HB 485 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
05/22/2025 2302s
2025 SESSION
25-0741
02/09
HOUSE BILL 485
AN ACT authorizing persons who win the state lottery to remain anonymous.
SPONSORS: Rep. Dunn, Rock. 16; Rep. Perez, Rock. 16
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows the winner of the state lottery to remain anonymous if they meet certain conditions.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/22/2025 2302s 25-0741
02/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT authorizing persons who win the state lottery to remain anonymous.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Anonymity of Lottery Prize Winner. Amend RSA 91-A by inserting after section 5-a the following new section:
91-A:5-b Anonymity of Lottery Prize Winner.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the name, town or residence, date of prize, and the gross and net amounts of the annual prize payment of a winner which may be released by the lottery commission pursuant to RSA 287-F:10, I-i shall not be released if the winner makes a written request to the lottery commission that they wish to remain anonymous and provided that the winner satisfies at least one of the following conditions:
I. The winner is a victim of domestic violence pursuant to RSA 173-B:1, I; or
II. The winner has an active restraining order against another person.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | 2025-2302s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 5, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 22, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-2302s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
May 22, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-2302s, AA, VV; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
May 20, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2302s, 05/22/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 22A
May 8, 2025: Hearing: 05/13/2025, Room 100, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 21
May 8, 2025: Hearing: 05/13/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 21
March 11, 2025: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7
March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 16
Feb. 21, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/12/2025 (Vote 10-1; CC) HC 14 P. 11
Feb. 20, 2025: Executive Session: 02/12/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208
Jan. 23, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/05/2025 03:15 pm LOB 206-208
Jan. 14, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 3 P. 12