Requires issuers of credit cards to give the cardholder at least thirty days notice before closing, cancelling, or terminating the cardholder's account
Summary
Requires issuers of credit cards to give the cardholder at least thirty days written notice via email, text message, or written letter before closing, cancelling, or terminating the cardholder's account.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Jun 5, 2026
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What changed between versions
S1859
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S1859A
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to shorten the required notice period for closing a credit card account from 45 days to 30 days. Additionally, the bill now explicitly allows issuers to close accounts immediately for specific reasons such as fraud, delinquency, or legal requirements, which were previously not clearly defined.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include 'canceling' or 'terminating' accounts in addition to closing them, and new exceptions were added to clarify when a 30-day notice is not required.
REQUIREMENT
The mandatory notice period for closing a credit card account was reduced from 45 days to 30 days.
The bill now explicitly lists specific exceptions where issuers do not need to provide notice, including fraud, delinquency, bankruptcy, death, and compliance with federal or state laws.
TIMELINE
The effective date of the law was changed from 'immediately' to '120 days after it becomes law' to allow time for implementation.
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2025
How they voted
41–16
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 62
May 14, 2025
D
Democratic40
90% Yea
R
Republican22
72% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 5, 2026
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 1859A
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
May 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Zellnor Myrie
DDemocratic
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