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11 Mar, 2014

Bill to close lottery records fails in committee

By |2014-04-09T16:34:26-05:00March 11, 2014|Categories: Legislature|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Proposed legislation to make the name of lottery winners confidential and not subject to the state's Open Records Act failed on a 2-4 vote in the Senate State and Local Government committee this morning. State Sen. Janice Bowling, R-Tullahoma, said she brought S.B. 2060 to protect lottery winners who might be harassed or scammed by others trying to get some of their windfall. She said she sought the bill after an issue was raised by a constituent. She said the bill would have allowed lottery winners to "opt in" on whether their name could be disclosed by the lottery. Wanda Wilson, the general counsel of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp., testified [...]

27 Feb, 2014

Bill would make lottery winners secret

By |2017-03-17T14:58:21-05:00February 27, 2014|Categories: exemptions, Legislature|Tags: , , |0 Comments

A measure that would require the state lottery to include a warning label (“You will probably lose money playing the lottery”) is finding favor as it works its way through the legislature. But for those who, against all odds, actually win, perhaps another warning is needed: You will probably be hounded by cousins you didn't even know you had. State Sen. Janice Bowling, R-Tullahoma, seeks to help those lucky few avoid such annoyances by striking the names of lottery winners from the public record. If a winner expressly allows it, the state lottery could release the name "for marketing, advertising, or promotional purposes." Otherwise, the public doesn't get to know. Bowling [...]

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