SB1371
Gift certificates; prohibits imposition of a dormancy fee, etc.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Gift certificates; fees; expiration.
Prohibits the imposition of a dormancy fee, an inactivity charge or fee, or a service fee with respect to a gift certificate, unless certain requirements of the bill are met. The bill also prohibits the sale or issuance of a gift certificate that is subject to an expiration date that ... (More) is earlier than five years after the gift certificate was issued or funds were last loaded to the gift certificate. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103377D
- 01/13/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105305D-S1
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1371)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/04/2025 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/10/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/11/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/13/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/18/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/2025 - House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/19/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - House: Passed House (63-Y 33-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1371ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2024
- 03/20/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1371)
- 03/24/2025 - Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's Recommendation
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/2025 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (76-Y 20-N)
- 04/02/2025 - Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1371ER2)
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/02/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/02/2025 - House: Enacted, Chapter 629 (Effective 07/01/2025)
- 04/02/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0629)
