# Indiana SB 43: Study of location of gambling operations.

Indiana SB 43, Study of location of gambling operations., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Andy Zay; status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 43
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Study of location of gambling operations.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Andy Zay
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: appropriations, the house, public policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (134 yes, 53 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Indiana gaming commission (commission) to contract with an independent, qualified gaming industry research firm to conduct a study to identify the top two regions in the state where an owner's license for a riverboat could locate gaming operations. Requires the commission to present the results of the study to the state budget committee not later than November 1, 2025.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andy Zay
- Cosponsor: Ethan Manning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Miller (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ron Alting (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 37 | 11 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 64 | 26 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 33 | 16 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Public Law 184 (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-23: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 487: yeas 37, nays 11 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Motion to concur filed (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2025-03-31: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 331: yeas 64, nays 26 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-03-25: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-13: Representative Miller K added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy (House)
- 2025-02-20: Representative Bascom removed as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-02-19: Representative Zimmerman removed as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 145: yeas 33, nays 16 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: House sponsor: Representative Manning (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Cosponsors: Representatives Bascom and Zimmerman (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Senator Alting added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Senator Zay added as author (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Senator Bray removed as author (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Bray (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0043/versions/SB0043.05.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0043/versions/SB0043.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0043/versions/SB0043.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0043/versions/SB0043.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0043/versions/SB0043.04.COMH?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 Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0043/versions/SB0043.05.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0043/versions/SB0043.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0043/versions/SB0043.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0043/versions/SB0043.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0043/versions/SB0043.04.COMH?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-SB43-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).