IN HB 1038

enacted

Gaming matters.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · lower

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Did IN HB 1038 pass?

Yes. IN HB 1038 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Signed by the Governor

What is IN HB 1038 about?

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.

Who sponsors IN HB 1038?

Chris Garten, Ryan Mishler, Justin Busch and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1038, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-04 — Signed by the Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-04
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-04
Public Law 77
became-law
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
filing
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 405: yeas 56, nays 37
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 312: yeas 34, nays 16
2026-02-26
House conferees appointed: Snow, GiaQuinta
2026-02-26
CCR # 1 filed in the House
filing
2026-02-26
House advisors appointed: Manning, Lehman, Isa, Miller K, Moed
2026-02-25
House dissented from Senate amendments
2026-02-25
Senate conferees appointed: Busch, Niezgodski
2026-02-25
Senate advisors appointed: Mishler, Jackson L
2026-02-25
Motion to dissent filed
filing
2026-02-24
Returned to the House with amendments
receipt
2026-02-24
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 229: yeas 26, nays 22
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-23
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-23
Amendment #4 (Mishler) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-19
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2026-02-19
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-12
Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-12
Senator Maxwell removed as cosponsor
2026-02-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-03
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-02-02
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 199: yeas 67, nays 30
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-02
Senate sponsors: Senators Busch, Mishler, Garten
2026-02-02
Cosponsor: Senator Maxwell
2026-01-29
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-29
Amendment #3 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 154: yeas 28, nays 63
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-29
Amendment #4 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 153: yeas 25, nays 63
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-29
Amendment #2 (Smaltz) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-28
Representatives Barrett, Isa, GiaQuinta added as coauthors
2026-01-27
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-22
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
2026-01-22
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2025-12-01
Authored by Representative Snow
2025-12-01
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
reading-1,referral-committee

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Documents

Votes

HB 1038 - Snow - 2nd Reading
2026-01-29 · fail · 25-63
Member-level votes (100)
- Andrade: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Errington: yes
- Moed: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Novak: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Burton: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Pack: yes
- Summers: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Gore: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Harris: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Porter: yes
- Abbott: no
- Genda: no
- Ledbetter: no
- Rowray: no
- Aylesworth: no
- Goss-Reaves: no
- Lehman: no
- Shonkwiler: no
- Baird: no
- Greene: no
- Lindauer: no
- Slager: no
- Barrett: no
- Haggard: no
- Lucas: no
- Smaltz: no
- Bascom: no
- Heaton: no
- Manning: no
- Smith, H: no
- Behning: no
- Heine: no
- May: no
- Snow: no
- Borders: no
- Hostettler: no
- McGuire: no
- Soliday: no
- Carbaugh: no
- Ireland: no
- McNamara: no
- Steuerwald: no
- Cash: no
- Isa: no
- Meltzer: no
- Sweet: no
- Clere: no
- Jeter: no
- Miller, D: no
- Teshka: no
- Commons: no
- Jordan: no
- O'Brien: no
- Thompson: no
- Criswell: no
- Judy: no
- Olthoff: no
- VanNatter: no
- Culp: no
- Karickhoff: no
- Patterson: no
- Wesco: no
- Davis: no
- King: no
- Pierce, K: no
- Yocum: no
- DeVon: no
- Lauer: no
- Prescott: no
- Zimmerman: no
- Engleman: no
- Lawson: no
- Pressel: no
- Mayfield: excused
- Morris: excused
- Moseley: excused
- Payne: excused
- Bartels: not voting
- Hamilton: not voting
- Johnson, B: not voting
- Miller, K: not voting
- Hall: not voting
- Hatcher: not voting
- Lopez: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
HB 1038 - Snow - 3rd Reading
2026-02-02 · pass · 67-30
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Baird: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Porter: yes
- Barrett: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Slager: yes
- Behning: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Manning: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Snow: yes
- Cash: yes
- Harris: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Clere: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Commons: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Culp: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moseley: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Novak: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Davis: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Bartlett: no
- Heine: no
- Moed: no
- Rowray: no
- Bascom: no
- Ireland: no
- Morris: no
- Shackleford: no
- Borders: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Pack: no
- Summers: no
- Carbaugh: no
- Jeter: no
- Payne: no
- Sweet: no
- DeLaney: no
- Jordan: no
- Pierce, K: no
- Wesco: no
- DeVon: no
- Judy: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Yocum: no
- Dvorak: no
- King: no
- Prescott: no
- Greene: no
- Lawson: no
- Pryor: no
- Meltzer: not voting
- Smith, V: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
HB 1038 - Busch - 3rd Reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 26-22
Member-level votes (50)
- Alting: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Clark: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Donato: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bray: yes
- Doriot: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Garten: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Busch: yes
- Glick: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Goode: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Alexander: no
- Crider: no
- Hunley: no
- Spencer: no
- Bassler: no
- Deery: no
- Johnson: no
- Taylor: no
- Becker: no
- Dernulc: no
- Koch: no
- Tomes: no
- Brown: no
- Ford J.D.: no
- Leising: no
- Walker G: no
- Buck: no
- Freeman: no
- Qaddoura: no
- Byrne: no
- Gaskill: no
- Raatz: no
- Pol: excused
- Young: excused
HB 1038 - Snow
2026-02-27 · pass · 56-37
Member-level votes (100)
- Andrade: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Porter: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Gore: yes
- Manning: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Harris: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Snow: yes
- Burton: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Moed: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Novak: yes
- Summers: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Thompson: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pack: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Abbott: no
- Goss-Reaves: no
- Lehman: no
- Prescott: no
- Barrett: no
- Greene: no
- Lindauer: no
- Rowray: no
- Borders: no
- Haggard: no
- McGuire: no
- Slager: no
- Carbaugh: no
- Heine: no
- Meltzer: no
- Smith, H: no
- Cash: no
- Ireland: no
- Miller, D: no
- Sweet: no
- Clere: no
- Jeter: no
- Morris: no
- Teshka: no
- Criswell: no
- Jordan: no
- Patterson: no
- Wesco: no
- Culp: no
- Judy: no
- Payne: no
- DeVon: no
- King: no
- Pierce, K: no
- Genda: no
- Lawson: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Baird: excused
- Dvorak: excused
- Hostettler: excused
- Lucas: excused
- Davis: excused
- Pressel: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
HB 1038 - Busch
2026-02-27 · pass · 34-16
Member-level votes (50)
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Crider: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Leising: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Busch: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Glick: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Goode: yes
- Pol: yes
- Alexander: no
- Carrasco: no
- Holdman: no
- Raatz: no
- Bassler: no
- Ford J.D.: no
- Johnson: no
- Taylor: no
- Brown: no
- Freeman: no
- Koch: no
- Walker G: no
- Buck: no
- Gaskill: no
- Qaddoura: no
- Young: no

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