Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 43 — Study of location of gambling operations.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on May 06, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    3 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Requires the Indiana gaming commission (commission) to contract with an independent, qualified gaming industry research firm to conduct a study to identify the top two regions in the state where an owner's license for a riverboat could locate gaming operations. Requires the commission to present the results of the study to the state budget committee not later than November 1, 2025.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 184

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 487: yeas 37, nays 11

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 331: yeas 64, nays 26

  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  12. Representative Miller K added as cosponsor

  13. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy

  14. Representative Bascom removed as cosponsor

  15. Representative Zimmerman removed as cosponsor

  16. Referred to the House

  17. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 145: yeas 33, nays 16

  18. House sponsor: Representative Manning

  19. Cosponsors: Representatives Bascom and Zimmerman

  20. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  21. Senator Alting added as second author

  22. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  23. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  24. Senator Zay added as author

  25. Senator Bray removed as author

  26. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  27. Authored by Senator Bray

  28. First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (145)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 43 do?
Requires the Indiana gaming commission (commission) to contract with an independent, qualified gaming industry research firm to conduct a study to identify the top two regions in the state where an owner's license for a riverboat could locate gaming operations. Requires the commission to present the results of the study to the state budget committee not later than November 1, 2025.
Who sponsors SB 43?
SB 43 is sponsored by Kyle Miller (Democrat), Ethan Manning (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Ron Alting (Republican), and Andy Zay.
What is the current status of SB 43?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
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