Bill Summary: SB 871

• Reduces the threshold for checking lottery winnings against delinquent tax lists from $5,000 to $600 effective July 1, 2019.

• Establishes a three-tier threshold schedule: $5,000 or more (January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2018), $2,000 or more (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019), and $600 or more (July 1, 2019 onward) for delinquent tax collection.

• Lowers the threshold for child support collections from lottery winnings from $5,000 to $600 effective July 1, 2019.

• Requires Connecticut Lottery Corporation to check lottery winners' names against delinquent taxpayer lists supplied by the Commissioner of Revenue Services and obligor lists supplied by the Commissioner of Social Services.

• Mandates notification to winners when lottery winnings are withheld for delinquent taxes or child support, and provides right to a hearing before a hearing officer to contest amounts owed.