CHAPTER 520
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3705.7 and 58.1-4029 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Lottery; disclosure of identity of winners.
[S 701]
Approved April 8, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.2-3705.7 and 58.1-4029 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-3705.7 . Exclusions to application of chapter; records of specific public bodies and certain other limited exclusions.
The following information contained in a public record is excluded from the mandatory disclosure provisions of this chapter but may be disclosed by the custodian in his discretion, except where such disclosure is prohibited by law. Redaction of information excluded under this section from a public record shall be conducted in accordance with § 2.2-3704.01 .
1. State income, business, and estate tax returns, personal property tax returns, and confidential records held pursuant to § 58.1-3 .
2. Working papers and correspondence of the Office of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, or the Attorney General; the members of the General Assembly, the Division of Legislative Services, or the Clerks Clerk of the House of Delegates or the Senate of Virginia ; the mayor or chief executive officer of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth; or the president or other chief executive officer of any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. However, no information that is otherwise open to inspection under this chapter shall be deemed excluded by virtue of the fact that it has been attached to or incorporated within any working paper or correspondence. Further, information publicly available or not otherwise subject to an exclusion under this chapter or other provision of law that has been aggregated, combined, or changed in format without substantive analysis or revision shall not be deemed working papers. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to authorize the withholding of any resumes or applications submitted by persons who are appointed by the Governor pursuant to § 2.2-106 or 2.2-107 .
As used in this subdivision: