---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to providing notice of certain scams when selling gift cards"
description: "Requires notice of potential scams when selling gift cards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 266"
citation: "New York A 266 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PAULIN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2022-12-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f70bd33-0039-4560-8db1-3491e3bded9b"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A266"
source_hash: "b41c62558e0ca860773b09feec00354f6040b1907e5c798bbac3e16aecc2bde5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 266 (2021-2022) — Relates to providing notice of certain scams when selling gift cards

Requires notice of potential scams when selling gift cards.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A266** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A266&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A266A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A266A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **60–3** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **142–1** (pass) · lower
- MOTION:PAULIN; To reconsider — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **144–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- PAULIN — primary (person)
- GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- MITAYNES — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** REPORTED
- **2022-01-20** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.291
- **2022-01-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-01-25** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-01-25** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-09** RECALLED FROM SENATE
- **2022-05-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-05-09** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2022-05-09** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 266A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-25** REPASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-25** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-25** RECOMMITTED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-02** SUBSTITUTED FOR S145B
- **2022-06-02** 3RD READING CAL.1846
- **2022-06-02** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-06-02** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-22** SIGNED CHAP.725 `executive-signature`
- **2022-12-22** APPROVAL MEMO.46

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f70bd33-0039-4560-8db1-3491e3bded9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).