House File 161 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 161 BY BAGNIEWSKI A BILL FOR An Act concerning the withholding of names, addresses, and 1 personally identifiable information of certain lottery prize 2 winners. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1404YH (2) 91 ll/ns
H.F. 161 Section 1. Section 99G.34, subsection 5, Code 2025, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 5. Player name and address lists, provided that the names 3 and addresses of prize winners shall not be withheld except as 4 provided in subsection 5A . 5 Sec. 2. Section 99G.34, Code 2025, is amended by adding the 6 following new subsection: 7 NEW SUBSECTION . 5A. a. Names, addresses, and all 8 personally identifiable information of prize winners, if the 9 prize awarded is one million dollars or more, and the prize 10 winner who elects to remain anonymous specifies that choice at 11 the time of claiming the lottery prize. However, if the prize 12 winner who elects to remain anonymous is a legal entity that 13 possesses or has applied for a federal employer identification 14 number as issued by the federal internal revenue service, the 15 authorized representative claiming the lottery prize on behalf 16 of the entity must have a legal interest in the entity and 17 specify the choice of the entity to remain anonymous at the 18 time of claiming the lottery prize. 19 b. For purposes of this subsection, the amount of a lottery 20 prize is determined by the total amount of prize money paid 21 to a prize winner for a single lottery prize claim before 22 deducting any federal tax withholdings or other deductions 23 required by law. 24 c. A prize winner’s choice to remain anonymous under this 25 subsection does not prohibit the division from requiring, for 26 claim validation and lottery prize processing purposes, certain 27 government-issued identification, including but not limited 28 to a driver’s license, social security card, or passport, of 29 the individual who is a prize winner, or the federal employer 30 identification number as issued by the federal internal revenue 31 service for a prize winner that is a legal entity. 32 EXPLANATION 33 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 34 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 35 -1- LSB 1404YH (2) 91 ll/ns 1/ 2
H.F. 161 Under current law, lottery player name and address lists 1 are kept confidential unless otherwise ordered by a court, 2 by the lawful custodian of the records, or by another person 3 duly authorized to release such information, but the names and 4 addresses of lottery prize winners are not kept confidential by 5 the department of revenue. This bill provides that the name, 6 address, and personally identifiable information of a lottery 7 prize winner under Code chapter 99G shall be kept similarly 8 confidential if the prize awarded is $1 million or more and the 9 prize winner elects to remain anonymous at the time of claiming 10 the lottery prize. 11 -2- LSB 1404YH (2) 91 ll/ns 2/ 2