Sunday Carryout Alcohol Sales In Indiana Could Happen Very Soon

ACROSS INDIANA -- If all goes as planned in the Indiana Statehouse, we could begin to buy carryout alcohol on Sunday for the first time in state history very soon, thanks to the help of an Indiana House vote on Bill 1051 Tuesday. Before this can happen, the measure needs to get one more vote in the Senate, although the Senate already passed Bill 1 recently, which is nearly the same as the House's Bill 1051. According to the Statehouse, it would then be passed to Gov. Eric Holcomb.

IndyStar reports the Indiana House voted 82-10 on Tuesday, in favor of ending the state's ban on Sunday alcohol carry-out sales, which could take place as early as March 4 as the bill was recently amended to effect once its passed.

House Bill 1051 allows the following businesses to sell alcoholic beverages for carryout from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday:

• A package liquor store, grocery store, convenience store, or drug store.
• A restaurant that satisfies the requirements to sell carryout.

It will be interesting to see how fast stores, such as liquor businesses, that are closed Sunday will be able to get prepared to open on Sundays if the highly-supported measure passes.

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• Indiana Committee Unanimously Approves Sunday Alcohol Sales Bill
• Indiana House Committee Approves Sunday Alcohol Sales Bill 12-1

Senate Bill 1 would allow drug, liquor, convenience and grocery stores to sell alcohol on Sundays from 12 p.m. until 8 p.m., ending the 85-year Sunday alcohol sales ban in Indiana.

Patch will continue updating this story as news, including the Senate vote, comes in.

More: iga.in.gov

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