AN ACT relating to the identification of lottery winners.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 154A to allow the winner of a lottery prize with a gross value that exceeds $1,000,000 to elect to have his or her identifying information withheld from public record for one year; amend KRS 154A.040 to conform; amend KRS 61.878 to exempt the identifying information of the winner of a lottery prize with a gross value that exceeds $1,000,000 from the Open Records Act for one year unless confidentiality has been waived.

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: March 12, 2025

2nd Reading, To Rules

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This bill would allow Kentuckians who win a lottery prize worth more than $1,000,000 to keep their name and other identifying information out of public records for up to one year. Currently, that information can be accessed under Kentucky's Open Records Act. Winners could choose to waive that confidentiality if they wish. Who it may affect: Kentuckians who win large lottery prizes.

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