HB 19-1128 Summary

• Authorizes the judicial department to transmit data to the department of revenue to offset lottery winnings (in addition to existing state income tax refund offsets) against unsatisfied fines, fees, costs, or surcharges owed by defendants.

• Requires the state court administrator to provide written notice to defendants that lottery winnings may be offset and that defendants have the right to object and request administrative review.

• Establishes priority order for lottery winnings offsets: child support debts take first priority, followed by restitution, then fines, fees, costs, or surcharges.

• Requires lottery winners to submit social security numbers and federal employer identification numbers for cross-checking against judicial department records before payment is made.

• Takes effect August 2, 2019, unless a referendum petition is filed, in which case it requires voter approval at the November 2020 general election.