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FL S0170
Bill
Status
Introduced
9/14/2021
Primary Sponsor
Tina Polsky
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AI Summary
- Creates a 90-day confidentiality exemption for the names of lottery winners who win prizes valued at $250,000 or more from the date the prize is claimed
- Winners may consent to release their names or be disclosed under existing provisions in statute sections 24.115(4) or 409.2577
- After the 90-day period expires, winner names are no longer confidential and become public records
- Exemption is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act and automatically repeals on October 2, 2027 unless reenacted by the Legislature
- Exemption justified by public necessity to protect lottery winners from violent and nonviolent criminal acts targeting those with publicly disclosed high-value prize winnings
Legislative Description
Public Records/Lottery Winners
Last Action
Laid on Table, refer to HB 159
2/17/2022
Committee Referrals
Rules1/26/2022
Governmental Oversight and Accountability11/2/2021
Full Bill Text
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