STATE OF NEW YORK
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6555--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 6, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, BUTTENSCHON, ROMERO, KAY, BURDICK, SHIM-
SKY, McDONALD, BEEPHAN, SMULLEN, HAWLEY, K. BROWN, CHANG, TAGUE,
GLICK, BURROUGHS, KASSAY, LUNSFORD, LEVENBERG, GRIFFIN -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to requiring the state to keep
state lottery winners' identities anonymous to the general public if
requested by the lottery winner
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1613 of the tax law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision a-1 to read as follows:
3 a-1. Upon request of a holder of a winning ticket, the division shall
4 not publicly disclose the name, address or other identifying information
5 of such holder of a winning ticket or require such winning ticket holder
6 to perform any public actions in connection with the awarding, payment
7 or collection of prize moneys. Upon payment of prizes to holders of the
8 tickets to which prizes are awarded, the holder of a winning ticket
9 shall be notified by the division of their ability to make such request.
10 The division shall not publicly disclose the name, address or other
11 identifying information of a holder of a winning ticket or require a
12 winning ticket holder to perform any public actions in connection with
13 the awarding, payment or collection of prize moneys within thirty days
14 after such notification has been made to the holder of a winning ticket.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06879-02-5
