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Indiana 2026

SB 5

Suspension of permit.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-11 20:11:04 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Indiana
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW; Generally, AGENCIES; Alcohol and Tobacco Commission (ATC), ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO; Alcohol Products, ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO; Licenses and Permits, CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Generally, CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Illicit Drugs, Substances, and Alcohol Offenses
Introduced / first action
2026-01-08 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Allows the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) to refuse to grant or renew or to suspend or revoke a retailer's permit if a licensed premises becomes a public nuisance or the scene of certain acts or prohibited conduct. Allows the chairman of the commission to temporarily suspend an alcoholic beverage retail permit if all of the following apply: (1) The chairman has a reasonable belief that a felony has been committed on the licensed premises. (2) The permit holder failed to take reasonable action to prevent the occurrence of a crime. (3) Multiple crimes or violations have occurred on the licensed premises in the last 12 months. (4) The continued operation of the licensed premises would pose a clear and immediate danger to the safety of the surrounding community or general public. Requires the commission to: (1) provide immediate notice to the permit holder of a factual basis for the suspension and the time and place of a hearing on the suspension; and (2) hold the hearing not later than three business days after the permit is suspended.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature
  2. Public Law 103

    became-law
  3. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    passage
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage
  5. Signed by the Speaker

    passage
  6. Motion to concur filed

    filing
  7. Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 290: yeas 46, nays 1

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

    receipt
  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 246: yeas 87, nays 0

    passage, reading-3
  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed

    reading-2
  11. Representative Moed added as cosponsor

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage
  13. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy

    reading-1, referral-committee
  14. Referred to the House

    referral
  15. Senator Qaddoura added as third author

  16. House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald

  17. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 88: yeas 45, nays 1

    passage, reading-3
  18. Second reading: ordered engrossed

    reading-2
  19. Senator Jackson L added as coauthor

  20. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage
  21. Senator Walker K added as second author

  22. Authored by Senator Alting

  23. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy

    reading-1, referral-committee

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