PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Should South Dakota Lottery winners be able to say no to their likenesses and personal information being used in the state agency’s advertisements and promotional drawings?

The answer is now up to Governor Kristi Noem. That’s because the state Senate decided on Tuesday to accept the House version of SB35.

The legislation’s prime sponsor, Republican Sen. Brent Hoffman, urged agreement. All 33 senators present voted yes.

That means the next stop is the desk of the governor for her decision whether it deserves to be made law or receive a veto.

The Senate approved the original version of Hoffman’s proposal on January 19 by a 33-0 vote. It called for lottery winners to be anonymous if they so chose.

But lobbyists for the South Dakota News Media Association told a House committee that anonymity would allow winners to sidestep debt collectors and could encourage corruption.

The committee decided that the names of winners should remain public records but that winners could refuse to allow the lottery to use their personal information in ads and promos.

The House of Representatives agreed 66-0 last Friday.

No one from the South Dakota Lottery testified at either of the bill’s public hearings. The lottery is attached to the state Department of Revenue. The governor appoints the revenue secretary.

Hoffman told senators Tuesday that the House change matched his intent.