A bill to legalize Sunday alcohol sales took a step closer to passage in the House Wednesday as a committee approved the measure 12-1.

None of the 10 people who testified opposed the measure on its face.

The bill simply allows stores that sell alcohol six days of the week to also sell it on Sundays from noon to 8 p.m. That measure now heads to the full Senate.

The measure was included in the majority GOP's agenda for the session, which was unveiled Monday.

The cold beer measure faces an uphill battle against entrenched interests. The Sunday sales bill has broader support.

Lawmakers say an alliance between grocery and liquor stores boosts chances for Sunday alcohol sales passage like never before.

House Speaker Brian Bosma (R-Indianapolis) says the decision to have Rep. Ben Smaltz (R-Auburn) carry the Sunday sales bill has been the plan for a while.

The Alcohol Code Revision Commission will recommend Sunday sales, with some limitations.

She says she was happy to hear the groups make their positions clear. But she says she felt it was jumping the gun a bit.

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