Indiana House Bill 1540 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 12 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-05-12 - Public Law 255
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Various gaming matters. Specifies the process for entering into tribal-state compacts concerning Indian gaming. Authorizes riverboats to move inland to adjacent properties meeting certain requirements. Makes the promotional play deduction for riverboats and racinos permanent. Caps the number of gambling games offered by a licensed owner or an operating agent at the greatest number of gambling games offered since January 1, 2007, regardless of whether the licensed owner relocates gaming operations to an inland casino. Authorizes table games at the racinos beginning in 2021 if approved by the Indiana gaming commission. Provides for the use of AGR attributable to table

Various gaming matters. Specifies the process for entering into tribal-state compacts concerning Indian gaming. Authorizes riverboats to move inland to adjacent properties meeting certain requirements. Makes the promotional play deduction for riverboats and racinos permanent. Caps the number of gambling games offered by a licensed owner or an operating agent at the greatest number of gambling games offered since January 1, 2007, regardless of whether the licensed owner relocates gaming operations to an inland casino. Authorizes table games at the racinos beginning in 2021 if approved by the Indiana gaming commission. Provides for the use of AGR attributable to table

Rep. Thomas Dermody [R]	Rep. Timothy Brown [R]	Rep. Philip GiaQuinta [D]	Rep. Terri Jo Austin [D]
Sen. Ronnie Alting [R]	Sen. Howard Kenley [R]	Sen. Earline Rogers [D]	Sen. James Arnold [D]
Sen. Timothy Lanane [D]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]

2015-04-29 - Senate - Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 36 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-04-29 - House - House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 75 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2015-04-09 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 36 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-04-02 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-18 - Senate - Senate Committee on Public Policy - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-25 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 76 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2015-02-24 - House - House - Amendment #25 (Eberhart) prevailed (Y: 76 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2015-02-24 - House - House - Amendment #12 (Brown T) prevailed (Y: 96 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2015-02-19 - House - House Committee on Ways and Means - Committee Vote (Y: 20 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-02-12 - House - House Committee on Public Policy - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-12	House	Public Law 255
2015-05-12	House	Bill Became Law on 8th Day Without Signature
2015-05-04	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2015-05-04	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2015-05-01	House	Signed by the Speaker
2015-04-29	House	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 586: yeas 75, nays 11
2015-04-29	Senate	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 566: yeas 36, nays 13
2015-04-20	Senate	Senate Advisors appointed: Alting, Rogers, Perfect, Leising and Messmer
2015-04-20	Senate	Senate Conferees appointed: Kenley and Lanane
2015-04-16	House	House Advisors appointed: Huston, Morrison, Wesco, GiaQuinta, Brown C and Summers
2015-04-16	House	House Conferees appointed: Dermody and Austin
2015-04-14	House	House dissented from Senate Amendments
2015-04-14	House	Motion to dissent filed
2015-04-10	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2015-04-09	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 406: yeas 36, nays 13
2015-04-07	Senate	Amendment #3 (Kenley) prevailed; voice vote
2015-04-07	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2015-04-02	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2015-03-19	Senate	Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2015-03-19	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
2015-03-16	Senate	Senator Lanane added as cosponsor
2015-03-02	Senate	First Reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
2015-02-26	House	Referred to the Senate
2015-02-25	House	Senator Arnold added as cosponsor
2015-02-25	House	Senator Rogers added as third sponsor
2015-02-25	House	Senator Kenley added as second sponsor
2015-02-25	House	Senator Alting added as sponsor
2015-02-25	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 263: yeas 76, nays 19
2015-02-24	House	Amendment #4 (Morrison) motion withdrawn
2015-02-24	House	Amendment #16 (Summers) motion withdrawn
2015-02-24	House	Amendment #25 (Eberhart) prevailed; Roll Call 227: yeas 76, nays 22
2015-02-24	House	Amendment #12 (Brown T) prevailed; Roll Call 226: yeas 96, nays 1
2015-02-24	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2015-02-19	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2015-02-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
2015-02-12	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2015-01-22	House	Representative Austin added as coauthor
2015-01-20	House	First Reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
2015-01-20	House	Coauthored by Representatives Brown T and GiaQuinta
2015-01-20	House	Authored by Representative Dermody

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/house/1540/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/0/5/a/605a7db8/HB1540.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/4/f/d/24fd1375/HB1540.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/1/9/7/a1976a42/HB1540.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/c/f/5/7cf5a963/HB1540.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/7/6/7/d76718eb/HB1540.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/8/9/b/889b39e3/HB1540.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/4/d/1/34d1d86c/HB1540.04.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/3/2/d/232dab97/HB1540.04.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/0/c/3/80c329a8/HB1540.05.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/e/e/0/cee031f9/HB1540.05.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/e/3/f/ee3fee08/HB1540.06.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/f/7/2/cf721da2/HB1540.06.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/f/3/2/ef32d394/HB1540.07.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/a/c/6/cac61f5d/HB1540.07.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/2/9/e/029e2565/HB1540.08.ENRH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/2/5/8/4258cf1d/HB1540.01.INTR.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/a/4/e/2a4e733a/HB1540.02.COMH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/3/b/e/63be2833/HB1540.226.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/7/0/6/2706741d/HB1540.227.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/7/6/3/b76341d5/HB1540.263.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/2/4/8/b248e3df/HB1540.04.ENGH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/9/5/6/59563815/HB1540.05.COMS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/1/8/f/c18f5806/HB1540.406.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/2/6/1/72619074/HB1540.586.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/6/f/4/26f4e59c/HB1540.566.pdf