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S4646Senate2015-2016 Session

Permits state lottery winners to remain anonymous to the general public

Sponsor Kathleen A. MarchioneSD-43Affects Economy
Status
In Senate Committee
Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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In committee · Racing, Gaming And Wagering

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Kathleen A. Marchione

Senator · Senate District 43

Chair, Local Government

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History

  1. Referred to racing, gaming and wagering
  2. Returned to senate
  3. Died in assembly
  4. Referred to ways and means
  5. Delivered to assembly
  6. Passed senateVote 61–0
  7. Ordered to third reading cal.1494
  8. Committee discharged and committed to rules
  9. Referred to racing, gaming and wagering

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S4646

Title of bill

An act to amend the tax law, in relation to permitting state lottery winners to remain anonymous to the general public

Purpose

To protect the privacy of NYS lottery winners by limiting the disclosure of identifying information of any holder of a winning ticket.

Summary of provisions

Section 1 amends subdivision a of section 1613 of the tax law to allow the nondisclosure of personal identifying information of NYS lottery winners with a written request from the holder of the winning ticket.

Section 2 states the effective date.

Justification

In recent years, high jackpot lottery drawings seem to be more common. The benefits of winning such a lottery are obvious and well known. However, there are other consequences of being a "lucky" winner - especially when identifying information about the winner is publicly disclosed. Lottery winners are besieged with requests. Sometimes the requests are legitimate (e.g. charitable donation), sometimes they are frivolous (e.g. speculative business ventures). Some requests are just scams. Public disclosure of a lottery winner's identifying information makes the winner vulnerable to this sort of activity. More importantly, it can make the lottery winner a target of criminal activity. This can include burglary, kidnapping, harassment, fraudulent lawsuits, etc.

Unfortunately, in today's economic climate, winning the lottery has become the American Dream for some people. For those lucky enough to win the lottery, protections should be in place to preserve their privacy and well-being. By addressing this issue, this legislation will maintain privacy and protect lottery winners from potential criminal activity.

Legislative history

S.1349 of 2013-14 referred to Racing, Gaming & Wagering; S.7315 of 2011-12 referred to Racing, Gaming & Wagering.

Fiscal implications

None to the State.

Effective date

Immediately.

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