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Senate Bill 626 |
Senate Author: Carona |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
House Sponsor: Thompson |
Senate Bill 626 amends provisions of the Government Code relating to assignment and payment of lottery winnings and the deduction of delinquent child support payments to clarify the requirement that the executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission deduct delinquent child support payments from lottery winnings paid in a lump sum or in periodic payments and to set out related procedures. The bill prohibits a person from assigning the right to receive lottery prize payments that are paid by the lottery commission if the person is subject to and delinquent in making payment under a child support order and makes conforming changes. The bill revises the delinquencies the executive director is required to deduct from lottery prize winnings to include delinquent amounts reported to the comptroller of public accounts, rather than amounts that are reported to the executive director as owed to certain specified agencies.