit or an out-of-state brewer holding either a primary source of supply permit or an out-of-state brewer's permit may do the following: (1) Manufacture beer. (2) Place beer in containers or bottles. (3) Transport beer. (4) Sell and deliver beer to a person holding a beer wholesaler's permit issued under IC 7.1-3-3. (5) If the brewer manufactures, at all of the brewer's breweries, an aggregate of not more than ninety thousand (90,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or distribution within Indiana, the permit holder may do the following: (A) Sell and deliver a total of not more than thirty thousand (30,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year to a person holding a retailer or a dealer permit under this title. The total number of barrels of beer that the permit holder may sell and deliver under this clause in a calendar year may not exceed thirty thousand (30,000) barrels of beer. (B) Be the proprietor of a restaurant that is not subject to the SEA 23 minimum gross food sales or the minimum projected food sales set …
Sponsors
- Brett Clark (R, SD-024) · primary sponsor
- Alting, Ron (R)
- Kyle Walker (R, SD-031)
- Lonnie Randolph (D, SD-002)
- Linda Rogers (R, SD-011)
- Blake Doriot (R, SD-012)
- Justin Busch (R, SD-016)
- Dernulc, Dan (R)
- Vaneta Becker (R, SD-050)
- Mark Spencer (D, SD-003)
- David Niezgodski (D, SD-010)
Latest actions
- : Public Law 6
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- : Returned to the Senate without amendments
- : Third reading: passed; Roll Call 247: yeas 66, nays 22
- : Second reading: ordered engrossed
- : Committee report: do pass, adopted
- : First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
Votes
- SB0023.03.COMH (February 16, 2026): 66 yea, 22 nay, passed
- SB0023.02.COMS (January 27, 2026): 36 yea, 9 nay, passed
Subjects: AGENCIES; Alcohol and Tobacco Commission (ATC), BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COUNCILS; Generally, RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT, ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO; Alcohol Products, COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Common questions
- What is SB23?
- SB23 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Alcoholic beverage permits for county fairs.
- What does SB23 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning alcohol and tobacco.
- What is the status of SB23?
- Signed into law as of February 24, 2026. Latest action: Public Law 6 (February 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB23?
- Brett Clark (R, SD-024), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB23?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/senate/23
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