Feb 6, 2026 | State Law
Leawood, Kan. – February 6, 2026: The several members of the Wisconsin Assembly introduced Assembly Bill 894 (“AB 894”) during the 2025–2026 legislative session. It would create a new statute under Wisconsin’s Marketing; Trade Practices Act that would govern...
Jan 9, 2026 | State Law
Leawood, Kan. – January 9, 2026: Florida lawmakers are moving toward tighter consumer protections around promotional gift cards. Florida House Bill 707 and Senate Bill 826 (collectively, the “Florida Bill”) propose changes that directly affect whether retailers can...
Nov 21, 2025 | New Rules
Leawood, Kansas – 11/21/2025: On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Mint struck its final penny for general circulation after more than 230 years of production. The cessation of penny production marks a historic change for U.S. coinage and recognizes that the penny is...
Oct 10, 2025 | New Rules
Leawood, Kansas – 10/10/2025: The European Union Legislature adopted Directive (EU) 2024/1640, referred to as the Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD6), on May 31, 2024. AMLD6 creates enhanced due diligence requirements, regulates the cooperation on the...
Oct 3, 2025 | State Law
Leawood, Kan. – October 3, 2025: Recall last year the California Legislator, through Senate Bill 1272 (“SB 1272”), tried to significantly increase the mandatory cash redemption amount for certain types of gift certificates and gift cards from $10 to $25, but the...
Sep 26, 2025 | State Law
Leawood, Kan. – September 26, 2025: As you may recall, in June of 2024 New Jersey amended N.J.S.A. 56:8-110.1 to require retail merchant establishments that sell gift cards (“Retailers”) to post a conspicuous notice warning consumers against gift card fraud. See,...
Sep 12, 2025 | State Law
Leawood, Kan. – September 12, 2025: In the evolving landscape of data privacy and protection, U.S. States are increasingly stepping in to regulate how businesses collect, process, and safeguard personal information. Recently, Tennessee, Minnesota, and Maryland have...
Aug 15, 2025 | State Law
Leawood, Kan. – August 15, 2025: The Maryland Governor recently approved Senate Bill 665 and House Bill 761 (collectively the “Maryland Session Law”). The Maryland Session Law amends the Maryland Abandoned Property Act (the “Act”) to, among other things: specifically...
Jul 18, 2025 | State Law
Leawood, Kan. – July 18, 2025: The Montana Governor signed House Bill 164 (“HB 164”) to amend the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act to clarify the abandonment rules and modify how holders of the unclaimed property must notify apparent owners of the unclaimed property. ...
Jul 11, 2025 | State Law
Leawood, Kan. – July 11, 2025: Recently, the Connecticut Governor signed Senate Bill 1434 (“SB 1434”) to redefine “last-known address”, change the notification timing and method for notification, and require notification for properties valued at $50 or more for...
