IF YOU LIKE YOUR ANONYMITY, YOU’LL LIKE SENATE BILL 397. IT ACTUALLY PASSED THE LEGISLATURE AND IS TO BE SIGNED BY GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM. IT’S THE MEASURE THAT ALLOWS LOTTERY WINNERS TO REMAIN UNKNOWN.
SENATOR PAT WOODS SPONSORED SENATE BILL 397. HE INTRODUCED IT SO WINNERS … WHO WIN IN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS … COULD KEEP THEIR NAMES, ADDRESSES AND OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL. WOODS SAYS A LOT OF WINNERS WANT TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, PARTLY TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM TRYING TO GET MONEY FROM THEM.
THOSE WHO VIOLATE THE DISCLOSURE BAN WILL BE CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR. EIGHT STATES CURRENTLY ALLOW LOTTERY WINNERS TO REMAIN UNKNOWN.
