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HB1402 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Wendy Dant Chesser
Last action
2026-01-08
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on enforcement measures or the fate of existing businesses within the restricted zone.

Law to Restrict Tobacco Shops Near Schools

This bill changes the distance that tobacco and vaping businesses must stay away from schools in Indiana.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes a rule about where tobacco and vaping businesses can be located.
  • Makes it so these businesses cannot operate within 3,520 feet of certain school buildings.
  • Increases the current limit from 1,000 feet to 3,520 feet.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Tobacco and vaping business owners
  • Schools in Indiana

Terms To Know

tobacco and vaping business
A store that sells products like cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and other smoking-related items.
school buildings
The physical structures where students go to learn, such as classrooms and gymnasiums.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how the law will be enforced.
  • Does not address what happens if a business is already within 3,520 feet of a school when this rule takes effect.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-08 House

    Authored by Representative Dant Chesser

  2. 2026-01-08 House

    Coauthored by Representatives Clere, Miller K

  3. 2026-01-08 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.
Restrictions on location of tobacco and vaping shops.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Restrictions on location of tobacco and vaping shops.

Amends a provision to prohibit the operation of a tobacco and vaping business within 3,520 feet of certain school buildings. (Current law requires 1,000 feet.)