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type: "Bill"
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title: "Economic development in Lake County."
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description: "Establishes the blighted property demolition fund (demolition fund). Provides that money in the demolition fund is to be used for costs associated with demolishing a qualified property located in the territory of a current or future transit development district or in the area surrounding the Gary Metro Center. Allows the Lake County fiscal body to adopt an increase in the county innkeeper's tax. Establishes the Lake County economic development and convention fund (convention fund). Provides that money in the convention fund may be used for purposes related to a convention center in Lake County. Establishes a local county fund known as the Lake County convention and event center reserve fund (reserve fund). Provides that the revenue received from an increase in the innkeeper's tax is deposited in the reserve fund. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2023, proposals may be submitted for construction and operation of a Lake County convention and event center to the Lake County board of commissioners. Provides minimum requirements for a proposal. Provides that if a proposal is approved, the Lake County convention center authority is established to provide general oversight. Establishes the Gary Metro Center station revitalization fund (metro center station fund). Establishes the Gary Metro Center station revitalization project board to provide oversight of the ongoing maintenance and operation of the Gary Metro Center station. Beginning after June 30, 2025, requires the department of state revenue to deposit certain amounts in each state fiscal year of the riverboat wagering tax revenue collected from a riverboat operating within the city of Gary in the demolition fund, the convention fund, and the metro center station fund."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "SB 434"
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citation: "Indiana SB 434 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORTS", "BUDGETS AND APPROPRIATIONS", "GAMBLING AND GAMES OF CHANCE", "GARY", "INNKEEPERS AND INNKEEPERS' TAXES", "LAKE COUNTY", "TRANSPORTATION generally"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ed Charbonneau", "Eddie Melton", "Harold Slager", "Ryan Mishler"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-01-19"
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last_action: "2023-05-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d4a0a51-a361-4647-b9c9-0ed68e94ec32"
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source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/434"
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source_hash: "451029e7c76cb0e34b8a8f5df1582d4e97388231c593903cdb2d84aace469c7d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana SB 434 (2023) — Economic development in Lake County.
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Establishes the blighted property demolition fund (demolition fund). Provides that money in the demolition fund is to be used for costs associated with demolishing a qualified property located in the territory of a current or future transit development district or in the area surrounding the Gary Metro Center. Allows the Lake County fiscal body to adopt an increase in the county innkeeper's tax. Establishes the Lake County economic development and convention fund (convention fund). Provides that money in the convention fund may be used for purposes related to a convention center in Lake County. Establishes a local county fund known as the Lake County convention and event center reserve fund (reserve fund). Provides that the revenue received from an increase in the innkeeper's tax is deposited in the reserve fund. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2023, proposals may be submitted for construction and operation of a Lake County convention and event center to the Lake County board of commissioners. Provides minimum requirements for a proposal. Provides that if a proposal is approved, the Lake County convention center authority is established to provide general oversight. Establishes the Gary Metro Center station revitalization fund (metro center station fund). Establishes the Gary Metro Center station revitalization project board to provide oversight of the ongoing maintenance and operation of the Gary Metro Center station. Beginning after June 30, 2025, requires the department of state revenue to deposit certain amounts in each state fiscal year of the riverboat wagering tax revenue collected from a riverboat operating within the city of Gary in the demolition fund, the convention fund, and the metro center station fund.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0434/versions/SB0434.05.ENGH)
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2. **Engrossed Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0434/versions/SB0434.03.ENGS)
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3. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0434/versions/SB0434.06.ENRH)
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4. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0434/versions/SB0434.01.INTR)
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5. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0434/versions/SB0434.04.COMH)
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6. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0434/versions/SB0434.02.COMS)
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## Votes
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- SB 434 - Melton - 3rd Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ed Charbonneau — primary (person)
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- Eddie Melton — primary (person)
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- Harold Slager — primary (person)
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- Ryan Mishler — primary (person)
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- Edmond Soliday — cosponsor (person)
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- Eric Bassler — coauthor (person)
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- Jeffrey Thompson — cosponsor (person)
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- Jon Ford — coauthor (person)
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- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
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- Mike Bohacek — coauthor (person)
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- Ragen Hatcher — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-19** Authored by Senator Melton
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- **2023-01-19** First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-13** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
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- **2023-02-13** Senator Mishler added as second author
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- **2023-02-13** Senator Charbonneau added as third author
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- **2023-02-16** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-27** Amendment #3 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-02-27** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-27** Senators Ford Jon and Bohacek added as coauthors
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- **2023-02-28** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 203: yeas 48, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2023-02-28** House sponsor: Representative Slager
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- **2023-02-28** Cosponsors: Representatives Thompson, Hatcher and Soliday
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- **2023-02-28** Senator Bassler added as coauthor
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- **2023-03-01** Referred to the House `referral`
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- **2023-03-06** First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-06** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2023-04-12** Amendment #2 (Slager) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-04-12** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-13** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 412: yeas 89, nays 6 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2023-04-13** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
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- **2023-04-18** Motion to dissent filed `filing`
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- **2023-04-18** Senate dissented from House amendments
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- **2023-04-18** House conferees appointed: Slager and Hatcher
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- **2023-04-18** House advisors appointed: Thompson, Soliday, Olthoff, Harris, Jackson and Smith V
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- **2023-04-19** Senate conferees appointed: Mishler and Melton
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- **2023-04-19** Senate advisors appointed: Randolph Lonnie M, Charbonneau, Niemeyer and Dernulc
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- **2023-04-27** CCR # 1 filed in the Senate `filing`
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- **2023-04-27** CCR # 1 filed in the House `filing`
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- **2023-04-27** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 551: yeas 87, nays 8
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- **2023-04-27** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 527: yeas 49, nays 1
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- **2023-04-28** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-04-28** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2023-05-01** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-05-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-04** Public Law 195 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d4a0a51-a361-4647-b9c9-0ed68e94ec32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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