Bill Text: NH HB1389 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to authorizing persons who win the state lottery to remain anonymous.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-03-07 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/07/2024 House Journal 7 P. 26 [HB1389 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2024-HB1389-Introduced.html
HB 1389 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2482
02/05
HOUSE BILL 1389
AN ACT relative to authorizing persons who win the state lottery to remain anonymous.
SPONSORS: Rep. Dunn, Rock. 16; Rep. K. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Rep. Gerhard, Merr. 25; Rep. Coker, Belk. 2; Rep. T. Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows the winner of the state lottery to remain anonymous.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2482
02/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to authorizing persons who win the state lottery to remain anonymous.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Certification of Prize Winners and Payment of Prizes. Amend RSA 287-F:10, I-i to read as follows:
I-i. The financial, tax, trust, or personal records filed, received, maintained, or produced by the commission in connection with payment of a prize as provided in this section shall be confidential. Such records shall not be deemed public records under RSA 91-A. Upon written request, the commission may release the name, town or residence, date of prize, and the gross and net amounts of the annual prize payment of a winner, provided that the winner has submitted a form provided by the commission that the winner consents to the public disclosure of his or her identifying information, otherwise the name and town or residence of the winner shall be redacted. Such form consenting to public disclosure of identifying information shall state clearly in at least 14-point bold font at the top of the form that the winner is not required to sign the form in order to claim his or her lottery winnings. Financing statements filed with the commission shall be public records.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
