HF 161 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act concerning the withholding of names, addresses, and personally identifiable information of certain lottery prize winners.

HF 161 requires Iowa's lottery division to keep the names, addresses, and personal details of winners of $1 million or more prizes confidential if the winner chooses anonymity when claiming the prize. This directly affects individuals or legal entities (with an EIN) who win $1 million or more and request privacy. The bill mandates that the lottery division withhold this information upon the winner's request at the time of claim, while still requiring standard identification (like a driver's license or EIN) for verification. It does not change how smaller prize winners' information is handled. The law takes effect upon enactment.
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Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Jan 30, 2025
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