SB444
Offenses relating to gift cards; penalties.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Lamont Bagby (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Offenses relating to gift cards; penalties.
Adds the offenses of gift card theft, gift card forgery, gift card fraud, and criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained to the existing provisions of law related to credit cards.-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103315D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 1:47 pm)
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB444)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106708D-S1
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/4/2026 5:36 pm)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB444)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/18/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB444ER)
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/31/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
- 03/31/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
