HB 485 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
26Jun2025... 2766CofC
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26Jun2025... 2766CofC 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;
II. The winner has an active restraining order against another person; or
III. The winner files a petition in superior court, which may be filed using a pseudonym, with the winner's true identity maintained under seal, seeking an order that the winner be allowed to remain anonymous, and the court, for good cause shown, grants the petition. The petition shall be served upon the commissioner, who shall have 20 days within which to respond.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | 2025-2302s |
| June 16, 2025 | 2025-2766CofC |
| 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 |
| June 26, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 26, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 26, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
June 26, 2025: Conference Committee Report 2025-2766c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18
June 26, 2025: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2766c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17
June 18, 2025: Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2766c; 06/26/2025
June 11, 2025: Conferee Change; Senator Altschiller Replaces Senator Fenton; SJ 16
June 16, 2025: Conference Committee Meeting: 06/16/2025 09:30 am LOB 206-208
June 11, 2025: President Appoints: Senators Gannon, Abbas, Fenton; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
June 11, 2025: Sen. Gannon Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
June 10, 2025: Speaker Appoints: Reps. Lynn, Perez, D. Mannion, Berch 06/05/2025 HJ 16
June 10, 2025: House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2302s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16
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