Indiana House Bill 1656 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-24 - First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
Pending: House Public Policy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Bringing wine into a restaurant. Allows a patron to carry wine into a restaurant if: (1) the restaurant has a wine retailer's permit and consents; and (2) the wine is only for consumption by the patron or persons seated at the patron's table while eating food prepared at the restaurant and served at the table. Allows the permit holder to charge a corkage fee for serving wine brought in by a patron. Amends the law allowing a patron to remove an unsealed bottle of wine that was purchased at a restaurant with a meal to specify that the meal was prepared at the restaurant. Allows a patron who brings wine into a restaurant to remove more than one unsealed bottle of wine and exempts the restaurant from having to seal the bottles in a secure bag or container.

Bringing wine into a restaurant. Allows a patron to carry wine into a restaurant if: (1) the restaurant has a wine retailer's permit and consents; and (2) the wine is only for consumption by the patron or persons seated at the patron's table while eating food prepared at the restaurant and served at the table. Allows the permit holder to charge a corkage fee for serving wine brought in by a patron. Amends the law allowing a patron to remove an unsealed bottle of wine that was purchased at a restaurant with a meal to specify that the meal was prepared at the restaurant. Allows a patron who brings wine into a restaurant to remove more than one unsealed bottle of wine and exempts the restaurant from having to seal the bottles in a secure bag or container.

Rep. Terri Jo Austin [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-24	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
2019-01-24	House	Authored by Representative Austin

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1656/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/8/a/7/78a7ff07/HB1656.01.INTR.pdf