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HB1407 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning gaming.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning gaming.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Mark Genda
Last action
2026-01-08
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or qualified organizations, leaving these points uncertain.

Indiana Bill Allowing Charity Raffles

This bill allows certain groups to hold special contests where people can win prizes by buying tickets, with rules for how these contests must be run.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows qualified organizations to conduct contest-based raffles for charity gaming.
  • Sets rules on how these raffles must be conducted.
  • Provides that a sport horse competition may be used to determine the winners of a contest based raffle.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Qualified organizations that want to hold raffles for charitable purposes
  • People who buy tickets in these raffles

Terms To Know

qualified organization
A group approved by the state to run charity events like raffles.
contest-based raffle
A type of fundraising event where people buy tickets and win prizes based on a contest or competition.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify which organizations are considered 'qualified'.
  • It is unclear how the rules for conducting these raffles will be enforced.
  • The effective date of this bill has not been set yet.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-08 House

    Authored by Representative Genda

  2. 2026-01-08 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning gaming.
Contest based raffles.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning gaming.

Contest based raffles.

Allows qualified organizations to conduct contest based raffles for charity gaming. Specifies the manner in which contest based raffles must be conducted. Provides that a sport horse competition may be used to determine the winners of a contest based raffle.