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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2164 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 194
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mark C. Montigny
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to protect the privacy of lottery winners.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Mark C. MontignySecond Bristol and PlymouthThomas P. Walsh12th Essex1/24/2023Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol2/2/2023Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin2/2/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth2/3/2023Michael O. MooreSecond Worcester2/15/2023 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2164 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 194
By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 194) of Mark C. Montigny,
Thomas P. Walsh, Steven S. Howitt, Susannah M. Whipps and other members of the General
Court for legislation to protect the privacy of lottery winners. Consumer Protection and
Professional Licensure.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act to protect the privacy of lottery winners.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 24 of Chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following:-
3 “Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the name, address or other
4identifying information of any holder of a winning lottery ticket shall not be deemed public
5records of the commission and shall not be subject to section 10 of chapter 66. The commission
6shall not publicly disclose the name, address, or other identifying information of any holder of a
7winning ticket or require any winning ticket holder to perform any public act in connection with
8the awarding, payment, or collection of prize moneys where a holder of a winning ticket
9provides a written request to the commission. Upon a claim, the commission shall inform, in
10writing, the winning ticket holder of the right to refuse public disclosure of name, address, or
11other identifying information as well as the right to refuse to perform any public act in
12connection with the awarding, payment, or collection of prize moneys.".