New Mexico 2019 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

SB 397 — ANONYMITY OF LOTTERY WINNERS

Last action — Pocket Veto

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 397 now includes a provision to ensure that the names, addresses, and other personal identifying information of lottery winners are kept confidential. This means that winners can remain anonymous, protecting their privacy after winning a lottery. This change matters because it addresses concerns about safety and unwanted attention that winners may face if their information is publicly disclosed.

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SENATE BILL 397 54TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Pat Woods Pursuant to House Rule 24-1, this document incorporates amendments that have been adopted prior to consideration of this measure by the House.
It is a tool to show the amendments in context and is not to be used for the purpose of amendments.
h PROVIDING FOR THE ANONYMITY OF LOTTERY WINNERS;
PROVIDING FOR THE ANONYMITY OF LOTTERY WINNERS;
PROVIDING g o PENALTIES.
PROVIDING PENALTIES.
t hr g e i k h r i s BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
h , t, SECTION 1.
SECTION 1.
Section 6-24-13 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1995, e u g e b l e e h Chapter 155, Section 13) is amended to read:
Section 6-24-13 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1995, Chapter 155, Section 13) is amended to read:
n d d i = = o h "6-24-13.
"6-24-13.
DETERMINATION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION-- l ] b ,d i a º e APPLICABILITY OF OPEN MEETINGS ACT--CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.-- r i = r t e w d m a n o A.
DETERMINATION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION-- APPLICABILITY OF OPEN MEETINGS ACT--CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.-- A.
The authority is specifically authorized to d m :
The authority is specifically authorized to determine which information relating to the operation of the lottery is confidential.
b e d s º o t n = .212435.2 s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d determine which information relating to the operation of the lottery is confidential.
The names, addresses and other SJCº personal identifying»SJC SJCºprotected personal identifier»SJC information of lottery winners shall be confidential and are not subject to disclosure pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act.
The names, addresses and other protected personal identifier information of lottery winners shall be confidential and are not subject to SB 397 disclosure pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act.
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Page 1 B.
provided that meetings or portions of h meetings devoted to discussing information deemed to be u » r confidential pursuant to Subsection A of this section are t h g e l i exempt from the provisions of that act.
provided that meetings or portions of meetings devoted to discussing information deemed to be confidential pursuant to Subsection A of this section are exempt from the provisions of that act.
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h , e h (1) conduct criminal background investigations t u g e b l e e , gh and credit investigations on all potential lottery retailers n d d i = = o h and all lottery vendors prior to the execution of any contract l ] b ,d i a º r with a lottery retailer or a lottery vendor;
(1) conduct criminal background investigations and credit investigations on all potential lottery retailers and all lottery vendors prior to the execution of any contract with a lottery retailer or a lottery vendor;
e r = t e w d m a n o (2) supervise ticket validation and lottery d m :
(2) supervise ticket validation and lottery drawings;
b r e t º o t n = .212435.2 s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d drawings;
(4) report any suspected violations of the New Mexico Lottery Act to the appropriate district attorney, the attorney general or to [any ] a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the violation;
(4) report any suspected violations of the New Mexico Lottery Act to the appropriate district attorney, the attorney general or to a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the violation;
and (5) upon request, provide assistance to any district attorney, the attorney general or a law enforcement agency investigating a violation of the New Mexico Lottery Act.
and (5) upon request, provide assistance to any district attorney, the attorney general or a law enforcement SB 397 Page 2 agency investigating a violation of the New Mexico Lottery Act.
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As used in this section, "protected personal h identifier information" means:
As used in this section, "protected personal identifier information" means:
g o t hr (1) all but the last four digits of a:
(1) all but the last four digits of a:
g e i k (a) taxpayer identification number;
(a) taxpayer identification number;
h r i s (b) financial account number;
(b) financial account number;
or h , t, e u g (c) driver's license number;
or (c) driver's license number;
e b l e e h (2) all but the year of a person's date of n d d i = = o h birth;
(2) all but the year of a person's date of birth;
and l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r (3) a social security number." »HJC t e w d m a n o SECTION 2.
and (3) a social security number." SECTION 2.
A new section of the New Mexico Lottery Act is d m :
A new section of the New Mexico Lottery Act is enacted to read:
