SB 826: Gift Certificates
GENERAL BILL by Leek
Gift Certificates; Revising the definition of the term “gift certificate”; deleting provisions authorizing the expiration of a gift certificate under specified circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/14/2026 Senate - Now in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/14/2026 Senate - Now in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/9/2025 Senate • Filed
12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Banking and Insurance; Rules
1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
• Introduced
1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance
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SB 826, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/9/2025 at 1:49 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 707 Gift Certificates Basabe Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/13/2026 4:00 PM Commerce and Tourism 10 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 501.95 Gift certificates and credit memos. Page 1 (pdf) 538.03 Definitions; applicability. Page 2 (pdf) 717.1045 Gift certificates and similar credit items. Page 3 (pdf)