# Kentucky SB 130: AN ACT relating to gift cards.

Kentucky SB 130, AN ACT relating to gift cards., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Scott Madon (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-19 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 38)) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky SB 130
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to gift cards.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2025-03-19, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 38)
- Sponsor: Scott Madon (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Crimes and Punishments, Sales, Corrections Impact, Fiscal Note
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (133 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger protections against gift card crime: benefit, low. Kentucky law applies theft penalties to taking gift cards without required consent or knowingly receiving stolen cards to use, sell, or transfer. For these penalties, a card is worth its highest listed amount on the card or packaging, or $250 if none appears. Holding two or more unlawfully obtained…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Scott Madon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David P. Givens (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-13 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 95 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-03-19: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 38)
- 2025-03-13: delivered to Governor
- 2025-03-13: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: received in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: 3rd reading, passed 95-0 (House)
- 2025-03-13: placed in the Orders of the Day (House)
- 2025-03-13: taken from Rules (House)
- 2025-03-12: reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules (House)
- 2025-03-11: to Small Business & Information Technology (H) (House)
- 2025-03-11: returned to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-03-11: 1st reading (House)
- 2025-03-11: taken from Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-03-05: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-03-05: received in House (House)
- 2025-03-04: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: to Judiciary (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: introduced in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb130/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-10: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb130/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law)
- HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed)
- HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed)
- HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed)
- HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed)
- HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed)

## Sources
- [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb130/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb130/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS)
- [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS)
- [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS)
- [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS)
- [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS)
- [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB130-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).