| Measure Title: |
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
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| Report Title: |
Gift Cards; Gift Certificates; Consumers; Fraud Prevention; Transparency
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| Description: |
Establishes a new gift card fraud law, under the scope of unfair and deceptive practices law, which requires merchants and third-party gift card resellers to take certain steps to prevent gift card scams. Requires the conspicuous provision of information regarding terms and conditions of gift certificates, regardless of whether the cards are sold in person, electronically, or telephonically. Extends the minimum redemption period for paper gift certificates to four years. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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| Companion: |
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| Package: |
None
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| Current Referral: |
CPN, JDC
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| Introducer(s): |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party)
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| Act: |
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| Sort by Date | Chamber | Status Text |
| 2/14/2025 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
| 2/14/2025 | S | Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 667) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. |
| 2/12/2025 | S | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey. |
| 2/7/2025 | S | The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-25 9:32AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. |
| 1/23/2025 | S | Referred to CPN, JDC. |
| 1/21/2025 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/17/2025 | S | Introduced. |
S = Senate |
H = House |
D = Data Systems |
$ = Appropriation measure |
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment
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SB985 SD1