Bill Text: IN HB1028 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Regulation of alcohol sales.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-28 - Committee report: amend do pass, adopted [HB1028 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2010-HB1028-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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HOUSE BILL No. 1028

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL

Citations Affected: IC 7.1-3-1-14.

Synopsis: Uniform closing hours. Allows the holder of a retailer's permit to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises from Sunday at 10 a.m. until Monday at 3 a.m.. (Under current law, retailers can sell alcoholic beverages until 3 a.m. all other days of the week.)

Effective: July 1, 2010.

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Bell, Van Haaften

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    January 5, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.

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Introduced

Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)

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HOUSE BILL No. 1028

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning alcohol and tobacco.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 7.1-3-1-14; (10)IN1028.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 7.1-3-1-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.165-2006, SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 14. (a) It is lawful for an appropriate permittee, unless otherwise specifically provided in this title, to sell alcoholic beverages each day Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m., prevailing local time, until 3 a.m., prevailing local time, the following day. Sales shall cease wholly on Sunday at 3 a.m., prevailing local time, and not be resumed until the following Monday at 7 a.m., prevailing local time.
    (b) It is lawful for the holder of a retailer's permit to sell the appropriate alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises only on Sunday from 10 a.m., prevailing local time, until 12:30 a.m., 3 a.m., prevailing local time, the following day.
    (c) It is lawful for the holder of a permit under this article to sell alcoholic beverages at athletic or sports events held on Sunday upon premises that:
        (1) are described in section 25(a) of this chapter;
        (2) are a facility used in connection with the operation of a paved

track more than two (2) miles in length that is used primarily in the sport of auto racing; or
        (3) are being used for a professional or an amateur tournament;
beginning one (1) hour before the scheduled starting time of the event or, if the scheduled starting time of the event is 1 p.m. or later, beginning at noon.
    (d) It is lawful for the holder of a valid beer, wine, or liquor wholesaler's permit to sell to the holder of a valid retailer's or dealer's permit at any time.
    (e) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if December 31 (New Year's Eve) is on a Sunday, it is lawful for the holder of a retailer's permit to sell the appropriate alcoholic beverages on Sunday, December 31, from 10 a.m., prevailing local time, until 3 a.m., prevailing local time, the following day.