Bill Text: CT HB05308 | 2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Anonymous Collection Of Lottery Winnings.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-12 - Public Hearing 03/15 [HB05308 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2018-HB05308-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5308
February Session, 2018		LCO No. 1665
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ANONYMOUS COLLECTION OF LOTTERY WINNINGS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 12-810 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2018):

(a) The Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, shall apply to all actions, meetings and records of the corporation, except (1) where otherwise limited by subsection (c) of this section as to new lottery games and serial numbers of unclaimed lottery tickets, and (2) with respect to financial, credit and proprietary information submitted by any person to the corporation in connection with any proposal to provide goods, services or professional advice to the corporation as provided in section 12-815.

(b) The records of proceedings as provided in subsection (a) of section 12-805 shall be subject to disclosure pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of section 1-210.

(c) Any new lottery game and the procedures for such game, until the game is publicly announced by the corporation, and any serial number of an unclaimed lottery ticket shall not be deemed public records, as defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under the provisions of section 1-210. The president shall submit a fiscal note prepared by the corporation with respect to the procedures for a new lottery game to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue, bonding and public safety after approval of such game by the board.

(d) The name and residential address of any person who redeems a winning lottery ticket worth one million dollars or more shall not be deemed public records, as defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under the provisions of section 1-210, provided such person: (1) Requests the nondisclosure of such person's name and residential address, and (2) consents to the deduction of ten per cent of the lottery prize payment payable to such person by the corporation. The corporation shall deposit any moneys received pursuant to this subsection to the lottery fund.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2018	12-810

Statement of Purpose:

To exempt the name and residential address of any person who redeems a winning lottery ticket worth one million dollars or more from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act when such person requests nondisclosure and consents to the deduction of ten per cent of the lottery prize payment payable to such person.

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