Nov 29, 2024 | State Law
Leawood, Kan. – November 29, 2024: In September, the New York Senate introduced New York Bill No. S09900 (“NY S09900”) which would require: (i) merchants to securely package gift certificates, (ii) a warning about tampering fraud to be printed on the secure packaging,...
Nov 22, 2024 | State Law
Leawood, Kan. – November 22, 2024: Earlier this year, Maryland enacted Senate Bill 760 (Acts 2024, c. 463; codified at MD Commercial Law § 14-4901 – 14-4905) amending its Consumer Protection Act with respect to gift card fraud prevention. The open loop provisions...
Nov 8, 2024 | State Law
Leawood, Kan. – November 8, 2024: At the end of September, the Delaware Governor signed House Bill 317 (“HB 317”) to amend its Prohibited Trade Practices Law to require all sellers of third-party gift cards to display a notice of potential scams involving gift cards....
Sep 6, 2024 | State Law
Leawood, Kan. – September 6, 2024: In a surprising and last minute turn of events, the California House completely struck the entirety of Senate Bill 1272 (“SB 1272”) and replaced it with a bill concerning renewable energy projects under the California Environmental...
Aug 9, 2024 | State Law
Leawood, Kan. – August 9, 2024: As you may recall, New Jersey amended N.J.S.A. 56:8-110.1 to require retail merchants to train its employees on how to identify and respond to gift card fraud. See, 02.17.2022 Card Alert. In June, the New Jersey Assembly proposed...
Aug 2, 2024 | State Law
Leawood, Kan. – August 2, 2024: The Governor signed into law House Bill 471 (“HB 471”), which enacts Idaho’s version of the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. The new law became effective on July 1, 2024 and will impact unclaimed property filings that are due on...
