SB1809

Signed by Governor
Authored by Pete Flores (R)
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Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of a gift card or gift card redemption information.
Initially Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 1809 creates a new criminal offense for the fraudulent use or possession of a gift card or gift card redemption information. It criminalizes the unauthorized acquisition, tampering, or fraudulent use of gift cards, with penalties escalating based on the value of the stolen or misused cards. The offense ranges from a Class C misdemeanor for values under $100 to a first-degree felony for values exceeding $300,000.

Co-authors: Bettencourt (R); Kolkhorst (R)
Sponsors: Lambert (R)

Mar 3, 2025


(S) Flores signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Mar 13, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Criminal Justice, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 1, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

Apr 3, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Apr 8, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 9, 2025


(S) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

20250409_SB1809_E: Yea 29 (R 19, D 10) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Eckhardt

Absent - King

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(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250409_SB1809_3R: Yea 29 (R 19, D 10) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Eckhardt

Absent - King

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 10, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 23, 2025


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

Apr 25, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Laid out in lieu of companion
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#648: Yea 145 (R 86, D 59) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Absent - Bowers; Manuel

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 648 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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Apr 29, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#791: Yea 140 (R 81, D 59) - Nay 6 (R 5, D 1)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Canales; Harrison; Olcott; Toth; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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(S) House passage reported
(S) Reported enrolled
 

Apr 30, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
 

May 1, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
(E) Sent to the Governor
 

May 13, 2025


(E) Signed by the Governor
(E) Effective on 9/1/25
 


(S) Lambert signed onto the bill as Sponsor

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(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Tharp for self (with Comal County District Attorney)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as John McCord for Texas Retailers Association
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Bo Stallman for self (with Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT))
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Brian Hawthorne for self (with Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT))
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Celinda Gonzalez for Home Depot
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Chris Miller for Target Corporation
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Eric Carcerano for self (with Chambers County District Attorney)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Fred Shannon for Walmart
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Heidi Ruiz for Houston Police Department
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Madison Gessner for Texas Restaurant Association
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Morris Wilkes for United Supermarkets
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as of Texas for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Philip Furlow for self (with 106th Judicial District Attorney)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Wendy Foster for Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT)



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