Sunday booz sales coming to Indiana after Legislature OK
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A bill legalizing Sunday carryout alcohol sales in Indiana is on its way to the governor and could take effect soon.
The state Senate voted 38-10 Thursday without any debate to give final legislative approval to repealing the Sunday alcohol sales ban that's been in place since the Prohibition era nearly a century ago.
Gov. Eric Holcomb said earlier Thursday that he "won't let too many Sundays pass" before signing the bill.
"There's a pen on my desk," the Republican said. "We're waiting for the process to take its course. But when it arrives ... we will sign it."
The Indiana House approved the bill last week after an amendment making it effective immediately after being signed by the governor, rather than July 1.