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IN HB1052

Bill

Status

Passed

3/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Ethan Manning

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends horse racing commission regulations, including redefining "breeder" based on breeding/foaling time rather than registration, consolidating "steward" and "judge" into a single "judge" designation, and adding license revocation grounds for misrepresenting horse registration status as Indiana owned, sired, or bred

  • Creates $100,000 civil penalty authority for the gaming commission against operators conducting internet-based "sweepstakes games" that simulate lottery or casino-style gaming using dual-currency payment systems in Indiana

  • Modifies alcohol beverage laws to allow wine retailers to sell wine for off-premises consumption from bar areas under certain conditions, authorizes beer wholesalers to sell to FDA-registered food manufacturers, and permits new three-way liquor permits for Gary (10 permits) and dealer permits for specific locations in Westfield and Sellersburg

  • Establishes wholesale tobacco sales certificate requirements separate from retail certificates, adds progressive suspension and revocation penalties for tobacco sales certificate holders whose employees lack valid identification, and prohibits certificate issuance to locations where certificates were revoked within one year

  • Updates miscellaneous provisions including removing surety bond requirements for alcohol commission officials, allowing law enforcement to dispose of flavored nitrous oxide to nonprofits, adding "sale of alcohol without a permit" to racketeering activity definitions, and exempting law enforcement officers from alcohol server certification requirements for age verification duties

Legislative Description

Various administrative law matters.

Last Action

Public Law 153

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Public Policy2/5/2026
Public Policy12/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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