republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/sb-5.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Suspension of permit."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 5"
citation: "Indiana SB 5 (2026)"
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"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fady Qaddoura", "Gregory Steuerwald", "Kyle Walker", "Ron Alting"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-08"
last_action: "2026-03-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/600a70b2-9ddd-4dbf-93fc-71743bd8d8bc"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0005"
source_hash: "7e8b09acd0e66791ce14e40b821616d8a956f44507415aba4b8c99b06073e472"
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 5 (2026) — Suspension of permit.

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.

## 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/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0005/SB0005.04.ENRH.pdf)
2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0005/SB0005.01.INTR.pdf)
3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0005/SB0005.02.COMS.pdf)
4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0005/SB0005.03.COMH.pdf)

## Votes

- SB 5 - Alting - 3rd Reading — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- SB 5 - Alting — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- SB 5 - Steuerwald - 3rd Reading — **87–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fady Qaddoura — primary (person)
- Gregory Steuerwald — primary (person)
- Kyle Walker — primary (person)
- Ron Alting — primary (person)
- Justin Moed — cosponsor (person)
- La Keisha Jackson — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-08** Authored by Senator Alting
- **2026-01-08** First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Senator Walker K added as second author
- **2026-01-22** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-22** Senator Jackson L added as coauthor
- **2026-01-26** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-01-27** Senator Qaddoura added as third author
- **2026-01-27** House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald
- **2026-01-27** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 88: yeas 45, nays 1 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-01-28** Referred to the House `referral`
- **2026-01-29** First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-12** Representative Moed added as cosponsor
- **2026-02-12** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-02-16** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 246: yeas 87, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
- **2026-02-25** Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 290: yeas 46, nays 1
- **2026-02-25** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2026-03-05** Public Law 103 `became-law`
- **2026-03-05** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-27** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/600a70b2-9ddd-4dbf-93fc-71743bd8d8bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).