b e d s º o t n = .212435.2 s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d enacted to read:
"LOTTERY WINNERS--PROTECTED PERSONAL IDENTIFIER INFORMATION--PENALTY.-- A.
"[NEW MATERIAL ] LOTTERY WINNERS--PROTECTED PERSONAL HJCº IDENTIFIER»HJC INFORMATION--PENALTY.-- A.
The authority, a lottery contractor, the human services department, the taxation and revenue department or an employee of the authority, a lottery contractor, the human services department or the taxation and revenue department shall not disclose or publish the name, address or other protected personal identifier information of a person who wins a lottery game.
The authority, a lottery contractor, the human services department, the taxation and revenue department or an employee of the authority, a lottery contractor, the human services department or the taxation and revenue department shall not disclose or publish the name, address or other HJCº personal identifying protected personal identifier»HJC information of a person who wins a lottery game.
The prohibition against the disclosure or publication of the name, address or any other HJCº personal identifying protected personal identifier»HJC information of a person who wins a lottery game shall not apply if the person who has won a lottery game consents in writing to the disclosure or publication of that person's name, address or h other HJCº personal identifying protected personal g o t hr identifier»HJC information.
The prohibition against the disclosure or publication of the name, address or any other protected personal identifier information of a person who wins a SB 397 Page 3 lottery game shall not apply if the person who has won a lottery game consents in writing to the disclosure or publication of that person's name, address or other protected personal identifier information.
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The prohibition against the disclosure or h r i s publication of the name, address or any other HJCº personal h , t, e u g identifying protected personal identifier information of a e b l e e h person who wins a lottery game shall not apply to disclosure to n d d i = = o h the human services department or the taxation and revenue l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r department as required pursuant to Sections 6-24-21 and 6-24-22 t e w d m a n o NMSA 1978.
The prohibition against the disclosure or publication of the name, address or any other protected personal identifier information of a person who wins a lottery game shall not apply to disclosure to the human services department or the taxation and revenue department as required pursuant to Sections 6-24-21 and 6-24-22 NMSA 1978.
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b e d s º o t n = .212435.2 s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d D.
HJCº "»HJC HJCº F.
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(2) all but the year of a person's date of birth;
(2) all but the year of a person's date of SB 397 Page 4 birth;
and h g (3) a social security number." » HJC o t hr - 5 - g e i k h r i s h , t, e u g e b l e e h n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r t e w d m a n o d m :
and (3) a social security number." SB 397 Page 5 4 6 8 25
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b e d s º o t n = .212435.2 s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d
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The bill establishes protections for the anonymity of lottery winners in New Mexico and introduces penalties for unauthorized disclosure of their personal information.

  • Section 6-24-13

    the names, addresses and other protected personal identifier information of lottery winners shall be confidential and are not subject to disclosure pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act. → the names, addresses and other protected personal identifier information of lottery winners shall be confidential and are not subject to disclosure pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act.

    This change reaffirms the confidentiality of lottery winners' personal information under the existing law.

  • A. The authority, a lottery contractor, the human services department, the taxation and revenue department or an employee of the authority, a lottery contractor, the human services department or the taxation and revenue department shall not disclose or publish the name, address or other protected personal identifier information of a person who wins a lottery game.

    This new provision prohibits specified entities from disclosing the personal information of lottery winners.

  • D. A person who violates the provisions of this section by disclosing or publishing information protected pursuant to Subsection A of this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.

    This provision establishes penalties for unauthorized disclosure of lottery winners' personal information.

Action History

  1. Pocket Veto

  2. Senate concurred in House amendments

  3. passed House

  4. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  5. Sent to House Judiciary Committee

  6. passed Senate

  7. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  8. DO PASS committee report adopted

  9. Sent to Senate Public Affairs Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 397?
SB 397 is sponsored by Pat Woods (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 397?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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