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Committee reports HB 1799 to lower public-disclosure threshold for lottery winners to $1 million

2124148 · January 16, 2025
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Summary

The committee voted to report House Bill 1799, which would exempt from public disclosure under FOIA the identities of lottery winners of $1,000,000 or greater unless the winner consents; the bill was reported 22-0.

House Bill 1799, patroned by W. Wyatt, would exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act the names and identifying information of lottery prize winners of $1,000,000 or greater unless the winner consents to disclosure. The House General Laws Committee reported the bill out by a roll-call vote of 22 to 0.

The bill would change the…

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