Legislation

Title: Consumer Protection - Retail Sales of Gift Cards (Gift Card Scams Prevention Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Delegate Stewart
Status: In the Senate - Conference Committee Appointed
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Prohibiting a merchant from selling a certain open- or closed-loop gift card to a consumer unless the merchant meets certain requirements; requiring a merchant to provide to the employees of the merchant training on identification of gift card fraud; requiring the Division of Consumer Protection to create a certain notice and issue certain guidelines regarding gift card fraud; requiring a certain third-party gift card reseller to record and maintain a copy of certain information for at least 3 years: etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0760

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2025, October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/02/2024 Legislative Date 2/02/2024 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Consumer Protection - Retail Sales of Gift Cards (Gift Card Scams Prevention Act of 2024) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2024 Legislative Date 2/06/2024 Action Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2024 Legislative Date 3/16/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2024 Legislative Date 3/08/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {563828/1 Adopted Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2024 Legislative Date 3/08/2024 Action Floor Amendment {283621/1 (Delegate Buckel) Withdrawn Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2024 Legislative Date 3/08/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Consumer Protection - Retail Sales of Gift Cards (Gift Card Scams Prevention Act of 2024) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/10/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (101-36) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/06/2024 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 51 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2024 Legislative Date 4/01/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2024 Legislative Date 3/16/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {713820/1 Adopted Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2024 Legislative Date 3/16/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/17/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/25/2024 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/25/2024 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/25/2024 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Qi, Harrison and Howard) Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/24/2024 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/24/2024 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/24/2024 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Qi, Harrison and Howard) Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/24/2024 Action Senate Refuses Recede Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/24/2024 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Hayes and Mautz) Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/27/2024 Action Senate Refuses Recede Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/27/2024 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Hayes and Mautz) Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/02/2024	2/02/2024	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Consumer Protection - Retail Sales of Gift Cards (Gift Card Scams Prevention Act of 2024)
House	2/06/2024	2/06/2024	Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2024	3/16/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House	3/16/2024	3/08/2024	Favorable with Amendments {563828/1 Adopted	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2024	3/08/2024	Floor Amendment {283621/1 (Delegate Buckel) Withdrawn	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2024	3/08/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Consumer Protection - Retail Sales of Gift Cards (Gift Card Scams Prevention Act of 2024)
House	3/18/2024	3/10/2024	Third Reading Passed (101-36)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2024	3/06/2024	Referred Finance	51 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2024	4/01/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	4/02/2024	3/16/2024	Favorable with Amendments {713820/1 Adopted	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2024	3/16/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	3/17/2024	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	62 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2024	3/25/2024	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2024	3/25/2024	House Requests Senate Recede	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2024	3/25/2024	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Qi, Harrison and Howard)	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2024	3/24/2024	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	69 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2024	3/24/2024	House Requests Senate Recede	69 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2024	3/24/2024	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Qi, Harrison and Howard)	69 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2024	3/24/2024	Senate Refuses Recede	69 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2024	3/24/2024	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Hayes and Mautz)	69 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2024	3/27/2024	Senate Refuses Recede	66 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2024	3/27/2024	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Hayes and Mautz)	66 Click to view Recorded Media

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