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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 22: Gift certificates.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 22 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on December 2, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Gift certificates. Primary sponsor: John Laird (D). Most recent recorded action (October 1, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 207, Statutes of 2025.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John LairdPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 207, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2964.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 16. Page 3281.) Ordered to the Senate.
  7. Ordered to third reading.
  8. Read third time and amended.
  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (June 24).
  12. Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page