KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Indiana

HB1291 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning alcohol and tobacco.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning alcohol and tobacco.

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Blake Johnson
Last action
2026-01-06
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not mention any requirement for a special license or specific limitations on bottle types.

Wine Self-Service Act

This act allows certain Indiana wine retailers to let their customers pick up and buy sealed bottles of wine on their own, as long as most of the store's income comes from selling wine.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows wine stores that get at least 60% of their yearly income from selling wine to let customers take sealed bottles of wine by themselves.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Wine retailers in Indiana who sell mostly wine and want to offer self-service options.
  • Customers of those specific wine retailers who can choose to use the self-service area.

Terms To Know

Self-service
When customers pick up their own items without help from store employees.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act only applies to wine retailers who make at least 60% of their money from selling wine.
  • It is not clear how many Indiana wine stores will qualify for this self-service option.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-06 House

    Authored by Representative Johnson B

  2. 2026-01-06 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning alcohol and tobacco.
Self-service by wine retailer customer.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning alcohol and tobacco.

Self-service by wine retailer customer.

Provides that a wine retailer whose wine sales represent at least 60% of the annual gross income from the premises may allow customers to obtain sealed bottles of wine by self-service for consumption off the licensed premises.