Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 14, 2025.
Gift Cards; Gift Certificates; Consumers; Fraud Prevention; Transparency.
Establishes a new gift card fraud law, under the scope of unfair and deceptive practices law, which requires merchants and third-party gift card resellers to take certain steps to prevent gift card scams. Requires the conspicuous provision of information regarding terms and conditions of gift certificates, regardless of whether the cards are sold in person, electronically, or telephonically. Extends the minimum redemption period for paper gift certificates to four years. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-02-14 | Status | in_committee |
| 2025-02-14 | Latest Action | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |