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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 293: Relocation of riverboat gambling operation.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 293 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relocation of riverboat gambling operation. Primary sponsor: Ron Alting (Republican), Andy Zay. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2025): Senator Alting added as second author.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides that the licensed owner of the riverboat located in the city of Rising Sun (licensed owner) may relocate gaming operations to a casino in the city of New Haven if certain conditions are met. Requires the licensed owner to pay a fee of $50,000,000 if the licensed owner sells or transfers the licensed owner's interest in the licensed owner's license within five years of the approval of relocation. Provides for distribution of supplemental wagering tax revenue and wagering tax revenue after the relocation of gaming operations. Establishes the together for tomorrow commission (commission). Specifies members to the commission. Specifies the purposes of the commission.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ron AltingPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Andy ZayPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mike BohacekCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Aaron FreemanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
David NiezgodskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Senator Alting added as second author
  2. Senators Freeman and Niezgodski added as coauthors
  3. Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
  4. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
  5. Authored by Senator Zay

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source