2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1198: Fraudulent Use of Gift Cards

Legislative Summary

Providing criminal penalties for persons who, with the intent to defraud, commit specified prohibited acts related to gift cards; providing criminal penalties for persons who, with the intent to defraud, use for certain purposes gift cards or gift card redemption information; providing enhanced criminal penalties, etc.

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Bill History

2/25/2025
Filed
Senate
3/3/2025
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/6/2025
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/11/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/11/2025
CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
3/12/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/12/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Senate
3/12/2025
CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
Senate
3/19/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/24/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/24/2025
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
3/25/2025
Now in Rules
Senate
3/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/1/2025
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
Senate
4/1/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/3/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
Senate
4/9/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/9/2025
Amendment(s) adopted (590140)
Senate
4/9/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/9/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Senate
4/9/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
4/9/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment #590140

4/7/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #651406

3/10/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #644732 to Amendment (651406)

3/10/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#50
4/9/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Rules
4/1/2025
24
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
3/24/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Criminal Justice
3/11/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/9/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/9/20257.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/12/20256.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/25/20256.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/1/2025220.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/31/2025219.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/25/2025221.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/21/2025221.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/12/2025234.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/10/2025235.6 KB