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
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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.
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House Third Reading
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YEA (61)
LATEST ACTION
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2017
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Feb 21, 2017
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