republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2024/sb-149.md

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Bill	Tobacco.	Prohibits a retail establishment from holding more than one active tobacco sales certificate (certificate) for a retail location at any time. Prohibits the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) from issuing a certificate to certain persons. Provides that, if a majority interest in a business that holds a certificate is sold or transferred: (1) the new ownership must apply for a new certificate; and (2) the certificate and permit number held by the previous ownership are void 90 days after the sale or transfer of the ownership of the business. Specifies that an employee of a certificate holder (employee) must hold a valid: (1) driver's license issued by the state of Indiana or another state; or (2) identification card issued by the state of Indiana, another state, or the United States; to sell tobacco products. Requires an employee to have the driver's license, identification card, or a copy of these documents readily available to show an excise officer or law enforcement when selling tobacco products. Allows an employee who is unable to show these documents to provide certain evidence within five days. Permits the commission to impose a civil penalty on the certificate holder if an employee fails to timely produce this evidence. Provides that a person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally sells a tobacco product without a valid certificate commits a Class C infraction. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor for a person to operate a tobacco and vaping business within 1,000 feet of school property. Specifies exceptions.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2024	SB 149	Indiana SB 149 (2024)	bill	AGENCIES; Alcohol and Tobacco Commission (ATC) ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO; Licenses and Permits ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO; Tobacco and Nicotine Products CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New Offenses SCHOOLS; Buildings and Grounds	enacted	Aaron Freeman Joanna King Linda Rogers Stacey Donato	4	24	3	2024-01-09	2024-03-13	openstates	ocd-bill/34497fc3-78c5-4ca0-b683-5c7ac9623c61	https://api.iga.in.gov/2024/bills/sb0149	f899afd11ab453cc2f0302308f51030eb3792ab86427fe33b269b2b1cc0959a7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana SB 149 (2024) — Tobacco.

Prohibits a retail establishment from holding more than one active tobacco sales certificate (certificate) for a retail location at any time. Prohibits the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) from issuing a certificate to certain persons. Provides that, if a majority interest in a business that holds a certificate is sold or transferred: (1) the new ownership must apply for a new certificate; and (2) the certificate and permit number held by the previous ownership are void 90 days after the sale or transfer of the ownership of the business. Specifies that an employee of a certificate holder (employee) must hold a valid: (1) driver's license issued by the state of Indiana or another state; or (2) identification card issued by the state of Indiana, another state, or the United States; to sell tobacco products. Requires an employee to have the driver's license, identification card, or a copy of these documents readily available to show an excise officer or law enforcement when selling tobacco products. Allows an employee who is unable to show these documents to provide certain evidence within five days. Permits the commission to impose a civil penalty on the certificate holder if an employee fails to timely produce this evidence. Provides that a person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally sells a tobacco product without a valid certificate commits a Class C infraction. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor for a person to operate a tobacco and vaping business within 1,000 feet of school property. Specifies exceptions.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
2. Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
3. Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SB 149 - King - 3rd Reading — 92–4 (pass) · lower
• SB 149 - Rogers - 3rd Reading — 48–0 (pass) · upper
• SB 149 - Rogers — 44–3 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Aaron Freeman — primary (person)
• Joanna King — primary (person)
• Linda Rogers — primary (person)
• Stacey Donato — primary (person)
• Cory Criswell — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer Meltzer — cosponsor (person)
• Scott Alexander — coauthor (person)
• Wendy McNamara — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2024-01-09 Authored by Senator Rogers
• 2024-01-09 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law reading-1, referral-committee
• 2024-01-16 Senator Freeman added as second author
• 2024-01-18 Senator Donato added as third author
• 2024-01-30 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2024-01-30 Senator Alexander added as coauthor
• 2024-02-01 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2024-02-05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 103: yeas 48, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2024-02-05 House sponsor: Representative King
• 2024-02-05 Cosponsors: Representatives McNamara and Meltzer
• 2024-02-06 Referred to the House referral
• 2024-02-12 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy reading-1, referral-committee
• 2024-02-27 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2024-02-27 Representative Criswell added as cosponsor
• 2024-02-29 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2024-03-04 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 259: yeas 92, nays 4 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2024-03-05 Motion to concur filed filing
• 2024-03-05 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
• 2024-03-06 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 293: yeas 44, nays 3
• 2024-03-07 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2024-03-11 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2024-03-12 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2024-03-13 Public Law 107 became-law
• 2024-03-13 Signed by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/34497fc3-78c5-4ca0-b683-5c7ac9623c61. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).