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HB05349

Police Training Program and Cash Purchase Rounding Rules

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 6:19 AM

In one sentence

This law creates a one-day training program for police officers to improve retention and readiness, and allows stores to round cash prices up or down based on the final cents of the total.

What it does

  • Requires state agencies to coordinate with an independent college in West Haven to create a one-day online training program for police officers by January 1, 2028.
  • Includes expert instruction, scenario-based exercises, de-escalation skills, and practical planning as part of the new officer training curriculum.
  • Allows merchants to round cash prices down if the total ends in 1, 2, 6, or 7 cents, or up if it ends in 3, 4, 8, or 9 cents.
  • Prohibits charging a higher price for customers who pay with cash compared to other payment methods.
  • Requires an annual report on the status of the police training program starting January 1, 2029.

Who it affects

  • Police officers in the state
  • Merchants selling goods or services in person
  • Customers who pay with cash for retail items

Limits and unknowns

  • The rounding rule does not apply if the total price is four cents or less.
  • Rounding rules do not apply to credit cards, debit cards, electronic transfers, money orders, or other non-cash payment methods.
  • Police officers are not required to attend training at a specific school in West Haven.

Plain language

Terms to know

Merchant
A business that sells goods or services to people face-to-face.
Rounding
Changing a price ending in certain cents up or down so it ends in zero or five cents for cash payments only.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

To establish a task force to study the operations of the Department of Consumer Protection.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Signed by the Governor
  2. Transmitted to the Secretary of State
  3. Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
  4. Public Act 26-128LCO
  5. Amendment Withdrawn, House Amendment Schedule A 6242
  6. House Adopted House Amendment Schedule B 6261
  7. House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule B
  8. Transmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17
  9. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
  10. Senate Calendar Number 560
  11. Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule B
  12. Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule B
  13. On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
  14. Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' OfficeLCO
  15. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
  16. House Calendar Number 139
  17. File Number 164LCO
  18. Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/24/26 5:00 PMLCO
  19. Filed with Legislative Commissioners' OfficeLCO
  20. Joint FavorableGL