# Indiana HB 1608: E-sports industry development study.

Indiana HB 1608, E-sports industry development study., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Kyle Miller (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1608
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: E-sports industry development study.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-03-03, First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
- Sponsor: Kyle Miller (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: commerce, the senate, commerce and technology
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (74 yes, 17 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Indiana economic development corporation to study methods and strategies to allow Indiana to become a leader in the development of the e-sports industry and to submit a report on the results of the study to the governor and the general assembly.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kyle Miller (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andy Zay
- Cosponsor: Robert Morris (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wendy Dant Chesser (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 74 | 17 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-11: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 144: yeas 74, nays 17 (House)
- 2025-02-11: Senate sponsor: Senator Zay (House)
- 2025-02-10: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-02-06: Representatives Morris and Dant Chesser added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Miller K (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development (House)

## Bill text

- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1608/versions/HB1608.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1608/versions/HB1608.01.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
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1608/versions/HB1608.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1608/versions/HB1608.01.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-HB1608-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).