A 5865 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to prepaid debit cards

This bill amends New York's General Business Law to require that most prepaid gift cards with a remaining value under $10 be redeemable for cash upon request. It directly affects consumers who hold gift cards with small balances and businesses that issue these cards. The key change lowers the threshold from $5 to $10 for cash redemption, meaning cards with $9.99 balance must now be exchanged for cash. The law takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
Assembly · Referred to committee
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Feb 24, 2025
Assembly · Referred to committee
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Phil Steck
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