Bill Commons

CA SB 22

enacted

Gift certificates.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 22 pass?

Yes. CA SB 22 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-10-01): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 207, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 22 about?

Existing law provides that a gift certificate, sold after January 1, 1997, is redeemable in cash or subject to replacement with a new gift certificate except that a gift certificate with a cash value of less than $10 is redeemable in cash for its cash value. For purposes of these provisions, existing law defines "gift certificate" to include gift cards. This bill would, instead, make a gift certificate with a cash value of less than $15 redeemable in cash for its cash value, exempt from that redemption provision certain gift certificates that are donated to a nonprofit or a charitable organization, as provided, and make these provisions operative on April 1, 2026. The bill would expand the definition of "gift certificate" to include electronic gift cards. The bill would also make conforming changes.

Who sponsors CA SB 22?

Laird is the primary sponsor of CA SB 22.

Description

Existing law provides that a gift certificate, sold after January 1, 1997, is redeemable in cash or subject to replacement with a new gift certificate except that a gift certificate with a cash value of less than $10 is redeemable in cash for its cash value. For purposes of these provisions, existing law defines "gift certificate" to include gift cards. This bill would, instead, make a gift certificate with a cash value of less than $15 redeemable in cash for its cash value, exempt from that redemption provision certain gift certificates that are donated to a nonprofit or a charitable organization, as provided, and make these provisions operative on April 1, 2026. The bill would expand the definition of "gift certificate" to include electronic gift cards. The bill would also make conforming changes.

Introduced
2024-12-02
Latest action
2025-10-01 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 207, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lairdauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-10-01

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 207, Statutes of 2025.

    became-law

  2. 2025-10-01

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-09-23

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-09-12

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2964.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-09-12

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. 2025-09-11

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 16. Page 3281.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  7. 2025-09-02

    Read third time and amended.

    amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-3

  8. 2025-09-02

    Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-3

  9. 2025-07-03

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  10. 2025-07-02

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  11. 2025-07-01

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (June 24).

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  12. 2025-06-09

    Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-06-03

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    reading-1

  14. 2025-06-02

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 1384.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  15. 2025-04-21

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  16. 2025-04-10

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  17. 2025-04-10

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 2. Page 704.) (April 8).

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  18. 2025-04-03

    Set for hearing April 8.

  19. 2025-01-29

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

    referral-committee

  20. 2024-12-03

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.

  21. 2024-12-02

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 12/02/24 - Introduced — 2024-12-02Compare
  • 04/10/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-10Compare
  • 07/02/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-07-02Compare
  • 09/02/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-09-02Compare
  • 09/17/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-17Compare
  • 10/01/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-01Compare
  • SB22Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended

    2025-04-08 · pass · 11-2

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Niello: no
    • Valladares: no

  • 3rd Reading

    2025-06-02 · pass · 27-10

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Niello: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Valladares: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Grove: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Choi: no
    • Jones: no
    • Hurtado: other
    • Archuleta: other
    • Reyes: other

  • Do pass as amended.

    2025-06-24 · pass · 9-4

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Ward: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • DeMaio: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Dixon: no
    • McKinnor: other
    • Petrie-Norris: other

  • SB 22 Laird Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan

    2025-09-11 · pass · 58-16

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Dixon: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Lackey: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Alanis: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Chen: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Davies: no
    • Wallis: no
    • Patterson: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Caloza: other
    • Johnson: other
    • Petrie-Norris: other
    • Gabriel: other
    • Castillo: other
    • Flora: other

  • Unfinished Business SB22 Laird Concurrence

    2025-09-12 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • McGuire: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Choi: other
    • Gonzalez: other
    • Jones: other

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