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Bill Gaming matters. Provides that net proceeds from an allowable activity and related activities may be used only for the lawful purposes of the qualified organization, including the: (1) repair; (2) maintenance; or (3) improvement; of owned real property used for the lawful purposes of the qualified organization. Increases the single prize limit for a progressive or carryover pull tab game in charity gaming to $15,000. Also increases the total prize limit for one pull tab, punchboard, or tip board game in charity gaming to $15,000. Provides that a qualified organization must abide by the rules and regulations of the Internal Revenue Service regarding reporting and withholding rules for charitable prizes paid. Provides that for a raffle drawing, a retailer may not retain more than 20% of the proceeds, a retailer must establish and publish house rules, and the maximum amount of prizes in a raffle game is limited to $30,000. Provides that the total prizes for one type II gambling game, except for a raffle game, may not exceed $10,000. Provides that a single prize award for a winning ticket on a seal card game may not exceed $1,000. Provides that a single prize on a progressive or carryover pull tab game in a type II gambling game may not exceed $5,000. Provides that a type II gambling game includes raffles, progressive or carryover pull tab games, and sports-themed tip board and pull tab games. Specifies the end date for a licensed entity's accounting period. Replaces "annual casino night license" with "annual activity license". Specifies that the Indiana gaming commission (commission) may issue to a qualified organization an annual activity license to conduct a gambling activity approved by the commission, if certain requirements are met. Modifies restrictions applicable to a festival license. Modifies the restrictions applicable to a worker at a raffle conducted by a qualified organization. Removes a provision that allows the commission to authorize two bingo events each year at which the total prizes may not exceed $10,000. Provides that the commission may authorize a qualified organization to conduct a bingo event at which the total prizes exceed $6,000, and specifies that such a bingo event may be conducted at a festival. Provides that a person less than 18 years of age may sell tickets or chances for a raffle. Modifies a provision relating to the license fee for a three year charity gaming license issued to a qualified organization that is a bona fide veterans organization. Makes technical corrections and conforming amendments. us/states/in Indiana General Assembly 2021 SB 245 Indiana SB 245 (2021)
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CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
GAMBLING AND GAMES OF CHANCE
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Ben Smaltz
Jon Ford
Ron Alting
6 36 0 2021-01-11 2021-04-29 openstates ocd-bill/6330223f-5482-4deb-a22c-f8926bf0c883 http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/245 a6d0d88b6f354b0947004300a0fb005e864ef57143e814c196b504f6cf1630f6 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
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Indiana SB 245 (2021) — Gaming matters.

Provides that net proceeds from an allowable activity and related activities may be used only for the lawful purposes of the qualified organization, including the: (1) repair; (2) maintenance; or (3) improvement; of owned real property used for the lawful purposes of the qualified organization. Increases the single prize limit for a progressive or carryover pull tab game in charity gaming to $15,000. Also increases the total prize limit for one pull tab, punchboard, or tip board game in charity gaming to $15,000. Provides that a qualified organization must abide by the rules and regulations of the Internal Revenue Service regarding reporting and withholding rules for charitable prizes paid. Provides that for a raffle drawing, a retailer may not retain more than 20% of the proceeds, a retailer must establish and publish house rules, and the maximum amount of prizes in a raffle game is limited to $30,000. Provides that the total prizes for one type II gambling game, except for a raffle game, may not exceed $10,000. Provides that a single prize award for a winning ticket on a seal card game may not exceed $1,000. Provides that a single prize on a progressive or carryover pull tab game in a type II gambling game may not exceed $5,000. Provides that a type II gambling game includes raffles, progressive or carryover pull tab games, and sports-themed tip board and pull tab games. Specifies the end date for a licensed entity's accounting period. Replaces "annual casino night license" with "annual activity license". Specifies that the Indiana gaming commission (commission) may issue to a qualified organization an annual activity license to conduct a gambling activity approved by the commission, if certain requirements are met. Modifies restrictions applicable to a festival license. Modifies the restrictions applicable to a worker at a raffle conducted by a qualified organization. Removes a provision that allows the commission to authorize two bingo events each year at which the total prizes may not exceed $10,000. Provides that the commission may authorize a qualified organization to conduct a bingo event at which the total prizes exceed $6,000, and specifies that such a bingo event may be conducted at a festival. Provides that a person less than 18 years of age may sell tickets or chances for a raffle. Modifies a provision relating to the license fee for a three year charity gaming license issued to a qualified organization that is a bona fide veterans organization. Makes technical corrections and conforming amendments.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  4. Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  5. Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
  6. Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

  • Ben Smaltz — primary (person)
  • Jon Ford — primary (person)
  • Ron Alting — primary (person)
  • Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
  • Steve Bartels — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2021-01-11 Authored by Senator Alting
  • 2021-01-11 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2021-02-15 Senator Ford Jon added as second author
  • 2021-02-18 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2021-02-22 Senator Randolph added as coauthor
  • 2021-02-22 Amendment #1 (Alting) prevailed; voice vote amendment-failure, amendment-passage
  • 2021-02-22 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2021-02-23 House sponsor: Representative Smaltz
  • 2021-02-23 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 184: yeas 38, nays 10 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-02-24 Referred to the House
  • 2021-03-04 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2021-04-05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2021-04-06 Representative Moed added as cosponsor
  • 2021-04-12 Amendment #1 (Bartels) prevailed; voice vote amendment-failure, amendment-passage
  • 2021-04-12 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2021-04-13 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 425: yeas 87, nays 4 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-04-13 Representative Bartels added as cosponsor
  • 2021-04-14 Returned to the Senate with amendments amendment-failure
  • 2021-04-14 Motion to dissent filed
  • 2021-04-14 Senate dissented from House amendments amendment-failure
  • 2021-04-14 House conferees appointed: Smaltz and Moed
  • 2021-04-14 House advisors appointed: Bartels, Lucas, Summers and Johnson
  • 2021-04-19 Senate conferees appointed: Alting and Niezgodski
  • 2021-04-19 Senate advisors appointed: Ford Jon and Tallian
  • 2021-04-20 Representative Moed removed as conferee
  • 2021-04-20 Representative Carbaugh added as conferee
  • 2021-04-21 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
  • 2021-04-21 CCR # 1 filed in the House
  • 2021-04-21 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 491: yeas 60, nays 33
  • 2021-04-21 Representative Moed removed as cosponsor
  • 2021-04-21 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 481: yeas 41, nays 8
  • 2021-04-23 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  • 2021-04-28 Signed by the Speaker
  • 2021-04-28 Signed by the President of the Senate
  • 2021-04-29 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
  • 2021-04-29 Public Law 145

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6330223f-5482-4deb-a22c-f8926bf0c883. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).