SB 1809 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the creation of the offense of fraudulent use, possession, or tampering with a gift card, gift card packaging, or gift card data or redemption information.

SB 1809 creates a new criminal offense in Texas for fraudulently using, possessing, or tampering with gift cards, their packaging, or digital redemption data. It specifically targets individuals who intentionally alter physical or virtual gift cards, steal or misuse unique redemption information, or use counterfeit cards to obtain goods or services. The law directly affects fraudsters and protects cardholders, card issuers, and gift card sellers by criminalizing acts like altering card data, possessing stolen redemption codes, or knowingly using fake cards. Key provisions define "counterfeit gift cards" and prohibit actions such as tampering with packaging or transporting unactivated cards to retail stores for fraudulent purposes. This law became effective September 1, 2025, after being signed by the Governor.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · May 13, 2025

MINOR

This bill was converted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version signed by the Governor. The substantive legal text of the bill remains unchanged; the differences are purely formatting, layout, and the addition of certification signatures from legislative leaders and the Governor.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted to remove draft-style line numbers and spacing artifacts from the 'Engrossed' version, resulting in a clean, final 'Enrolled' layout suitable for printing and official record-keeping.

Signatures and certification blocks for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, Chief Clerk of the House, and the Governor were added to confirm the bill's passage and approval.

The header information was updated to reflect the bill's final status as 'Enrolled' with the official bill number format, replacing the draft 'Engrossed' header.

Floor votes · House Apr 28, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 13, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

House passage reported

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 28, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (143-0-1)

house

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors