INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The push to lift Indiana’s decades-old ban on Sunday carryout alcohol sales has cleared another legislative hurdle.
The House Public Policy Committee voted 12-1 Wednesday to advance the bill to the full House. A Senate committee voted unanimously last week in favor of a similar bill allowing carryout alcohol sales between noon and 8 p.m. on Sundays.
Similar proposals have stalled in recent years, but Republican legislative leaders say the time to act is now.
A Senate committee is scheduled to consider a bill Wednesday afternoon that would allow convenience and grocery stores and pharmacies to sell cold beer. Currently that is primarily limited to liquor stores, which are fighting against the change.
