Kansas SB84 - Gift Card Fraud Criminalization
Summary
Kansas Governor signed SB84 into law on April 9, 2026, expanding criminal statutes governing financial card fraud to specifically address gift card fraud. The bill creates new criminal offenses for fraudulent conduct involving gift cards, with unanimous passage in both chambers (Senate 39-0, House 123-0) following conference committee adoption.
What changed
SB84 modifies Kansas criminal law to expand the definition of criminal use of a financial card to include certain conduct involving gift cards. The bill creates new criminal offenses and establishes penalties for individuals or entities engaged in fraudulent gift card schemes.
Retailers, financial institutions, and other businesses that issue, sell, or handle gift cards will need to review their fraud prevention policies and ensure compliance with the expanded criminal provisions. The law's scope covers gift card fraud regardless of whether the fraud involves physical gift cards or associated account information.
What to do next
- Monitor for final bill text and implementing regulations
- Review gift card fraud compliance programs for alignment with new criminal provisions
- Update internal controls to address expanded gift card fraud definitions
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Kansas / SB84 Signed by Governor SB84 Senate Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-09
Modifying criminal use of a financial card to include certain conduct involving gift cards.
Bill Details
State Kansas
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb84/
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Action History
2026-04-09 S Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 2026-03-27 S Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 0 2026-03-27 H House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 123 Nay: 0 2026-03-27 H House Conference committee report now available 2025-03-19 H House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as conferees 2025-03-18 S Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Warren , Senator Titus and Senator Corson as conferees 2025-03-13 H House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 123 Nay: 0 2025-03-13 H House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended 2025-03-13 H House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted 2025-03-07 H House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary 2025-02-27 H House Hearing: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 582-N 2025-02-13 H House Referred to Committee on Judiciary 2025-02-13 H House Received and Introduced 2025-02-11 S Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 39 Nay: 0 2025-02-11 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed 2025-02-04 S Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary 2025-02-03 S Senate Hearing: Monday, February 3, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S 2025-01-28 S Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary 2025-01-27 S Senate Introduced
Votes
2025-02-11 Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed - Yea: 39 Nay: 0 Yea: 39 Nay: 0 2025-03-13 House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 123 Nay: 0 Yea: 123 Nay: 0 2026-03-27 House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 123 Nay: 0 Yea: 123 Nay: 0 2026-03-27 Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 39 Nay: 0 Yea: 39 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2025-01-28 S Judiciary 2025-02-13 H Judiciary
Amendments
2025-02-04 Senate Committee on Judiciary Report 2025-03-07 House Committee on Judiciary Report 2026-03-27 Conference Committee Report
Bill Text Versions
2025-01-27 Introduced 0000-00-00 Amended 2026-04-09 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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