SB 22 is sponsored by Laird, John (Democratic).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

SB 22 — Gift certificates.

Last action October 01, 2025 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 207, Statutes of 2025.

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Passed Senate
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Passed Assembly
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To Executive
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Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced December 02, 2024. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

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.

Bill Text

Chaptered 10/01/25 - Chaptered Current pdf October 01, 2025
Enrolled 09/17/25 - Enrolled pdf September 17, 2025
Amended 09/02/25 - Amended Assembly pdf September 02, 2025
Amended 07/02/25 - Amended Assembly pdf July 02, 2025
Amended 04/10/25 - Amended Senate pdf April 10, 2025
Introduced 12/02/24 - Introduced pdf December 02, 2024
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Action History

October 01, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 207, Statutes of 2025.
October 01, 2025
Approved by the Governor.
September 23, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
September 12, 2025
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2964.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
September 12, 2025
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
September 11, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 16. Page 3281.) Ordered to the Senate.
September 02, 2025
Ordered to third reading.
September 02, 2025
Read third time and amended.
July 03, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
July 02, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
July 01, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (June 24).
June 09, 2025
Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
June 03, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
June 02, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 1384.) Ordered to the Assembly.
April 21, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
April 10, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
April 10, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 2. Page 704.) (April 8).
April 03, 2025
Set for hearing April 8.
January 29, 2025
Referred to Com. on JUD.
December 03, 2024
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.
December 02, 2024
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 26 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Laird, John Democratic

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB22 Laird Concurrence

September 12, 2025

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	29	0	0	1
Republican	8	0	0	2
Total	37	0	0	3
% of votes cast	93%	0%	0%	8%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Not Voting
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Not Voting
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Not Voting
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

SB 22 Laird Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan

September 11, 2025

Passed 58 Yea · 16 Nay · 6 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	56	0	0	3
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Republican	1	16	0	3
Total	58	16	0	6
% of votes cast	73%	20%	0%	8%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Not Voting
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Not Voting
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Nay
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Not Voting
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Nay
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Nay
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Nay
Flora, Heath	Republican	Not Voting
Gallagher, James	Republican	Nay
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Nay
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Not Voting
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Nay
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

June 24, 2025

Passed 9 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	9	0	0	2
Republican	0	4	0	0
Total	9	4	0	2
% of votes cast	60%	27%	0%	13%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Not Voting
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

June 02, 2025

Passed 27 Yea · 10 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	27	0	0	3
Republican	0	10	0	0
Total	27	10	0	3
% of votes cast	68%	25%	0%	8%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Not Voting
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Not Voting
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Not Voting
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Nay
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Nay
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Nay
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Nay
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Nay
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended

April 08, 2025

Passed 11 Yea · 2 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	11	0	0	0
Republican	0	2	0	0
Total	11	2	0	0
% of votes cast	85%	15%	0%	0%

How each member voted (13)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

finance

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 22 do?: 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 SB 22?: SB 22 is sponsored by Laird, John (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 22?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced December 02, 2024. It awaits signature.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 22
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: December 02, 2024
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Laird, John

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