SB3124 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB099 19937 JLS 44336 b

99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB3124

Introduced 2/19/2016, by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 1605/7.18 new

Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that the identity of a recipient of a prize may not be disclosed without the consent of the recipient. Provides that the awarding of a prize may not be conditioned upon disclosure of the identity of the recipient.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning the lottery.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by adding Section 7.18 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1605/7.18 new)

Sec. 7.18. Disclosure of identity of winners. The Department may not disclose to the public the name of any recipient of a prize unless the recipient consents in writing to the disclosure. The Department may not condition the awarding of any prize upon the disclosure of the identity of the recipient.