Who sponsors SB 1078?

SB 1078 is sponsored by Pellerin and Laird, John (Democratic).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

SB 1078 — Gift certificates: cash redemption.

Last action September 08, 2026 — Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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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 February 13, 2026. It awaits signature.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
2 sponsors

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

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

Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill addresses cash redemption for gift certificates.

This legislation relates to the policies around cash redemption for gift certificates. It specifies the conditions under which gift certificates can be redeemed for cash.

What this means for you

Consumers: This means that consumers may have enhanced rights to redeem their gift certificates for cash under specified conditions.

Summary

Gift certificates: cash redemption.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/20/26 - Chaptered html September 20, 2026
Enrolled 09/01/26 - Enrolled html September 01, 2026
Amended 08/21/26 - Amended Assembly html August 21, 2026
Amended 06/10/26 - Amended Assembly Current pdf June 10, 2026
Introduced 02/13/26 - Introduced pdf February 13, 2026
SB1078 View text html

Action History

September 08, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
August 30, 2026
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
August 28, 2026
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
August 28, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
August 27, 2026
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 27).
August 27, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 24, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
August 21, 2026
Read third time and amended.
August 21, 2026
Ordered to third reading.
August 21, 2026
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)
August 13, 2026
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
August 13, 2026
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 13).
August 13, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 05, 2026
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
June 23, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
June 15, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
June 10, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
May 04, 2026
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and REV. & TAX.
April 16, 2026
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
April 16, 2026
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 3916.) Ordered to the Assembly.
April 09, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
April 08, 2026
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3795.) (April 8).
March 25, 2026
Set for hearing April 8.
March 18, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3601.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
March 05, 2026
Set for hearing March 18.
February 26, 2026
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and REV. & TAX.
February 17, 2026
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
February 13, 2026
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Laird, John Democratic

Co-sponsors (1)

Pellerin

Not signed on (120)

120 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 SB1078 Laird et al. Concurrence

August 30, 2026

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	30	0	0	0
Republican	10	0	0	0
Total	40	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

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	Yea
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	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
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 1078 Laird Senate Third Reading By Pellerin

August 28, 2026

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	17	0	0	1
Democratic	53	0	0	1
Unaffiliated	7	0	0	0
Total	77	0	0	2
% of votes cast	97%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Patterson	—	Yea
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Rivas	—	Yea
Carrillo	—	Yea
Fong	—	Yea
Garcia	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	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	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	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
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Not Voting
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	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	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	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Not Voting
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Committee vote — Committee CX32 — Committee vote

August 27, 2026

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	7	0	0	3
Republican	1	0	0	2
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	0
Total	10	0	0	5
% of votes cast	67%	0%	0%	33%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Patterson	—	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Not Voting
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Not Voting
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Not Voting
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Not Voting
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	8	0	0	3
Republican	2	0	0	2
Total	10	0	0	5
% of votes cast	67%	0%	0%	33%

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	11	0	0	0
Republican	0	4	0	0
Total	11	4	0	0
% of votes cast	73%	27%	0%	0%

Member	Party	Vote
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

June 23, 2026

Passed 9 Yea · 3 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	9	0	0	0
Republican	0	3	0	0
Total	9	3	0	0
% of votes cast	75%	25%	0%	0%

How each member voted (12)

Member	Party	Vote
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading SB1078 Laird et al. Urgency Clause

April 16, 2026

Passed 29 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	29	0	0	1
Republican	0	9	0	1
Total	29	9	0	2
% of votes cast	73%	23%	0%	5%

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	Yea
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	Not Voting
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	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	Not Voting
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	4	0	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	4	1	0	0
% of votes cast	80%	20%	0%	0%

Member	Party	Vote
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Nay

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]

March 18, 2026

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	0	2	0	0
Total	5	2	0	0
% of votes cast	71%	29%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Nay
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

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What does SB 1078 do?: Gift certificates: cash redemption.
Who sponsors SB 1078?: SB 1078 is sponsored by Pellerin and Laird, John (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 1078?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 13, 2026. It awaits signature.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 1078
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 13, 2026
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Laird, John

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