Fraudulent Use of Gift Cards
Summary
Fraudulent Use of Gift Cards; Providing criminal penalties for persons who, with the intent to defraud, commit specified prohibited acts related to gift cards; providing criminal penalties for persons who, with the intent to defraud, use for certain purposes gift cards or gift card redemption information; providing enhanced criminal penalties, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 4, 2025
Signed Jun 19, 2025
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MINOR
This bill was transitioned from a draft version (e1) to an enrolled version (er), indicating it has been officially approved and signed into law. The substantive policy content regarding fraudulent use of gift cards, definitions, penalties, and effective dates remains unchanged between the two versions.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft headers, page numbers, and coding instructions; added official enrollment metadata including bill number, date, and status indicators.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 9, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Jun 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (590140)
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/24/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/11/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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