Amends existing law to provide that the state lottery shall not disclose certain identifying information of prize winners, to provide criteria for written authorization by a prize winner to disclose identifying information, to provide an exception to certain state agencies and vendors; and to provide that certain identifying information and records of prize winners shall be exempt from disclosure.
STATE LOTTERY -- Amends existing law to provide that the state lottery shall not disclose certain identifying information of prize winners, to provide criteria for written authorization by a prize winner to disclose identifying information, to provide an exception to certain state agencies and vendors; and to provide that certain identifying information and records of prize winners shall be exempt from disclosure.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Lottery winners have been the target of harassing, high pressure, unwanted calls and communications from hucksters around the world. Presently, Idaho law requires disclosure as a public record and the Lottery Commission itself publicly identifies winners of $600 or more, except that a street address may be exempted from release by the Commission, but not from a public records request. This bill limits the Lottery Commission from publicly identifying lottery prize winners of $600 or more unless the winner has provided a specific authorization for release of information. It also exempts lottery winner identity information from public records requests for six months, and after that time allows a release of the name and state of the winner.
HOW THEY VOTED
House Third Reading
YEA (61)
LATEST ACTION
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2017
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Feb 21, 2017