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HB 1577 IN
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Mobile retail food establishment licenses.

IN · session 2025 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 21, 2025

Latest action (May 6, 2025) Signed by the Speaker

Summary

Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to establish: (1) a statewide mobile retail food establishment license (license); (2) standards for the licensure, inspection, and operation of a mobile retail food establishment; and (3) license fees and inspection fees. Requires the state department to establish a workgroup to collaborate with in implementing specified provisions. Beginning January 1, 2027, requires a local health department to: (1) receive applications for licenses; (2) collect annual license and inspection fees; (3) issue licenses; and (4) conduct semiannual inspections of a mobile retail food establishment that is issued a license. Provides that an owner or operator of a mobile retail food establishment issued a license is not required to obtain a county or local license or permit, nor required to pay a county or local inspection fee or a license or permit fee. Provides that beginning January 1, 2027, a person may not operate a mobile retail food establishment in Indiana unless the person obtains a license. Requires the state department to adopt rules to implement these provisions. Repeals provisions of law governing mobile retail food establishment permits effective January 1, 2027.

Sponsors (4)

6 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (39)

  1. Jan 21, 2025 Authored by Representative King · lower
  2. Jan 21, 2025 Coauthored by Representative Shackleford · lower
  3. Jan 21, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower
  4. Jan 28, 2025 Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 · lower
  5. Jan 28, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
  6. Jan 30, 2025 Representative Olthoff added as coauthor · lower
  7. Jan 30, 2025 Representative Shackleford removed as coauthor · lower
  8. Feb 11, 2025 Representatives Shackleford and O'Brien added as coauthors · lower
  9. Feb 13, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  10. Feb 17, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  11. Feb 18, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 197: yeas 94, nays 2 · lower
  12. Feb 18, 2025 Senate sponsor: Senator Johnson T · lower
  13. Feb 19, 2025 Referred to the Senate · lower
  14. Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services · upper
  15. Mar 13, 2025 Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
  16. Mar 13, 2025 Senator Jackson L added as cosponsor · upper
  17. Mar 24, 2025 Senator Yoder added as third sponsor · upper
  18. Mar 24, 2025 Senator Bohacek added as second sponsor · upper
  19. Mar 27, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
  20. Apr 1, 2025 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor · upper
  21. Apr 3, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  22. Apr 7, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 349: yeas 48, nays 1 · upper
  23. Apr 7, 2025 Senator Rogers added as cosponsor · upper
  24. Apr 8, 2025 Motion to dissent filed · lower
  25. Apr 8, 2025 House dissented from Senate amendments · lower
  26. Apr 8, 2025 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
  27. Apr 10, 2025 Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Bohacek · upper
  28. Apr 10, 2025 Senate conferees appointed: Johnson T and Yoder · upper
  29. Apr 15, 2025 House conferees appointed: King and Shackleford · lower
  30. Apr 15, 2025 House advisors appointed: Olthoff, O'Brien and Bauer · lower
  31. Apr 23, 2025 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
  32. Apr 23, 2025 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
  33. Apr 23, 2025 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 542: yeas 88, nays 2 · lower
  34. May 6, 2025 Public Law 235 · lower
  35. Apr 29, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  36. May 6, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  37. Apr 24, 2025 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 518: yeas 50, nays 0 · upper
  38. Apr 24, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  39. Apr 24, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
Subjects
AGENCIES; Department of Health (IDOH)HEALTH; GenerallyPROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING; Generally

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