# Indiana HB 1292: Professional sports development commission.

Indiana HB 1292, Professional sports development commission., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Earl Harris (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-30 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1292
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Professional sports development commission.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-04-30, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Earl Harris (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: government and regulatory reform, the senate, appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (204 yes, 15 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes the northwest Indiana professional sports development commission. Authorizes the commission to study various plans and recommendations that are proposed with respect to attracting a professional sports franchise to northwest Indiana. Authorizes the commission to prepare a comprehensive master plan for building the facilities and other infrastructure necessary for attracting and developing one or more professional sports franchises in northwest Indiana. Creates the professional sports development fund.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Earl Harris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andy Zay
- Cosponsor: Doug Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ethan Manning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ryan Mishler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy O'Brien (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 75 | 7 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 46 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 83 | 6 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-04-30: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-30: Public Law 119 (House)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-16: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 469: yeas 75, nays 7 (House)
- 2025-04-14: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-04-09: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 359: yeas 46, nays 2 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 215: yeas 83, nays 6 (House)
- 2025-02-18: Cosponsor: Senator Zay (House)
- 2025-02-18: Senate sponsors: Senators Mishler, Pol, Charbonneau (House)
- 2025-02-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-02-03: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-02-03: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-01-27: Representatives O'Brien and Miller D added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-01-13: Coauthored by Representative Manning (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Harris (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1292/versions/HB1292.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1292/versions/HB1292.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1292/versions/HB1292.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1292/versions/HB1292.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1292/versions/HB1292.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1292/versions/HB1292.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1292/versions/HB1292.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1292/versions/HB1292.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1292/versions/HB1292.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1292/versions/HB1292.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1292-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).