SB 1371 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Gift certificates; prohibits imposition of a dormancy fee, etc.

Summary
Gift certificates; fees. Prohibits the imposition of a dormancy fee, an inactivity charge or fee, or a service fee with respect to a gift certificate, unless certain requirements of the bill are met.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Apr 2, 2025
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What changed between versions

Commerce and Labor Substitute Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill converts a Senate substitute version of SB 1371 into a chaptered act, finalizing the legislation that amends Virginia's gift certificate laws. The substantive policy content remains unchanged from the original Senate substitute, maintaining protections against dormancy fees and expiration dates shorter than five years for gift certificates.
TECHNICAL

The document format changed from a Senate substitute to a chaptered act, adding official chapter numbering (Chapter 629), approval date (April 2, 2025), and formatting adjustments for final publication. The actual legal text of the gift certificate provisions remains substantively identical.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
45
Key actions
14
Committee
6
Apr 2, 2025
Signed into law
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (76-Y 20-N)
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1371ER)
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (63-Y 33-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors