HB 7121 Summary

• Exempts from public disclosure certain Department of the Lottery security information, including trade secrets, security measures, lottery game details, terminal information, and procedures designed to protect networks and data systems.

• Exempts personal identifying information of lottery retailers and vendors collected during background investigations from public records requirements.

• Exempts financial information about entities not publicly available and provided to the department for financial responsibility reviews, though contract-related financial data including payment amounts and structures remains public.

• Exempts information required to be kept confidential for the department to participate in multistate lottery associations and games to protect education revenue opportunities.

• Makes the exemption subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act and requires legislative reenactment by October 2, 2024, to prevent automatic repeal; applies retroactively to information held before, on, or after the effective date.