Indiana House Bill 1074 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-09 - First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Specifies that $0.65 of each riverboat admissions tax collection is paid to the state general fund. Reduces the percentage of the horse racing set aside that must be used to support horse racing (after making certain statutorily required payments) from 97% to 39.5%. Caps the amounts distributed to support horse racing at $27,000,000. Provides that amounts exceeding $27,000,000 must be deposited in the state general fund. Provides that 57.5% of the set aside must be deposited in the state general fund. Provides for the daily payment of amounts that must be deposited in the state general fund. Makes conforming changes. Repeals an unused definition. Repeals a statute governing the transition from using riverboat admissions taxes to support horse racing to using slot machine revenues from racetrack casinos. Defines taxable receipts as adjusted gross receipts minus amounts paid to support the horse racing industry. Changes the tax base of the slot machine wagering tax from adjusted gross receipts to taxable receipts beginning January 1, 2012.

Taxation of racetrack casinos.

Rep. Jeffrey Espich [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-09		First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2012-01-09		Authored by Representative Espich

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1074
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/IN/IN1074.1.html