republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2023/sb-326.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professional sports and convention development areas."
description: "Adds certain city facilities located in the city of South Bend to the tax area of the South Bend professional sports and convention development area (PSCDA). Increases the maximum amount of covered taxes that may be captured in the PSCDA from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000. Provides that the first $2,500,000 of captured taxes each year shall be transferred to the city of South Bend to be used for capital improvements for a facility owned by the city and used by a professional sports franchise. Provides that the remaining captured taxes each year shall be transferred to the city of South Bend to be used consistent with specified uses under current law. Provides that the South Bend PSCDA terminates not later than June 30, 2044. Increases the amount of revenue that may be captured in a PSCDA (other than a PSCDA in Allen County or South Bend) to an amount that may not exceed $10 (instead of $5 under current law) per resident. Authorizes the city of Fishers to establish a professional sports development area. Provides that, for a professional sports development area established in the city of Fishers, the maximum amount of covered taxes that may be captured is $2,000,000 per year. Specifies the uses of the captured tax revenue. Provides that the professional sports development area terminates not later than June 30, 2044."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 326"
citation: "Indiana SB 326 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT generally", "PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES", "SOUTH BEND", "SPORTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Niezgodski", "Jake Teshka", "Linda Rogers", "Ryan Mishler"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0dbc5de-f8b7-4c39-96c9-718a214c5c34"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/326"
source_hash: "1563ef8861dbff278884512927c03993e17714d6b67663d0146702b574ecfa33"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana SB 326 (2023) — Professional sports and convention development areas.

Adds certain city facilities located in the city of South Bend to the tax area of the South Bend professional sports and convention development area (PSCDA). Increases the maximum amount of covered taxes that may be captured in the PSCDA from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000. Provides that the first $2,500,000 of captured taxes each year shall be transferred to the city of South Bend to be used for capital improvements for a facility owned by the city and used by a professional sports franchise. Provides that the remaining captured taxes each year shall be transferred to the city of South Bend to be used consistent with specified uses under current law. Provides that the South Bend PSCDA terminates not later than June 30, 2044. Increases the amount of revenue that may be captured in a PSCDA (other than a PSCDA in Allen County or South Bend) to an amount that may not exceed $10 (instead of $5 under current law) per resident. Authorizes the city of Fishers to establish a professional sports development area. Provides that, for a professional sports development area established in the city of Fishers, the maximum amount of covered taxes that may be captured is $2,000,000 per year. Specifies the uses of the captured tax revenue. Provides that the professional sports development area terminates not later than June 30, 2044.

## Version chain

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

1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0326/versions/SB0326.04.ENGH)
2. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0326/versions/SB0326.05.ENRH)
3. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0326/versions/SB0326.01.INTR)
4. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0326/versions/SB0326.03.COMH)
5. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0326/versions/SB0326.02.COMS)

## Votes

- SB 326 - Mishler - 3rd Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Niezgodski — primary (person)
- Jake Teshka — primary (person)
- Linda Rogers — primary (person)
- Ryan Mishler — primary (person)
- Jack Jordan — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen Bauer — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria Garcia Wilburn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** Authored by Senator Mishler
- **2023-01-12** First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26** Senator Niezgodski added as second author
- **2023-01-26** Senator Rogers added as third author
- **2023-01-31** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 67: yeas 49, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-02-06** House sponsor: Representative Teshka
- **2023-02-06** Cosponsor: Representative Bauer M
- **2023-02-07** Referred to the House `referral`
- **2023-02-28** First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03** Representative Jordan added as cosponsor
- **2023-04-06** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-11** Amendment #1 (Teshka) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-11** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11** Representative Garcia Wilburn V added as cosponsor
- **2023-04-12** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 407: yeas 86, nays 8 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2023-04-24** Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 467: yeas 46, nays 1
- **2023-04-25** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-01** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Public Law 183 `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0dbc5de-f8b7-4c39-96c9-718a214c5c34`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).