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112 lines
8.4 KiB
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Gaming matters."
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description: "Provides that the horse racing commission may issue three satellite facility licenses (instead of four per permit holder under current law). Requires Allen County, DeKalb County, and Steuben County to place a public question on the 2026 general election ballot that seeks approval from the voters to permit inland casino gambling. Authorizes the Indiana gaming commission (commission) to award a new riverboat license for an inland casino in Allen County, DeKalb County, or Steuben County. Prohibits the commission from awarding an owner's license to operate a casino in Allen County, DeKalb County, or Steuben County if the voters of the county do not approve casino gaming in the county. Specifies application requirements, including local government support and the applicant's commitment and plan to invest at least $500,000,000 for the development of a casino and nongaming amenities. Requires an approved applicant to pay $150,000,000 to the commission to be deposited by the commission as follows: (1) $100,000,000 to the state general fund; and (2) $50,000,000 to the shuttered riverboat fund to be used for local units that are affected by a shuttered riverboat or inland casino closure. Provides that if a licensed owner ceases operations or goes out of business, the license issued under this section is terminated effective on that date."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1038"
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citation: "Indiana HB 1038 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AGENCIES; Gaming Commission (IGC)", "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO; Licenses and Permits", "COUNTIES; Allen", "STATE GOVERNMENT; State and Local Funding"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Chris Garten", "Craig Snow", "Justin Busch", "Ryan Mishler"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-12-01"
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last_action: "2026-03-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a009f280-b9c6-4a7d-84c2-2c29e41296a5"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1038"
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source_hash: "e8408ac35e2f98de8ad5ea2e1768d029b8df4caa323b59b323b33775d53bdd92"
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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 HB 1038 (2026) — Gaming matters.
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Provides that the horse racing commission may issue three satellite facility licenses (instead of four per permit holder under current law). Requires Allen County, DeKalb County, and Steuben County to place a public question on the 2026 general election ballot that seeks approval from the voters to permit inland casino gambling. Authorizes the Indiana gaming commission (commission) to award a new riverboat license for an inland casino in Allen County, DeKalb County, or Steuben County. Prohibits the commission from awarding an owner's license to operate a casino in Allen County, DeKalb County, or Steuben County if the voters of the county do not approve casino gaming in the county. Specifies application requirements, including local government support and the applicant's commitment and plan to invest at least $500,000,000 for the development of a casino and nongaming amenities. Requires an approved applicant to pay $150,000,000 to the commission to be deposited by the commission as follows: (1) $100,000,000 to the state general fund; and (2) $50,000,000 to the shuttered riverboat fund to be used for local units that are affected by a shuttered riverboat or inland casino closure. Provides that if a licensed owner ceases operations or goes out of business, the license issued under this section is terminated effective on that date.
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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 House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1038/HB1038.07.ENGS.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1038/HB1038.04.ENGH.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1038/HB1038.09.ENRS.pdf)
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4. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1038/HB1038.03.COMH.pdf)
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5. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1038/HB1038.06.COMS.pdf)
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6. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1038/HB1038.01.INTR.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HB 1038 - Snow - 2nd Reading — **25–63** (fail) · lower
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- HB 1038 - Snow — **56–37** (pass) · lower
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- HB 1038 - Snow - 2nd Reading — **28–63** (fail) · lower
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- HB 1038 - Snow - 3rd Reading — **67–30** (pass) · lower
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- HB 1038 - Busch - 3rd Reading — **26–22** (pass) · upper
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- HB 1038 - Busch — **34–16** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Chris Garten — primary (person)
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- Craig Snow — primary (person)
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- Justin Busch — primary (person)
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- Ryan Mishler — primary (person)
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- Brad Barrett — coauthor (person)
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- Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
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- Philip GiaQuinta — coauthor (person)
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- Tony Isa — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-12-01** First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-12-01** Authored by Representative Snow
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- **2026-01-22** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-22** Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
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- **2026-01-27** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-28** Representatives Barrett, Isa, GiaQuinta added as coauthors
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- **2026-01-29** Amendment #2 (Smaltz) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-01-29** Amendment #4 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 153: yeas 25, nays 63 `amendment-failure, failure`
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- **2026-01-29** Amendment #3 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 154: yeas 28, nays 63 `amendment-failure, failure`
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- **2026-01-29** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-02** Cosponsor: Senator Maxwell
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- **2026-02-02** Senate sponsors: Senators Busch, Mishler, Garten
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- **2026-02-02** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 199: yeas 67, nays 30 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-03** Referred to the Senate `referral`
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- **2026-02-05** First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-12** Senator Maxwell removed as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-12** Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-19** Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-23** Amendment #4 (Mishler) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-24** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 229: yeas 26, nays 22 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-24** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
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- **2026-02-25** Motion to dissent filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate advisors appointed: Mishler, Jackson L
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- **2026-02-25** Senate conferees appointed: Busch, Niezgodski
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- **2026-02-25** House dissented from Senate amendments
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- **2026-02-26** House advisors appointed: Manning, Lehman, Isa, Miller K, Moed
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- **2026-02-26** CCR # 1 filed in the House `filing`
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- **2026-02-26** House conferees appointed: Snow, GiaQuinta
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- **2026-02-27** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 312: yeas 34, nays 16
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- **2026-03-04** Public Law 77 `became-law`
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- **2026-02-27** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 405: yeas 56, nays 37
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- **2026-02-27** CCR # 1 filed in the Senate `filing`
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- **2026-03-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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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/a009f280-b9c6-4a7d-84c2-2c29e41296a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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