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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7916: Enacts the New York gift certificate scam prevention act

In committee 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

A 7916 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the New York gift certificate scam prevention act. Primary sponsor: Alex Bores (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Enacts the "New York gift certificate scam prevention act" to require certain sale, security and record-keeping requirements for gift certificates by sellers of gift certificates.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alex BoresPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73

“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. REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  2. PRINT NUMBER 7916A
  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  4. REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source