New York A 6555: Requires the state to keep state lottery winners' identities anonymous

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A06555 Summary:

BILL NOA06555A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORWoerner

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COSPNSRButtenschon, Romero, Kay, Burdick, Shimsky, McDonald, Beephan, Smullen, Hawley, Brown K, Chang,
 Tague, Glick, Burroughs, Kassay, Lunsford, Levenberg, Griffin, Sayegh, Steck, Gallahan, De Los
 Santos

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1613, Tax L

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Requires the state to keep state lottery winners' identities anonymous to the general public if requested by the lottery winner.

Go to top A06555 Actions:

BILL NOA06555A

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03/06/2025referred to racing and wagering

05/14/2025amend (t) and recommit to racing and wagering

05/14/2025print number 6555a

05/20/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA06555 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:RACING AND WAGERING Chair:Woerner 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:10/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means WoernerAyeGallahanAye

SolagesAyeDursoAye

SantabarbaraAyeBendettAye

Pheffer AmatoAye

VanelAye

SayeghExcused

KayAye

WrightAye

Go to topA06555 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06555 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6555--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, BUTTENSCHON, ROMERO, KAY, BURDICK, SHIM-
 SKY, McDONALD, BEEPHAN, SMULLEN, HAWLEY, K. BROWN, CHANG, TAGUE,
 GLICK, BURROUGHS, KASSAY, LUNSFORD, LEVENBERG, GRIFFIN -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to requiring the state to keep
 state lottery winners' identities anonymous to the general public if
 requested by the lottery winner

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 1613 of the tax law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision a-1 to read as follows:
 3 a-1. Upon request of a holder of a winning ticket, the division shall
 4 not publicly disclose the name, address or other identifying information
 5 of such holder of a winning ticket or require such winning ticket holder
 6 to perform any public actions in connection with the awarding, payment
 7 or collection of prize moneys. Upon payment of prizes to holders of the
 8 tickets to which prizes are awarded, the holder of a winning ticket
 9 shall be notified by the division of their ability to make such request.
 10 The division shall not publicly disclose the name, address or other
 11 identifying information of a holder of a winning ticket or require a
 12 winning ticket holder to perform any public actions in connection with
 13 the awarding, payment or collection of prize moneys within thirty days
 14 after such notification has been made to the holder of a winning ticket.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06879-02-5

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