SF 145 (LSB 2072XS (2) 91)

SENATE FILE 145

BY  McCLINTOCK

A BILL FOR

An Act concerning confidential information of the Iowa lottery, and including applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 99G.34, subsection 5, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  Player name and address lists, provided that the names and addresses of prize winners shall not be withheld except as provided in subsection 5A.
    Sec. 2.  Section 99G.34, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  5A.  a.  Names, addresses, and all personally identifiable information of prize winners, if the prize awarded is one million dollars or more, and the prize winner who elects to remain anonymous specifies that choice at the time of claiming the lottery prize. However, if the prize winner who elects to remain anonymous is a legal entity that possesses or has applied for a federal employer identification number as issued by the federal internal revenue service, the authorized representative claiming the lottery prize on behalf of the entity must have a legal interest in the entity and specify the choice of the entity to remain anonymous at the time of claiming the lottery prize.
   b.  For purposes of this subsection, the amount of a lottery prize is determined by the total amount of prize money paid to a prize winner for a single lottery prize claim before deducting any federal tax withholdings or other deductions required by law.
   c.  A prize winner’s choice to remain anonymous under this subsection does not prohibit the division from requiring, for claim validation and lottery prize processing purposes, certain government-issued identification, including but not limited to a driver’s license, social security card, or passport, of the individual who is a prize winner, or the federal employer identification number as issued by the federal internal revenue service for a prize winner that is a legal entity.
   d.  This subsection does not apply to a prize winner that chooses to receive payment of the prize in installments over a period of years.
   e.  This subsection does not apply to a release of only the prize winner’s city or county of residence.
   f.  This subsection does not apply to a release of a prize winner’s personally identifiable information to the department of health and human services or as otherwise authorized or required by law.
    Sec. 3.  Section 99G.34, subsection 6, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   6.  Operational Building plans and operational security measures, systems, or procedures and building plans, including but not limited to security plans and procedures of the commission designed to ensure the integrity and security of lottery operations, and information that ensures the integrity and security of the selection process for winning tickets or numbers, other than general information about that process.
    Sec. 4.  APPLICABILITY.  The following apply to lottery prize claims occurring on or after January 1, 2026:
   1.  The section of this Act amending section 99G.34, subsection 5.
   2.  The section of this Act enacting section 99G.34, subsection 5A.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, lottery player name and address lists are kept confidential unless otherwise ordered by a court, by the lawful custodian of the records, or by another person duly authorized to release such information, but the names and addresses of lottery prize winners are not kept confidential by the department of revenue. This bill provides that the name, address, and personally identifiable information of a lottery prize winner under Code chapter 99G shall be kept similarly confidential if the prize awarded is $1 million or more, the prize winner does not elect to receive the prize in installment payments, and the prize winner elects to remain anonymous at the time of claiming the lottery prize. The bill allows the release of a prize winner’s city or county of residence, and the release of a prize winner’s personally identifiable information to the department of health and human services or as otherwise authorized or required by law.
   Under current law, operational security measures, systems, and procedures of the Iowa lottery are kept similarly confidential. The bill specifies that this includes security plans and procedures designed to ensure the integrity and security of lottery operations, and information that ensures the integrity and security of the selection process for winning tickets or numbers.