CA SB 1078
enactedGift certificates: cash redemption.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1078 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1078 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 420, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1078 about?
Existing law, commencing April 1, 2026, makes a gift certificate with a cash value of less than $15 redeemable in cash for its cash value. This bill would authorize the issuer of a gift certificate that contains printed language on the certificate stating a cash redemption threshold that is lower than the amount described above to sell the gift certificate until December 31, 2028, if certain requirements are met, including that the gift certificate was manufactured or printed before April 1, 2026, and the issuer of the gift certificate displays at specified point-of-sale devices, a notice stating that a gift certificate with a cash value of less than $15 is redeemable in cash for its cash value, as provided.
Who sponsors CA SB 1078?
Laird is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1078, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Existing law, commencing April 1, 2026, makes a gift certificate with a cash value of less than $15 redeemable in cash for its cash value. This bill would authorize the issuer of a gift certificate that contains printed language on the certificate stating a cash redemption threshold that is lower than the amount described above to sell the gift certificate until December 31, 2028, if certain requirements are met, including that the gift certificate was manufactured or printed before April 1, 2026, and the issuer of the gift certificate displays at specified point-of-sale devices, a notice stating that a gift certificate with a cash value of less than $15 is redeemable in cash for its cash value, as provided.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-13
- Latest action
- 2026-09-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 420, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Lairdauthor
- Pellerincoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-20
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 420, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-20
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-08
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-30
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-28
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-28
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-28
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6776.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-27
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 27).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-24
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
referral-committee
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-21
Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-21
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
2026-08-21
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)
2026-08-13
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-06-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-15
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
referral-committee
2026-06-10
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-04
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and REV. & TAX.
referral-committee
2026-04-16
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
reading-1
2026-04-16
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 3916.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-04-09
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3795.) (April 8).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
Set for hearing April 8.
2026-03-18
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3601.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-05
Set for hearing March 18.
2026-02-26
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and REV. & TAX.
referral-committee
2026-02-17
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
2026-02-13
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
2026-03-18 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Ashby: yes
- Laird: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Seyarto: no
- Choi: no
Do pass
2026-04-08 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- McNerney: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: no
3rd Reading SB1078 Laird et al. Urgency Clause
2026-04-16 · pass · 29-9
Member-level votes (40)
- Stern: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Becker: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Limón: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Allen: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Laird: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Niello: no
- Strickland: no
- Jones: no
- Valladares: no
- Dahle: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Choi: no
- Grove: no
- Menjivar: other
- Seyarto: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-23 · pass · 9-3
Member-level votes (12)
- Stefani: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Papan: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Sanchez: no
- Dixon: no
- Macedo: no
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