HB 1635

                                                PRINTER'S NO.   1985
                THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
                    HOUSE BILL
                    No. 1635
                                          Session of
                                            2025
INTRODUCED BY HARKINS, McNEILL, KAZEEM, GIRAL, RABB, MERSKI,
   NEILSON, MAYES, KHAN, HILL-EVANS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, CONKLIN,
   SANCHEZ, CERRATO, YOUNG, CIRESI AND GILLEN, JUNE 23, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, JUNE 23, 2025
                               AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), entitled
2    "An act providing for a State Lottery and administration
3    thereof; authorizing the creation of a State Lottery
4    Commission; prescribing its powers and duties; disposition of
5    funds; violations and penalties therefor; exemption of prizes
6    from State and local taxation and making an appropriation,"
7    in State lottery, further providing for definitions and
8    providing for disclosure of certain prizewinner identities.
9    The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11    Section 1.    Section 302 of the act of August 26, 1971
12 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, is amended by
13 adding a definition to read:
14 Section 302.    Definitions.
15    The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
16 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
17 context clearly indicates otherwise:
18    "Department."    The Department of Revenue of the Commonwealth.
19    * * *
20    Section 2.    The act is amended by adding a section to read:
1 Section 316.    Disclosure of certain prizewinner identities.
2    (a)   General rule.--Except as provided under subsection (b),
3 the name, address and any other personal information of a
4 prizewinner awarded a lottery prize of $1,000,000 or more shall
5 remain confidential and may not be considered a public record.
6    (b)   Exception.--The city, township or borough of residence,
7 county of residence and prize amount payable to a prizewinner
8 shall remain a public record.
9    (c)   Waiver of confidentiality.--A prizewinner under
10 subsection (a) may voluntarily waive confidentiality provided
11 under subsection (a) in a form and manner prescribed by the
12 secretary.
13    (d)   Regulations.--The department may promulgate rules and
14 regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
15    Section 3.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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