Indiana Senate Bill 434 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-3)
Status: Passed on May 4 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-04 - Public Law 195
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Economic development in Lake County. Establishes the blighted property demolition fund (demolition fund). Provides that money in the demolition fund is to be used for costs associated with demolishing a qualified property located in the territory of a current or future transit development district or in the area surrounding the Gary Metro Center. Allows the Lake County fiscal body to adopt an increase in the county innkeeper's tax. Establishes the Lake County economic development and convention fund (convention fund). Provides that money in the convention fund may be used for purposes related to a convention center in Lake County. Establishes a local county fund known as the Lake County convention and event center reserve fund (reserve fund). Provides that the revenue received from an increase in the innkeeper's tax is deposited in the reserve fund. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2023, proposals may be submitted for construction and operation of a Lake County convention and event center to the Lake County board of commissioners. Provides minimum requirements for a proposal. Provides that if a proposal is approved, the Lake County convention center authority is established to provide general oversight. Establishes the Gary Metro Center station revitalization fund (metro center station fund). Establishes the Gary Metro Center station revitalization project board to provide oversight of the ongoing maintenance and operation of the Gary Metro Center station. Beginning after June 30, 2025, requires the department of state revenue to deposit certain amounts in each state fiscal year of the riverboat wagering tax revenue collected from a riverboat operating within the city of Gary in the demolition fund, the convention fund, and the metro center station fund.

Economic development in Lake County.

Sen. Eddie Melton [D]	Sen. Ryan Mishler [R]	Sen. Ed Charbonneau [R]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]
Sen. Jon Ford [R]	Sen. Mike Bohacek [R]	Sen. Eric Bassler [R]	Rep. Harold Slager [R]
Rep. Jeffrey Thompson [R]	Rep. Ragen Hatcher [D]	Rep. Edmond Soliday [R]

2023-04-27 - Senate - Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 49 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-27 - House - House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 88 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-04-13 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 89 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-28 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-04	Senate	Public Law 195
2023-05-04	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2023-05-01	House	Signed by the Speaker
2023-04-28	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2023-04-28	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2023-04-27	Senate	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 527: yeas 49, nays 1
2023-04-27	House	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 551: yeas 87, nays 8
2023-04-27	House	CCR # 1 filed in the House
2023-04-27	Senate	CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
2023-04-19	Senate	Senate advisors appointed: Randolph Lonnie M, Charbonneau, Niemeyer and Dernulc
2023-04-19	Senate	Senate conferees appointed: Mishler and Melton
2023-04-18	House	House advisors appointed: Thompson, Soliday, Olthoff, Harris, Jackson and Smith V
2023-04-18	House	House conferees appointed: Slager and Hatcher
2023-04-18	Senate	Senate dissented from House amendments
2023-04-18	Senate	Motion to dissent filed
2023-04-13	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2023-04-13	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 412: yeas 89, nays 6
2023-04-12	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2023-04-12	House	Amendment #2 (Slager) prevailed; voice vote
2023-04-06	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-03-06	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2023-03-01	Senate	Referred to the House
2023-02-28	Senate	Senator Bassler added as coauthor
2023-02-28	Senate	Cosponsors: Representatives Thompson, Hatcher and Soliday
2023-02-28	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Slager
2023-02-28	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 203: yeas 48, nays 0
2023-02-27	Senate	Senators Ford Jon and Bohacek added as coauthors
2023-02-27	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2023-02-27	Senate	Amendment #3 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote
2023-02-16	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-02-13	Senate	Senator Charbonneau added as third author
2023-02-13	Senate	Senator Mishler added as second author
2023-02-13	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2023-01-19	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-19	Senate	Authored by Senator Melton

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/434/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/434/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/434/#2.COMS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/434/#3.ENGS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/434/#4.COMH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/434/#5.ENGH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/434/#6.ENRH
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/434/#S203
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/434/#H412
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/434/#H551
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/434/#S527