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

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tobacco."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 149"
citation: "Indiana SB 149 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["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"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aaron Freeman", "Joanna King", "Linda Rogers", "Stacey Donato"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34497fc3-78c5-4ca0-b683-5c7ac9623c61"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2024/bills/sb0149"
source_hash: "f899afd11ab453cc2f0302308f51030eb3792ab86427fe33b269b2b1cc0959a7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["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](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0149/SB0149.04.ENRH.pdf)
2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0149/SB0149.01.INTR.pdf)
3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0149/SB0149.02.COMS.pdf)
4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0149/SB0149.03.COMH.pdf)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34497fc3-78c5-4ca0-b683-5c7ac9623c61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).