This lawmaking session could see changes in alcohol rules at Indiana restaurants and grocery stores.

The Alcohol Revision Commission hashed out preliminary recommendations Friday that it will make to the state Legislature.

Indiana's alcohol permit quota system is based on population.

Lifting the ban on Sunday sales signals the end of an era in Indiana. But, there's another decades-old alcohol law where the state is still a holdout: cold beer sales.

The industries are also opposing the legalization of cold beer sales in convenience stores.

In a random sample of 600 Hoosiers, 58 percent say they support carryout sales of liquor on Sundays.

Three major industries - convenience stores, liquor stores and big box retailers - all have a stake in potential legislation.

The lobby representing convenience stores and gas stations in the state says former state Sen. Beverly Gard will be an objective steward for a tough task.

Indiana Senate GOP Leader David Long chose former Senator Beverly Gard to lead the new two-year commission on the state's alcohol laws.

Indiana convenience stores want Hoosiers to hear directly from them on the need for changes to the state's alcohol laws.