Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB626 by Carona (Relating to lottery winnings, including assignment of winnings, periodic payments of winnings, and the deduction of child support delinquency amounts from winnings.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code to require that the executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission deduct delinquent child support payments from a person’s winnings. The bill would extend this provision to prizes paid out as a lump sum as well as prizes paid out as periodic installments. The bill would prevent a person from assigning the right to receive prize payments if the person is subject to a child support order and is delinquent in making child support payments.
The bill would repeal Section 466.4075 of the Government Code.
Based on the analysis of the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the Texas Lottery Commission and the Office of the Attorney General, it is assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 362 Texas Lottery Commission