HB2982 S JUD AMT

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The Committee on Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

 Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 2982‑‑A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §29‑22‑15a; and to amend and reenact §29B‑1‑4 of said code, all relating to allowing certain winners of State Lottery draw games to remain anonymous; providing that a person entitled to collect proceeds exceeding one million dollars from a winning draw game ticket may remain anonymous in regards to his or her name, personal contact information, and likeness; establishing a procedure by which a draw game winner may request anonymity from the State Lottery Director; providing that a draw game winner who elects to remain anonymous must remit 5 percent of his or her winnings to the State Lottery Fund; establishing an effective date; and providing that information provided when a draw game winner elects to remain anonymous is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

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