Indiana House Bill 1434

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-21 - First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
Pending: House Public Policy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Alcohol misuse prevention and treatment fund. Changes the name of the addiction services fund to the alcohol misuse prevention and treatment fund (fund) and makes corresponding changes. Provides for the transfer of the first 6% of the excise taxes collected on alcoholic beverages to the fund before the allocation and distribution of that alcoholic beverage excise tax revenue to the state general fund and to cities and towns. Provides for the transfer of the first 6% of the excise taxes collected on certain alcoholic beverages to the fund before the transfer of that excise tax revenue to the state construction fund. Specifies that the division of mental health and addiction (division) shall set aside the transfers of alcoholic beverage tax revenue deposited into the fund for use in making grants to local coordinating councils for substance use prevention and treatment and mental health related purposes. Requires the division to adopt guidelines and standards for awarding grants, prescribe the form used to apply for a grant, establish a maximum grant amount, and establish annual reporting requirements.

Alcohol misuse prevention and treatment fund.

Rep. Ben Smaltz [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-21	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
2025-01-21	House	Authored by Representative Smaltz

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1434/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1434/HB1434.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1434/fiscal-notes/HB1434.01.INTR.FN001.pdf