Indiana House Bill 1577 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 6 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-06 - Public Law 235
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Mobile retail food establishment licenses. Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to establish: (1) a statewide mobile retail food establishment license (license); (2) standards for the licensure, inspection, and operation of a mobile retail food establishment; and (3) license fees and inspection fees. Requires the state department to establish a workgroup to collaborate with in implementing specified provisions. Beginning January 1, 2027, requires a local health department to: (1) receive applications for licenses; (2) collect annual license and inspection fees; (3) issue licenses; and (4) conduct semiannual inspections of a mobile retail food establishment that is issued a license. Provides that an owner or operator of a mobile retail food establishment issued a license is not required to obtain a county or local license or permit, nor required to pay a county or local inspection fee or a license or permit fee. Provides that beginning January 1, 2027, a person may not operate a mobile retail food establishment in Indiana unless the person obtains a license. Requires the state department to adopt rules to implement these provisions. Repeals provisions of law governing mobile retail food establishment permits effective January 1, 2027.

Mobile retail food establishment licenses.

Rep. Joanna King [R]	Rep. Julie Olthoff [R]	Rep. Robin Shackleford [D]	Rep. Timothy O'Brien [R]
Sen. Tyler Johnson [R]	Sen. Mike Bohacek [R]	Sen. Shelli Yoder [D]	Sen. La Keisha Jackson [D]
Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Sen. Linda Rogers [R]

2025-04-24 - Senate - Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - House - House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 88 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-04-07 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 48 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-18 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 94 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-06	House	Public Law 235
2025-05-06	House	Signed by the Governor
2025-04-29	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2025-04-24	Senate	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 518: yeas 50, nays 0
2025-04-24	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2025-04-24	House	Signed by the Speaker
2025-04-23	House	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 542: yeas 88, nays 2
2025-04-23	Senate	CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
2025-04-23	House	CCR # 1 filed in the House
2025-04-15	House	House advisors appointed: Olthoff, O'Brien and Bauer
2025-04-15	House	House conferees appointed: King and Shackleford
2025-04-10	Senate	Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Bohacek
2025-04-10	Senate	Senate conferees appointed: Johnson T and Yoder
2025-04-08	House	House dissented from Senate amendments
2025-04-08	House	Motion to dissent filed
2025-04-08	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2025-04-07	Senate	Senator Rogers added as cosponsor
2025-04-07	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 349: yeas 48, nays 1
2025-04-03	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2025-04-01	Senate	Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2025-03-27	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2025-03-24	Senate	Senator Yoder added as third sponsor
2025-03-24	Senate	Senator Bohacek added as second sponsor
2025-03-13	Senate	Senator Jackson added as cosponsor
2025-03-13	Senate	Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
2025-03-03	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2025-02-19	House	Referred to the Senate
2025-02-18	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 197: yeas 94, nays 2
2025-02-18	House	Senate sponsor: Senator Johnson T
2025-02-17	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2025-02-13	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2025-02-11	House	Representatives Shackleford and O'Brien added as coauthors
2025-01-30	House	Representative Olthoff added as coauthor
2025-01-30	House	Representative Shackleford removed as coauthor
2025-01-28	House	Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
2025-01-28	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2025-01-21	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2025-01-21	House	Authored by Representative King
2025-01-21	House	Coauthored by Representative Shackleford

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1577/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/HB1577.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/HB1577.02.COMH.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/HB1577.03.COMH.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/HB1577.04.COMS.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/HB1577.05.COMS.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/HB1577.06.ENRS.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/committee-amendments/amendments/HB1577.01.INTR.AMH02.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/committee-amendments/amendments/HB1577.01.INTR.AMH03.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/committee-amendments/drafts/AM157705.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/committee-amendments/amendments/HB1577.04.COMS.AMS05.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/fiscal-notes/HB1577.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/votesheets/HB1577.01.INTR.03.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/committee-reports/HB1577.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/fiscal-notes/HB1577.02.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/votesheets/HB1577.02.COMH.01.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/committee-reports/HB1577.02.COMH.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/fiscal-notes/HB1577.03.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/fiscal-notes/HB1577.03.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/fiscal-notes/HB1577.03.COMH.FN003.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/votesheets/HB1577.03.COMH.00.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/committee-reports/HB1577.03.COMH.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/fiscal-notes/HB1577.04.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/votesheets/HB1577.04.COMS.00.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/committee-reports/HB1577.04.COMS.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/fiscal-notes/HB1577.05.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/fiscal-notes/HB1577.05.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/fiscal-notes/HB1577.05.COMS.FN003.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/ccrs/HB1577.05.COMS.CCS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/ccrs/HB1577.05.COMS.CCH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/fiscal-notes/HB1577.06.ENRS.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/rollcalls/HB1577.197_H.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/rollcalls/HB1577.349_S.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/rollcalls/HB1577.542_H.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1577/rollcalls/HB1577.518_S.pdf